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October Sky
Release Date: February 19, 1999
Year | : | 1999 |
Slogan | : | «Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.» |
Genres | : | Drama, Family |
Production Companies | : | Universal Pictures |
Director | : | Joe Johnston |
Producers | : | Larry J. Franco, Nancy Foy, Charles Gordon, Zane Weiner, Marc Sternberg, Peter Cramer |
Writers | : | Lewis Colick, Homer H. Hickam Jr. |
RunTime | : | 108 mins. |
Budget | : | 25000000 |
Revenue | : | 34698685 |
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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
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