October Sky
"Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky."
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
Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam
Chris Cooper
John Hickam
Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson
Laura Dern
Miss Riley
William Lee Scott
Roy Lee
Chad Lindberg
O'Dell
Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam
Ilya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky
Chris Ellis
Principal Turner
Scott Thomas
Jim Hickam
Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden
Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt
David Dwyer
Jake Mosby
Terry Loughlin
Mr. Dantzler
Kaili Hollister
Valentine Carmina
David Copeland
Coach Gainer
Don Henderson Baker
Jensen
Tom Kagy
Lenny
Donald Thorne
Trooper One
Justin Whitsett
Kid
Larry Rue
Neighbor
Neva Howell
Neighbor
Terry Nienhuis
Neighbor
Brady Coleman
Anderson
Rick Forrester
Roper
Terrence Gibney
Basil Thorpe
Doug Swander
Corvette Guy
Keeli Hale Kimbro
Corvette Girl
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Vernon
Blaque Fowler
Reverend
Don Tilley
Rescue Worker
Rockford Davis
Chemistry Teacher
John Bennes
Doctor
Jonathan Fawbush
Barney
Larry Black
Fred Smith
Frank Schuler
Moonshiner
Tommy Smeltzer
Man at Mine
Charles Lawlor
Miner
Tom Turbiville
Miner
Ida Ginn
Quentin's Mom
Richard Lumpkin
Judge at Welch
Mark W. Johnson
Union Official
Don Taylor
Union Official
Don G. Campbell
Mr. Morris
Liz Byler
Ivy League Girl
Bradford Ryan Lund
Ivy League Boy
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Judge at Indy
Dave Hager
Head Judge
Ray Elder
Tom Webster
Andy Stahl
Jack Palmer
Joe Digaetano
Wernher Von Braun
Thomas Taylor
Miner in Elevator
David Ducey
Man in Crowd
Jenny Patterson
Nurse
O. Winston Link
Locomotive Engineer
Crew
Lewis Colick
Screenplay
Joe Johnston
Director
Julie D'Antoni
Production Office Assistant
Jeff Galpin
Stunts
Russell Towery
Stunts
John Fagan
Stunts
Brenda K. Wachel
Script Supervisor
Cliff Cudney
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Vazquez
Stunts
David Brian Martin
Stunt Double
Terry Arthur
Rigging Grip
Nancy Foy
Casting
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Barry Robison
Production Design
Robert Dalva
Editor
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Lynn Barber
Makeup Supervisor
Larry Franco
Producer
Betsy Cox
Costume Design
Tony Fanning
Art Direction
Leigh Ann Yandle
Makeup Artist
Homer H. Hickam Jr.
Book
Marc Sternberg
Executive Producer
Peter Cramer
Executive Producer
Julie Callihan
Makeup Artist
Charles Gordon
Producer
Mike Smith
Stunts
Zane Weiner
Unit Production Manager
Betsy Magruder
First Assistant Director
Jonathan McGarry
Second Assistant Director
Gloria Belz
Key Makeup Artist
Susan Mills
Key Hair Stylist
Jim Mitchell
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrew Menzies
Assistant Art Director
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects Producer
Howell Gibbens
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
Beka Wilson
Hairstylist
Alan Hook
Set Designer
Michealle Vanderpool
Hairstylist
Joe Digaetano
Special Effects Supervisor
Mary H. Ellis
Production Sound Mixer
Bill 'Splat' Johnson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
William G. Davis
Set Designer
Elizabeth Kenton
Supervising ADR Editor
Joe E. Rand
Music Editor