October Sky (1999)
Homer Hickam groeit op in de jaren '50 in het mijnwerkersdorp Coalwood. Hij heeft maar één toekomst in zicht: werken in de plaatselijke kolenmijn, net als zijn vader. Wanneer in oktober 1957 de eerste satelliet Sputnik de lucht in wordt geschoten verandert echter alles.
Regiseur:
Joe Johnston
Schrijver:
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 |
| Directing | Joe Johnston | Director |
| Writing | Lewis Colick | Screenplay |
| Crew | Julie D'Antoni | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Russell Towery | Stunts |
| Crew | John Fagan | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Galpin | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Vazquez | Stunts |
| Directing | Brenda K. Wachel | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Cliff Cudney | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | David Brian Martin | Stunt Double |
| Lighting | Terry Arthur | Rigging Grip |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Production | Peter Cramer | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Editing | Robert Dalva | Editor |
| Art | Chris L. Spellman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Barber | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leigh Ann Yandle | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Larry Franco | Producer |
| Art | Barry Robison | Production Design |
| Writing | Homer H. Hickam Jr. | Book |
| Production | Marc Sternberg | Executive Producer |
| Art | Tony Fanning | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Callihan | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Charles Gordon | Producer |
| Crew | Mike Smith | Stunts |
| Production | Zane Weiner | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jonathan McGarry | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Mark S. Miller | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Tom Carlson | Music Editor |
| Art | Andrew Menzies | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill 'Splat' Johnson | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | William G. Davis | Set Designer |
| Sound | Elizabeth Kenton | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beka Wilson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Mary H. Ellis | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Joe Digaetano | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Mills | Key Hair Stylist |
| Visual Effects | Jim Mitchell | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Howell Gibbens | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Alan Hook | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michealle Vanderpool | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Belz | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Joe E. Rand | Music Editor |