October sky

October sky
October sky

Movie Review

“October Sky,” directed by Joe Johnston, takes the viewer back to the fall of 1957, a time when a flight into space is comparable to a miracle, and all boys dream of being a crew member and seeing their planet from orbit at least once. The main character of the film is a 17-year-old boy named Homer Hickam, who lives and studies in the small American town of Cole wood. It seems that his life is pre-determined: graduation from school, work in the mine, a quiet and measured life. However, the scientific breakthrough of the Soviet Union and the launch of a satellite into orbit turned his world upside down. He began to dream of space and decided to build a rocket. Three friends and his schoolteacher help him in this. However, Homer’s father, a hard-working miner, who sees his son only as a follower of his hard work, strongly resists Homer’s aspirations. In spite of everything, the boy will do everything possible to make his dream come true.

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Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen

Movie info

Director: Joe Johnston
Adapted from: Rocket Boys
Initial release: 19 February 1999 (USA)
Music by: Mark Isham
Box office: $34.7 million
Produced by: Charles Gordon; Larry J. Franco

Rating

Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
IMDb – 7.8/10
Vudu – 4.7/5

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