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.

Jake Gyllenhaal
as Homer Hickam

Chris Cooper
as John Hickam

Chris Owen
as Quentin Wilson

Laura Dern
as Miss Riley

William Lee Scott
as Roy Lee

Chad Lindberg
as O'Dell

Natalie Canerday
as Elsie Hickam

Ilya Baskin
as Ike Bykovsky

Chris Ellis
as Principal Turner

Scott Thomas
as Jim Hickam
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<em>'October Sky'</em> got me in the feels. I tend to (unintentionally) be a bit of a hardnose when it comes to fiction (even if a biopic) making an impact, but it does occasionally happen and this is one of those times. Weirdly too, because it is cheesy/cliché/whatever, but it worked tremendously f...