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October Sky (1999) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Feb 19, 1999
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 27, 1999
• R2: 21 Jul 2003
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated PG for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements.
Running Time
1 hour, 48 minutes
Country USA
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Other Titles
• October Sky
• Rocket Boys (1998)
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Genre: Drama, True Story, Space, School / Campus, Teenage, Police
Tagline: Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
Plot: The true story of Homer Hickam, a young boy trapped in a close-minded coal-mining town in the 1950's. When Sputnik is successfully launched, Homer becomes obsessed with the concept of rocket launching. To the dismay and disgust of the townspeople, as well as Homer's father, he and his friends try to launch a rocket themselves. With the inspiration of a school teacher, they persevere and never lose hope in the dreams. An uplifting, hopeful story that the whole family can enjoy.
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| Written by |
| Lewis Colick
Ladder 49, Domestic Disturbance, Beyond the Sea |
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 | Chris Cooper
American Beauty, The Patriot, The Bourne Identity |
 | Laura Dern
Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, Blue Velvet |
 | Chris Owen
American Pie, American Pie 2, She's All That |
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 | Chad Lindberg
The Last Samurai, The Fast and the Furious, Mercury Rising |
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