October Sky
Rocket Boys

Biography, Drama, Family

Jake Gyllenhaal	Homer Hickam
Chris Cooper	John Hickam
Laura Dern	Miss Riley
Chris Owen	Quentin
William Lee Scott	Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg	O'Dell
Natalie Canerday	Elsie Hickam
Scott Miles	Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling	Leon Bolden
Chris Ellis	Principal Turner

Director	Joe Johnston
Producer	Peter Cramer; Larry J. Franco
Writer	Homer H. Hickam Jr.; Lewis Colick

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.