October Sky (1999)

I Want to Go Into Space

Homer (Jake Gyllenhaal) tells his dad (Chris Cooper) about his hopes and dreams and that he’s quitting the coal mine for good.

Directed by Joe Johnston.

© Universal 2012

Released in 1999 by Universal.

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  • mood: Inspiring
  • setting: Basement
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Individualism
  • theme: Empowerment
  • theme: Generation Gap
  • actor: William Lee Scott
  • actor: Chris Owen
  • actor: Chris Cooper
  • actor: Jake Gyllenhaal
  • actor: Chad Lindberg
  • director: Joe Johnston
  • producer: Marc Sternberg
  • producer: Peter Cramer
  • producer: Larry J. Franco
  • cinematographer: Fred Murphy
  • composer: Mark Isham
  • editor: Robert Dalva
  • costume-designer: Betsy Cox
  • production-designer: Barry Robison
  • role-name: Homer Hickam
  • role-name: O'Dell
  • role-name: John Hickam
  • role-name: Roy Lee
  • role-name: Quentin
  • screenwriter: Homer H. Hickam Jr.
  • screenwriter: Lewis Colick
  • year: 1999
  • studio: Universal

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