
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 108m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Joe Johnston
- Stars: Laura Dern, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Owen, Chris Cooper, William Lee Scott
- keywords: small town, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, satellite, biography, rocket, west virginia, mining accident, teacher, coal mine, 1950s, sputnik, rocketry
- Production_studio: Universal Pictures
- Slogan: Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- The October Sky is featured in the top rankings of 1999
- #1 in Top Family Movies of 1999
- #13 in Top Drama Movies of 1999
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.