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October Sky (1999)
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PG
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1 hr 55 mins
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Comedy
,
Drama
,
Biopic
,
Period
,
Adaptation
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Released: 2/19/1999
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Box Office Total:
$32.5M
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Synopsis:
It's 1957 in Coalwood, West Virginia and while most of the town mines the earth, young Homer Hickman dreams of only the sky. Inspired by the dawn of the space age and the historic launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik, Homer enlists his two best buddies as well as the school's resident math geek to help him design and launch space rockets. After a series of disastrous crash landings, in particular one that sends an entire coal mine full of workers running for cover, Homer's father demands that his son get serious about his future and abandon his silly science projects. However Homer's potential is limitless and when he starts winning science fairs and scholarships he's on a non-stop journey straight to the stars.
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
2/19/1999
Studio
Credit
Universal
Studio
Director
Credit
Joe Johnston
Director
Cast
Credit
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
Chris Cooper
John Hickman
Laura Dern
Miss Reilly
Chris Owen
Quentin
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickman
Scott Miles
Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
Elya Baskin
Ike Byskovsky
Courtney Fendley
Dorothy Platt
David Dwyer
Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin
Mr Dantzler
Kaili Hollister
Valentine Carmina
David Copeland
Coach Gainer
Don Henderson Baker
Jensen
Tom Kagy
Lenny
Donald Thorne
Trooper One
Justin Whitsett
Kid
Larry Rue
Neighbor
Neva Howell
Neighbor
Terry Nienhuis
Neighbor
Brady Coleman
Anderson
Rick Forrester
Roper
Terrence Gibney
Basil Thorpe
Doug Swander
Corvette Guy
Keeli Hale Kimbro
Corvette Girl
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Vernon
Blaque Fowler
Reverend
Don Tilley
Rescue Worker
Rockford Davis
Chemistry Teacher
John Bennes
Doctor
Jonathan Fawbush
Barney
Larry Black
Fred Smith
Frank Schuler
Moonshiner
Tommy Smeltzer
Man at Mine
Charles Lawlor
Miner
Tom Turbiville
Miner
Ida Ginn
Quentin's Mom
Richard Lumpkin
Judge at Welch
Mark W Johnson
Union Official
Don Taylor
Union Official
Don G Campbell
Mr Morris
Elizabeth Byler
Ivy League Girl
Bradford Ryan Lund
Ivy League Boy
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Judge at Indy
Dave Hager
Head Judge
Ray Elder
Tom Webster
Andy Stahl
Jack Palmer
Joe Digaetano
Wernher Von Braun
Thomas Taylor
Miner in Elevator
David Ducey
Man in Crowd
Jenny Patterson
Nurse
O Winston Link
Locomotive Engineer
Production Credits
Credit
Charles Gordon
Producer
Marc Sternberg
Executive Producer
Larry J Franco
Producer
Peter Cramer
Executive Producer
Production Companies
Credit
Rocket Boys Productions Inc
Production Company
Daybreak Productions
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Universal
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Video
Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Writer
Credit
Homer Hickam Jr
Novel as Source Material - from autobiographical novel
Lewis Colick
Screenplay
Accounting
Credit
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Michael B Beaudin
Assistant Accountant
Art Department
Credit
Eric J Luling
Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Susan Zeh
Art Department Coordinator
Ed Fitzgerald
Swing Gang
Okan Ataman
Art Department - Sabre artist
Michael Calabrese
Lead Person - leadman
Chris Spellman
Set Decorator
Andrew Menzies
Assistant Art Director
Barry Robison
Production Designer
Bill Glenn Davis
Set Designer
Tony Fanning
Art Director
Alan Hook
Set Designer
Jonathan Wank
Art Department - Sabre artist
C J Pyles
Swing Gang
John Rabasca
Swing Gang
Spencer H Register
Swing Gang
Fred W Schwendel
Swing Gang
Manny Serrano
Swing Gang
Margaret A Thigpen
Swing Gang
David Weathers
Swing Gang
Casting
Credit
Diana Jaher
Casting Associate
Jo Doster
Location Casting
Nancy Foy
Casting Director
Kim Petrosky
Extras Casting
Owen J Rice
Extras Casting Assistant
Craft Services
Credit
Gerald Bean
Craft Service
Diane Johnson
Craft Service
Film Camera
Credit
Van Redin
Photography - still photographer
Mike Stanwick
Color Timer
David Galbraith
Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Paul Varrieur
Camera Operator
Al Jacques
Projectionist
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Deana Newcomb
Photography - still photographer
Robert McMahan
Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Sean Casey
Photography - still photographer
Music
Credit
Charlie Monroe
Song
Ken Kugler
Music Conductor - conductor & orchestrator
Sid Page
Soloist - solo violin
Sandy DeCrescent
Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
The Monroe Brothers
Song Performer
Central High School Band
Music Performer
Mark Isham
Music
The Platters
Song Performer
Georges Boulanger
Song
Pete Doell
Music - assistant score recorder & mixer
Joe E Rand
Music Editor
Elvis Presley
Song Performer
Jimmy Kennedy
Song
Janice Hayen
Music - music preparation
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Song Performer
Jerry Leiber
Song - songs
O'dell Willis
Music
Mike Stoller
Song - songs
W T Purdy
Music
The Coasters
Song Performer
Shirley & Lee
Song Performer
Carl Beck
Music
Norman Petty
Song
Jerry Allison
Song
Fats Domino
Song Performer
Buddy Holly
Song
The Cadillacs
Song Performer
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Song Performer
Jerome Kern
Song
Otto Harbach
Song
Tommy Edwards
Song Performer
Leonard Lee
Song
Shirley Goodman
Song
Ande Rand
Song
Buck Ram
Song
Fats Domino
Song
Dave Bartholomew
Song
Esther Navarro
Song
Frankie Lymon
Song
Morris Levy
Song
Carl Sigman
Song
Charles G Dawes
Song
Physical Effects
Credit
Cliff Cudney
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Bennett
Stunts
John Fagan
Stunts
Jeff Galpin
Stunts
Robert Girard
Stunts
David Brian Martin
Stunts
Chad Rose
Stunts
Michael Smith
Stunts
Russell Towery
Stunts
Peter Paterson
Stunts
Robert Vazquez
Stunts
Production Management
Credit
Betsy Magruder
Assistant Director
Brenda Wachel
Script Supervisor
Michael Tomlinson
Location Scout
Jeff Talman
Assistant Location Manager
Katie Willard Troebs
Production Coordinator
Zane Weiner
Unit Production Manager
Charles Thomas Baxter
Location Manager
Jonathan S McGarry
Assistant Director
Rusty Mahmood
Assistant Director
Matt Marshall
Assistant Director
Publicity
Credit
David Fulton
Unit Publicist
Sound
Credit
Carolyn Tapp