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October Sky (1999)

Summary: The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Release Date: February 19, 1999
Genres: Drama, Family, Biography
Director: Joe Johnston
Joe JohnstonDirector
Joe Johnston ethnicity
White Male
Filmography Wikipedia
Writers: Homer H. Hickam Jr.
Homer H. Hickam Jr.Writer
Homer H. Hickam Jr. ethnicity
White Male
Filmography Wikipedia
, Lewis Colick
Lewis ColickWriter
Lewis Colick ethnicity
White Male
Filmography Wikipedia
Runtime: 1 h 48 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Universal Pictures
Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 25,000,000
Domestic: $ 32,570,685
International: $ 2,128,068

Box office:

Budget:$25MDomestic:$32.6MInternational:$2.1MWorldwide:$34.7M

Box office International:

Source: The Numbers

Adaptation/remake:

based on true story, based on novel

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Production:

Universal Pictures

-3%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -3% lower than the critics.

91%88%

The Metacritic audience rated this 10% higher than the critics.

71/10081/100
22%6%

22% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White88.89%Black5.56%Jewish5.56%
1.60
BechdeltestNo women talking

Commonsensemedia

Message4/5
Role model3/5
Violence2/5
Sex1/5
Language3/5
Drugs2/5

This film gets a 1.60/5 family friendly score


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