Plot
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.
Cast
as Homer Hickam
as John Hickam
as Quentin Wilson
as Miss Riley
as Roy Lee
as O'Dell
as Elsie Hickam
as Ike Bykovsky
as Principal Turner
as Jim Hickam
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Reviews
'October Sky' 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 for me. I felt my heartstrings tug a fair number of times throughout, culminating with those love…