October sky [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents ; directed by Joe Johnston ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; produced by Charles Gordon, Larry Franco ; a Charles Gordon production ; a Joe Johnston film.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, William Lee Scott, Chris Owen, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Elya Baskin, Chris Ellis, Laura Dern. "This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit this screen." Based on the book: Rocket boys / by Homer H. Hickam, Jr. Includes a behind the scenes look at the making of the movie, featuring interviews with the actors and crew.
Summary:
Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a West Virginia coal mine superintendent and a mother determined to give Homer a better future than he would have in the mines, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957.
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