Tuesday, October 21, 2008

October Sky (1999)

originally posted Monday, February 25, 2008



Released February 19th in the US.
Filmed in Tennessee.
This is based on true events.
The story: Homer is a high school student with a dream.
He doesn't want to spend his life in his small hometown working in the coal mines like his father.
Homer wants to be an astronaut and go off into space.
Against his fathers' wishes and with some help from a teacher, Homer and his friends build a small rocket ship and perfect launching it.
When they finally get their experiment right, they enter their project into a science fair, which sends them in the right direction for their futures.
Stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Chris Cooper , Laura Dern , Chris Owen , William Lee Scott , Chad Lindberg , Natalie Canerday , Scott Miles , Randy Stripling , Chris Ellis , Elya Baskin , Courtney Cole Fendley , David Dwyer , Kailie Hollister
Directed by Joe Johnston
Rated PG
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY

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