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| Chris Cooper |
John Hickam |
| Laura Dern |
Miss Frieda Riley |
| Jake Gyllenhaal |
Homer Hickam |
| Chris Owen |
Quentin Wilson |
| William Lee Scott |
Roy Lee Cook |
| Chad Lindberg |
Sherman O'Dell |
| Natalie Canerday |
Elsie Hickam |
| Scott Miles |
Jim Hickam |
| Randy Stripling |
Leon Bolden |
| Chris Ellis |
Principal Turner |
| Director |
Joe Johnston; Joe Johnson |
| Producer |
Charles Gordon; Larry J. Franco; Peter Cramer; Larry Franco |
| Writer |
Lewis Colick; Homer H. Hickam Jr. |
| Cinematography |
Fred Murphy |
| Musician |
Mark Isham |
"October Sky" tells the coming-of-age story of a young man named Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) living in a West Virginia coal mining town during the 1950's. Upon seeing Sputnik in the sky after it's launch, Homer decides that he wishes to got to college to become a rocket scientist. With the help of his friends Quentin (Chris Owen), Roy Lee (William Lee Scott), and O'Dell (Chad Lindberg), Homer builds and designs his own rockets. His ambitions get him into trouble with his father (Chris Cooper) who wants Homer to become a coal miner like himself. Luckily, Homer is strongly supported by his high school science teacher Miss Riley (Laura Dern) who encourages him to enter the National Science Fair, so he can earn a scholarship to college and follow his dreams.
| Distributor |
Universal Studios |
| Edition |
Collector's Edition |
| Barcode |
025192055720 |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Chapters |
18 |
| Release Date |
5/27/2003 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio |
Fullscreen (4:3)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic) |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned) |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French] |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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