| October Sky | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joe Johnston |
| Produced by | Larry J. Franco Charles Gordon Marc Sternberg (EXEC), Tina S. Joseph Eggleston " Joe " Johnston III (born May 13, 1950) is an American Film director, responsible for such Larry J Franco is an American Film producer. He has also served as a Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Dowling (EXEC) |
| Written by | Homer Hickam (book) and Lewis Colick (screenplay) |
| Starring | Jake Gyllenhaal Chris Cooper Laura Dern |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
October Sky is a 1999 film produced by Charles Gordon, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Homer Hadley Hickam Jr (born February 19, 1943) is an American Author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Christopher W "Chris" Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an Academy Award -winning American Film Actor. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Charles Gordon may refer to People Charles Gordon (American football, American professional cornerback Charles George Gordon (1833-1885 Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Christopher W "Chris" Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an Academy Award -winning American Film Actor. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. It is based on 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. Homer Hadley Hickam Jr (born February 19, 1943) is an American Author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining.
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Title
"October Sky" is an anagram of "Rocket Boys", the title of the book on which the movie is based. An anagram ( Greek anagramma 'letters written anew' passive participle of ana- 'again' + gramma 'letter' is a type of Word play Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first Memoir in a series of three by Homer Hickam Jr It is also used in a period radio broadcast describing Sputnik as it crossed the "October sky". Homer Hickam stated that in research done by Universal Pictures, women over 30 would not go to see a movie titled "Rocket Boys",[1] so Universal Pictures changed the title to be more inviting to a wider audience. The book was later re-released with the name October Sky in order to capitalize on interest in the movie.
Filming
Set in the state of West Virginia (War, West Virginia and Big Creek High School) the film was actually shot at Petros, Oliver Springs, Oak Ridge, Harriman, and Knoxville, Tennessee. A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by War is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA The population was 788 at the 2000 census Big Creek High School is a 9-12 Public High school located in War West Virginia. Petros, (pronounced pee-tross is an unincorporated town in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States, located on State Route 116 Oliver Springs is a town in Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties in the U Oak Ridge is an incorporated City in Anderson and Roane Counties in East Tennessee, USA, about 25 miles northwest of Harriman is a city in Morgan and Roane counties in the US state of Tennessee. The coal mine used in the film was an actual coal mine located in Petros which had long since closed. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. The steam locomotive (Southern Railway 4501) used in the film was a loan from the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train. The Southern Railway is a former United States Railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined reorganized and recombined beginning The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ( initialised TVRM AAR code TVRM is a railroad museum in Chattanooga Tennessee.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jake Gyllenhaal | Homer Hickam |
| Chris Cooper | John Hickam |
| Laura Dern | Miss Frieda Riley |
| Chris Owen | Quentin Wilson |
| William Lee Scott | Roy Lee Cooke |
| Chad Lindberg | Sherman O'Dell |
| Natalie Canerday | Elsie Hickam |
| Randy Stripling | Leon Bolden |
| Chris Ellis | Principal Turner |
| Elya Baskin | Ike Bykovsky |
| O. Winston Link | Railroad engineer |
Awards
The film was nominated for 11 awards, of which it won three, including the 2000 Critics Choice Award for Best Family Film. Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Homer Hadley Hickam Jr (born February 19, 1943) is an American Author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer Christopher W "Chris" Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an Academy Award -winning American Film Actor. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Freida J Riley (1937 &ndash August 5, 1969) was an American science and math Teacher who taught at Big Creek High Christopher Owen (born September 25, 1980) is an American actor William Lee Scott (born July 6, 1973) is an American actor He has had roles in movies such as Gone in 60 seconds, Pearl Harbor Roy Lee Cooke (born December 25, 1941) is an American who was a founding member of the Big Creek Missile Agency and one of the original Rocket Boys Chad Tyler Lindberg (born November 1, 1976) is an American Actor. Natalie Suzanne Canerday (born March 9, 1962) is an American actress October Sky is a 1999 film produced by Charles Gordon, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Chris Ellis may refer to Chris Ellis (actor, actor who performed in movies such as My Cousin Vinny and Days of Thunder Elya Baskin (Iļja Baskins born 24 January 1951) is a Latvian born American actor Ogle Winston Link ( December 16 1914 &ndash January 30 2001) known commonly as O Jake Gyllenhaal was nominated 1999 for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for best comedy.
Reception
The film was very well received with a 93% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies.
References
External links
- Homer Hickam's Official Site
- Rocket Boys Reunion or October Sky Festival - Coalwood West Virginia
- Information and Photos of Filming Locations
- October Sky and Rocket Boys
- October Sky Quotes at Dhruvworld
- October Sky at the Internet Movie Database
- October Sky at Rotten Tomatoes
- October Sky at Metacritic
- October Sky at Box Office Mojo
- October Sky at The Numbers
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