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October Sky: Full Cast & Crew 1999 Drama
John Hickam is a West Virginia coal miner who loves his job and expects his sons, Jim and Homer, 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. Rocketry, he hopes, will prove his ticket to a better life. PG Released: Feb 19, 1999 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Joe Johnston Director Jake Gyllenhaal Homer Hickam Actor Chris Cooper John Hickam Actor Laura Dern Miss Frieda Riley Actor Chris Owen Quentin Wilson Actor William Lee Scott Roy Lee Cook Actor Chad Lindberg Sherman O'Dell Actor Natalie Canerday Elsie Hickam Actor Scott Miles Jim Hickam Actor Randy Stripling Leon Bolden Actor Chris Ellis Principal Turner Actor O. Winston Link Locomotive Engineer Actor Courtney Fendley Dorothy Platt Actor Frank Schuler Moonshiner Actor Kailie Hollister Valentine Carmina Actor Homer H. Hickam Jr. Writer Lewis Colick Screenwriter Larry J. Franco Producer Charles Gordon Producer Peter Cramer Executive Producer Marc Sternberg Executive Producer Fred Murphy Cinematographer Robert Dalva Film Editing Mark Isham Original Music Barry Ray Robison Production Design Tony Fanning Art Director Chris Spellman Set Decoration Betsy Cox Costume Design Nancy Foy Casting