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October Sky

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Calorie Rating: 152
Released: 1999-02-19
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Budget: 25000000
Revenue 34698685
Studios: Universal Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Brenda K. Wachel
Script Supervisor
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director

Jonathan McGarry
Second Assistant Director


Cast

Laura Dern
Character: Miss Riley
Jake Gyllenhaal
Character: Homer Hickam
Chris Owen
Character: Quentin Wilson

Chris Cooper
Character: John Hickam
William Lee Scott
Character: Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg
Character: O'Dell

Natalie Canerday
Character: Elsie Hickam
Elya Baskin
Character: Ike Bykovsky
Chris Ellis
Character: Principal Turner

Scott Thomas
Character: Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling
Character: Leon Bolden
Courtney Cole-Fendley
Character: Dorothy Platt

David Dwyer
Character: Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin
Character: Mr. Dantzler
Kaili Hollister
Character: Valentine Carmina

David Copeland
Character: Coach Gainer
Don Henderson Baker
Character: Jensen
Tom Kagy
Character: Lenny

Donald Thorne
Character: Trooper One
Justin Whitsett
Character: Kid
Larry Rue
Character: Neighbor

Neva Howell
Character: Neighbor
Terry Nienhuis
Character: Neighbor
Brady Coleman
Character: Anderson

Rick Forrester
Character: Roper
Terrence Gibney
Character: Basil Thorpe
Doug Swander
Character: Corvette Guy

Keeli Hale Kimbro
Character: Corvette Girl
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Character: Vernon
Blaque Fowler
Character: Reverend

Don Tilley
Character: Rescue Worker
Rockford Davis
Character: Chemistry Teacher
John Bennes
Character: Doctor

Jonathan Fawbush
Character: Barney
Larry Black
Character: Fred Smith
Frank Schuler
Character: Moonshiner

Tommy Smeltzer
Character: Man at Mine
Charles Lawlor
Character: Miner
Tom Turbiville
Character: Miner

Ida Ginn
Character: Quentin's Mom
Richard Lumpkin
Character: Judge at Welch
Mark W. Johnson
Character: Union Official

Don Taylor
Character: Union Official
Don G. Campbell
Character: Mr. Morris
Liz Byler
Character: Ivy League Girl

Bradford Ryan Lund
Character: Ivy League Boy
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Character: Judge at Indy
Dave Hager
Character: Head Judge

Ray Elder
Character: Tom Webster
Andy Stahl
Character: Jack Palmer
Joe Digaetano
Character: Wernher Von Braun

Thomas Taylor
Character: Miner in Elevator
David Ducey
Character: Man in Crowd
Jenny Patterson
Character: Nurse

O. Winston Link
Character: Locomotive Engineer


Production and Crew

Lewis Colick
Screenplay
Julie D'Antoni
Production Office Assistant

Cliff Cudney
Stunt Coordinator

Terry Arthur
Rigging Grip

Nancy Foy
Casting

Peter Cramer
Executive Producer
Marc Sternberg
Executive Producer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer

Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Barry Robison
Production Design

Tony Fanning
Art Direction
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Betsy Cox
Costume Design

Julie Callihan
Makeup Artist
Leigh Ann Yandle
Makeup Artist
Lynn Barber
Makeup Supervisor

Zane Weiner
Unit Production Manager

Andrew Menzies
Assistant Art Director
William G. Davis
Set Designer
Alan Hook
Set Designer

Mary H. Ellis
Production Sound Mixer
Joe Digaetano
Special Effects Supervisor
Gloria Belz
Key Makeup Artist

Bill 'Splat' Johnson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Susan Mills
Key Hair Stylist
Beka Wilson
Hairstylist

Jim Mitchell
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects Producer

Howell Gibbens
Supervising Sound Editor
Elizabeth Kenton
Supervising ADR Editor
Thomas A. Carlson
Music Editor

Joe E. Rand
Music Editor