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OCTOBER SKY (1999) - PG

Country:	United States Location: Tennessee
Genre:	Drama

Credits

Production Company:	Universal Pictures
Director:	Joe Johnston
Producer:	Larry J. Franco Charles 'Chuck' Gordon
Prod. Executive:	Leonard Kornberg
Writer: Book:	Homer Hickam
Writer: Screenplay:	Lewis Colick Lewis Gordon
Cast:	Natalie Canerday Chris Cooper Laura Dern Courtney Fendley Jake Gyllenhaal Kailie Hollister Chad Lindberg Chris Owen William Lee Scott
Casting Director:	Jo Doster Nancy Foy
Editor:	Robert Dalva

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Synopsis: An uplifiting character piece in the vein of Stand By Me. The story centers on four teenage boys in a small West Virginia coal mining town in the 1950's who build rockets in an attempt to get scholarships so that they can happily move on with their lives.

Comment: Based on Homer Hickum's autobiographical book.

SBD Review: 3.5 stars


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