Overview

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1575

Name

October Sky

Genre

Drama

Leads

Gyllenhaal

Rating

7
Content Advisory

Parental guidance, ?

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama, History, Family

Id

13466

Title

October Sky

Popularity

5.1274

Release Date

1999-02-19

Softcore

False

Vote Average

7.678

Vote Count

1521

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$34,698,685

Runtime

107 minutes