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October Sky

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

★ 7.7 TMDB Rating · 1.5K votes

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.

Director
Joe Johnston
Release date
Feb 19, 1999
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of October Sky

  • Portrait of Jake Gyllenhaal

    Jake Gyllenhaal

    Homer Hickam

  • Portrait of Chris Cooper

    Chris Cooper

    John Hickam

  • Portrait of Chris Owen

    Chris Owen

    Quentin Wilson

  • Portrait of Laura Dern

    Laura Dern

    Miss Riley

  • Portrait of William Lee Scott

    William Lee Scott

    Roy Lee

  • Portrait of Chad Lindberg

    Chad Lindberg

    O'Dell

  • Portrait of Natalie Canerday

    Natalie Canerday

    Elsie Hickam

  • Portrait of Elya Baskin

    Elya Baskin

    Ike Bykovsky

  • Portrait of Chris Ellis

    Chris Ellis

    Principal Turner

  • Portrait of Scott Thomas

    Scott Thomas

    Jim Hickam

  • Randy Stripling

    Leon Bolden

  • Courtney Cole-Fendley

    Dorothy Platt

Where to Stream October Sky by Country

United States
Streaming on YouTube Free, BYUtvRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
India
Streaming on JioHotstarRent or buy on Amazon Video
Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo
Australia
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies

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