Ciel d'octobre (1999)
A Coalwood, on est 'gueule noire' de père en fils car le charbon est l'unique ressource de cette petite bourgade de Virginie et la mine, sa seule raison d'être, sa fierté et, parfois, son enfer. En 1957, Homer Hickam, fils cadet du directeur de l'Olga Coal Company, a quelques raisons de s'inquiéter. Peu doué pour les maths et trop malingre pour prétendre à une bourse d'athlète, son avenir paraît tout tracé. Mais lorsque la Russie, battant de vitesse l'Amérique, met sur orbite son légendaire Spoutnik, Homer sent naître en lui une impérieuse vocation : participer à la conquête de l'espace, vivre pleinement LA grande aventure des temps modernes... Partant de zéro, l'adolescent réunit alors trois copains et s'essaie à la construction d'une première fusée... qui explose pitoyablement au sol. Bravant l'opposition paternelle, il n'en poursuit pas moins ses recherches, dévorant livre sur livre.
Directeur:
Joe Johnston
écrivain:
Lewis Colick
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Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam |
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Chris Cooper as John Hickam |
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Chris Owen as Quentin Wilson |
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Laura Dern as Miss Riley |
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William Lee Scott as Roy Lee |
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Chad Lindberg as O'Dell |
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Natalie Canerday as Elsie Hickam |
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Elya Baskin as Ike Bykovsky |
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Chris Ellis as Principal Turner |
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Scott Thomas as Jim Hickam |
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Randy Stripling as Leon Bolden |
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Courtney Cole-Fendley as Dorothy Platt |
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David Dwyer as Jake Mosby |
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Terry Loughlin as Mr. Dantzler |
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Kaili Hollister as Valentine Carmina |
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David Copeland as Coach Gainer |
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Don Henderson Baker as Jensen |
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Tom Kagy as Lenny |
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Donald Thorne as Trooper One |
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Justin Whitsett as Kid |
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Larry Rue as Neighbor |
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Neva Howell as Neighbor |
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Terry Nienhuis as Neighbor |
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Brady Coleman as Anderson |
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Rick Forrester as Roper |
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Terrence Gibney as Basil Thorpe |
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Doug Swander as Corvette Guy |
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Keeli Hale Kimbro as Corvette Girl |
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Mark Jeffrey Miller as Vernon |
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Blaque Fowler as Reverend |
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Don Tilley as Rescue Worker |
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Rockford Davis as Chemistry Teacher |
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John Bennes as Doctor |
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Jonathan Fawbush as Barney |
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Larry Black as Fred Smith |
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Frank Schuler as Moonshiner |
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Tommy Smeltzer as Man at Mine |
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Charles Lawlor as Miner |
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Tom Turbiville as Miner |
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Ida Ginn as Quentin's Mom |
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Richard Lumpkin as Judge at Welch |
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Mark W. Johnson as Union Official |
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Don Taylor as Union Official |
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Don G. Campbell as Mr. Morris |
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Liz Byler as Ivy League Girl |
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Bradford Ryan Lund as Ivy League Boy |
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Frank Hoyt Taylor as Judge at Indy |
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Dave Hager as Head Judge |
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Ray Elder as Tom Webster |
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Andy Stahl as Jack Palmer |
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Joe Digaetano as Wernher Von Braun |
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Thomas Taylor as Miner in Elevator |
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David Ducey as Man in Crowd |
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Jenny Patterson as Nurse |
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O. Winston Link as Locomotive Engineer |
| Writing | Lewis Colick | Screenplay |
| Directing | Joe Johnston | Director |
| Crew | Julie D'Antoni | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Jeff Galpin | Stunts |
| Crew | Russell Towery | Stunts |
| Crew | John Fagan | Stunts |
| Directing | Brenda K. Wachel | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Cliff Cudney | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Robert Vazquez | Stunts |
| Crew | David Brian Martin | Stunt Double |
| Lighting | Terry Arthur | Rigging Grip |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Barry Robison | Production Design |
| Editing | Robert Dalva | Editor |
| Art | Chris L. Spellman | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Barber | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Larry Franco | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Art | Tony Fanning | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leigh Ann Yandle | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Homer H. Hickam Jr. | Book |
| Production | Marc Sternberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Cramer | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Callihan | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Charles Gordon | Producer |
| Crew | Mike Smith | Stunts |
| Production | Zane Weiner | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jonathan McGarry | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Belz | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Mills | Key Hair Stylist |
| Visual Effects | Jim Mitchell | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Andrew Menzies | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Mark S. Miller | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Howell Gibbens | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tom Carlson | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beka Wilson | Hairstylist |
| Art | Alan Hook | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michealle Vanderpool | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Joe Digaetano | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Mary H. Ellis | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill 'Splat' Johnson | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | William G. Davis | Set Designer |
| Sound | Elizabeth Kenton | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Joe E. Rand | Music Editor |