Movie
Cielo de Octubre
October Sky
77%
Audience score1.529 votes on TMDB
“Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.”
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
- Screenplay
- Lewis Colick
- Music
- Mark Isham
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 19/02/1999
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- US$ 25 M
- Box office
- US$ 35 M
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