October Sky Book Amazon. Offer not available with any other offers. October sky pg | 1h 48min | biography , drama , family | 19 february 1999 (usa) 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.
October sky is a 1999 american biographical drama film directed by joe johnston and starring jake gyllenhaal, chris cooper, chris owen, and laura dern. Unlike homer hickam, the hero of october sky,'' i didn't go on to become a nasa. You know, it won't fly unless.
Like the hero of october sky,'' i remember the shock that ran through america when the russians launched sputnik on oct.
Detailed plot synopsis reviews of october sky. Carter, the founder of coalwood, came in on the back of a mule in 1887, finding nothing but wilderness and, after he dug a little, one of the richest seams of bituminous coal in the world. The movie shows the positive influence teachers can have on their students, a mother’s support for her child’s dreams, the love of a son for his father and his need for his father’s approval, as well as the value of people who are different from most of us. However, when the well of souls, the conduit between worlds, is closed by the illness of a great king she must use all she knows to open it once again.