October Sky

October Sky

  • Director: Joe Johnston
  • Writer: Homer H. Hickam Jr.,Lewis Colick
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: February 19, 1999
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Rocket Boys
  • "October Sky" is a feature film directed by Joe Johnston and starring Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal , Chris Cooper , Laura Dern and Chris Owen . The film was released in the United States on February 19, 1999.
    The film is adapted from the autobiography " October Sky " by NASA engineer Homer Hickman . It tells the story of a high school student Horner who came up with the idea of ​​making a rocket and put it into research   .

    Details

    • Release date February 19, 1999
    • Filming locations Petros, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies Universal Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $25,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $32,570,685

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,905,250

    Gross worldwide

    $34,698,753

    Movie reviews

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    • By Marilou 2022-07-06 13:52:50

      October Sky--A Realistic American Dream Film

      This is a realistic American dream film. In the arms race during the Cold War, the achievements of either side of the United States and the Soviet Union became a weapon against the other side. The United States urgently needs practical actions to boost national confidence and morale after the launch of the Soviet satellite. The true events of the United States will be written into American history with great color....

    • By Kobe 2022-04-23 07:02:11

      Teen Homer's troubles: Coalwood's 'Rocket Boy' is going to space

      Coalwood (literally, Coalwood Town) is a remote and dilapidated American town with coal mining as its pillar industry. Probably because the woods are lush, and the mountains can still be dyed green beyond the black coal, Colwood just happens to be the ideal place to realize your dreams.


      The movie "October Sky" (October Sky) is about in such a small town, several high school students are not willing to work in the mining area like their parents all their lives, and work together...

    • By Bianka 2022-04-23 07:02:11

      Let the dream soar to the sky

      Born in a small place in western Virginia, the local name is still named after coal. Homer in "October Sky" had no choice. After high school, digging coal became his destiny and the only way to survive in the local area. But Homer chose the Rockets.
      This choice was mocked by the townspeople, especially Homer's father John, who said that even though I don't have a diploma, they all listen to me, I know coal mines as much as people, and I was born for it . For John, digging coal is a career...

    • By Deanna 2022-04-23 07:02:11

      A good movie without a heroine

      It's been a while since I watched it, and now I think about it and put the movie in my head.
         I envy people who have dreams, the kind of passion for chasing their dreams, and want to have them. The desire to look up to see the rocket, from the heart of the real desire, hope, enthusiasm. But it can only be said that the similar fast-moving stars streaking across the night, like a fire ignited the origin of a dream. Longing for that half of the flame, lit the flame of the stars....

    • By Clinton 2022-04-23 07:02:11

      If dreams have a voice

      Yesterday, on the company's 1st anniversary celebration, I revisited the movie with the team in the conference room. If dreams have a voice, it must be the cry from the deepest part of our hearts. When we are tormented, confused, and helpless by reality, think about how much we have paid for our dreams and how long we have persevered.

      Everyone's tears are different. I couldn't hold back the tears at the end. It hit the softest place in my heart. Dreams are the meaning of human...

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    • By Zella 2023-09-14 00:39:27

      When stealing the rails, the train came and stopped in a hurry. The school flower was dumbfounded when she was about to sign the autograph, and the good friend said every word: The trajectory drawn by the rocket in the sky at the end of HOMER is really...

    • By Florian 2023-08-09 23:49:47

      The main theme is well-established, a little boy in a poor place, a tense father-son relationship, a dream that seems to be out of reach, a teacher who appreciates him, like the American version jumping out of my world, but not as touching as the former, the most delicate emotional portrayal is The friendship between the three friends is over. This is the only thing that impresses me in this movie. They encourage each other for each other's achievements, and they are not jealous. This kind of...

    • By Annabelle 2023-07-08 16:39:31

      Peterrrrrrr why your requests are always so much! ! ! This kind of behavior of writing film reviews without being able to present is not very good. . . In fact, AD has seen a lot of this kind of inspirational stories, and it will be similar...

    • By Era 2023-07-03 23:02:10

      Jake Gyllenhaal met for the first time and accidentally saw him growing up the day after...

    • By Margot 2023-06-17 10:55:21

      This film is very Chinese, and the slogan of education should be shouted in America. At this point, the attention to the hairy monkeys can come to an end for the time...

    Movie plot

    In the coal forest area of ​​West Virginia, mining coal is the center of life for all local people. Horner's father, John Hickman ( Chris Cooper ), after his own hard work, finally became a supervisor and established his own status and prestige in the local area. John likes coal mines, because this is the reason for the existence of the whole area. If no one finds a coal mine there, there is no such thing as a "coal forest". He is the...
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    Evaluation action

    This is a fascinating and well-made movie. In the middle of the film, it focuses on depicting and exploring the close-ups of the first rough rockets made by the protagonists. If the filmmakers maintain a good enough sense of uniqueness in the last 20 minutes or so, and cancel a layer of sadness in the film, then this film will be a better film. Fortunately, the ending of the film broke free in a very greasy plot. This is largely due to...
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    Movie quotes

    • O'Dell: Besides, didn't your dad say no more rockets?

      Homer: No, he said no more rockets on company property.

      O'Dell: Do you realize how far we'd have to go to be off company property?

      Homer: Yeah, we'd have to go to Snakeroot.

      Quentin: Snakeroot? That's eight miles!

      Homer: It's not *that* far. I mean we could walk if we had to...

      O'Dell: Hey, walk! Heh! That's a great idea!

      Homer: Come on let's go!

      Roy Lee: Wait the hell up, will you Homer? Now I got about as much chance of winning that science fair as you do winning a football scholarship. I know I'm gonna be a miner. I've known my entire life. What the hell's so bad about mining coal anyway?

      Homer: Nothing Roy Lee. It's great. That's why your stepdaddy is the biggest drunk in West Virginia! I mean, come on guys! You know the mine'll kill you!

      [to Quentin]

      Homer: You ever hear the story about how O'Dell's dad died?

      Roy Lee: Homer... will you forget it, man?

      O'Dell: Shut up, Homer.

      Homer: Piece of slate caught him right in the neck... and it cut his head clear off.

      O'Dell: [tackles Homer] You son of a bitch!

    • Homer: [gunshot in background] Hey Quentin!

      [another gunshot]

      Homer: That rocket had to have gone up at least 100 feet didn't it?

      Quentin: More like two hundred.

      [another gunshot]

      Homer: Goddammit.

      Homer: [another gunshot] Will you cut it out, Roy Lee?

      Roy Lee: Die you son of a bitch!

      [fires another round into the grill of his broken down car]

    • Homer: [after Homer sees the tiny shack that Quentin lives in with his family] Quentin, I wouldn't care if you lived in the Governor's mansion. I'd still think you're weird!