October Sky (1999)

Gift from Miss Riley

Miss Riley (Laura Dern) gives Homer (Jake Gyllenhaal) a book to fuel his dreams.

Directed by Joe Johnston.

© Universal 2012

Released in 1999 by Universal.

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