October Sky

Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.

Based on 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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Homer Hickam

Chris Cooper

John Hickam

Laura Dern

Miss Riley

Chris Owen

Quentin Wilson

William Lee Scott

Roy Lee

Chad Lindberg

O'Dell

Natalie Canerday

Elsie Hickam

Chris Ellis

Principal Turner

Scott Miles

Jim Hickam

Elya Baskin

Ike Bykovsky

Randy Stripling

Leon Bolden

David Dwyer

Jake Mosby

Courtney Cole-Fendley

Dorothy Platt

Terry Loughlin

Mr. Dantzler

Kaili Hollister

Valentine Carmina

David Copeland

Coach Gainer

Don Taylor

Union Official

Tom Kagy

Lenny