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Mood:
- Feel GoodSentimentalTouchingExcitingUplifting
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Plot:
- BuddiesComing of AgeFollow Your DreamParents and ChildrenAgainst the OddsTeenage LifeAmbitionHopes more...
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Genres:
- DramaFamilyPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- USAWest VirginiaSmall Town
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Audience:
- Family OutingDate Night
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on BookBiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Profanity
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October Sky, 1999
English
USA
Profile of October Sky
October Sky can be described as feel good, sentimental, and touching. The plot revolves around going against the odds, following your dreams, and social relations. The main genres are drama, family, and period. In approach, October Sky is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. It is located in West Virginia. October Sky takes place in the 1950s. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. October Sky is well suited for a family outing and a date night. Note that it involves profanity.
Summary of October Sky
John Hickam (Chris Cooper) is a West Virginia coal miner who loves his job and expects his sons, Jim (Scott Miles) and Homer (Jake Gyllenhaal), to follow in his footsteps. But Jim gets a football scholarship, and Homer becomes interested in rocket science after seeing Sputnik 1 crossing the sky. John disapproves of his son's new mania, but Homer begins building rockets with the help of friends and a sympathetic teacher (Laura Dern). Rocketry, he hopes, will prove his ticket to a better life.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 19 February 1999 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
Cast and Crew
as Homer Hickam
as Miss Riley
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- by: Joe Leydon
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Peter Stack
Users Reviews
- 30.March.2009
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- by: deckard0
- deckard0 rated this movie
8/10Great
