| Overlooked by the Academy Awards and most
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| | and disdain of a community that views
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| of the movie viewing public, October Sky
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| | them as freaks and outcasts.
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| turned out to be one of the best movies
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| | As Homer's father becomes ill from the
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| of 1999. Based on the true life story of
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| | deadly effects of coal dust, he pushes
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| Homer Hickman, a coalminer's son inspired
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| | his son to support the family by entering
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| to learn about rocketry following the
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| | the mine. Unable to see the bright
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| launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik,
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| | potential of his son's interest in
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| October Sky is more than just a film
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| | rockets, John Hickman (Chris Cooper)
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| about rockets, it's a film about one man
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| | battles Homer every step of the way as he
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| overcoming the trials and tribulations
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| | pursues his passion. But Homer remains
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| that attempt to run him down. The
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| | committed, and when he and his friends
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| emphasis placed on the passion of the
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| | begin launching rockets from a new site
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| human spirit and its ability to overcome
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| | outside of town, more and more people
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| great conflict and achieve feats of
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| | begin showing up to see the brilliant
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| wondrous heights makes October Sky a film
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| | spectacle... When Homer's hero, German
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| that is certain to enjoy an enduring
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| | rocket scientist and NASA engineer
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| legacy and a heightening in stature among
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| | Wernher von Braun, replies to a letter
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| critics with the passing of time...
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| | Homer wrote, the path is cleared for the
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| Set in a 1950s West Virginia town,
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| | students to exhibit their work at the
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| October Sky follows the life of Homer
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| | National Science Awards.
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| Hickman (Jake Gyllenhaal), the teenage
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| | Encouraged by Miss Riley, Homer and his
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| son of a coalminer who pushes his son to
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| | friends are prepared to put their entire
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| follow in his footsteps. Growing up in a
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| | future on the line at this one
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| town where coal is king, the citizens of
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| | exhibition, where the prize includes
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| Homer's world can't fathom pursuing a
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| | fully paid scholarships to some of the
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| career in any other field. But when
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| | top universities in America...
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| Homer's classroom is informed of the
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| | The inspiring tale of a boy and his
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| Soviet launch of Sputnik, the satellite
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| | friends who never give up on believing in
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| inspires Homer to learn everything he can
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| | themselves, October Sky is a feel-good
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| about rockets, satellites, and
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| | movie reminiscent of Jimmy Stewart and
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| inner-orbiting spacecraft. Goaded on by
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| | Frank Capra. Outside of the traditional
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| their teacher Frieda Riley (Laura Dern),
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| | mold of action super-thriller or
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| Homer and his friends study the various
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| | blood-spilling reality drama, October Sky
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| aspects of a rocket launch and begin
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| | bucks the trend of cinematic
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| staging the launch of their own homemade
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| | commercialism by offering its audience a
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| rockets. But their trial and error
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| | more intelligent foray into the world of
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| experiments go awry, putting the local
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| | film and storytelling. This trend toward
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| townspeople in the path of their errant
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| | quality cinematography is one we can only
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| rocket launches, and they incur the wrath
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| | hope will continue.
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