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 October Sky (DVD)
 October Sky (DVD) ... 06 March, 2006 at Universal Pictures UK / Features of the DVD: PAL, Special Edition, WidescreenNewest Review: ... themselves in a young scientist of the year competition. Winning this competition all but guarantees a scholarship to a top ... more ... school and an escape route out of Coalwood. While Homer and his hotpotch group of friends spend all their spare time building a mini rocket for the competition his father only shows disdain towards his efforts. When one of the test rockets hits a company building Homer's father bans their use on company grounds. This means that the rocket boys have to trek 7 miles out of town each day to conduct their experiments. The central theme in October Sky is the fraught relationship between Homer and his dad who often...more |
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October Sky [DVD] [1999]
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October Sky (DVD): Reach For The Stars (589 words)
by - written on 07/03/01 (Very useful, 591 readings)
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October Sky is set in a time when the world was fixated with space travel and every young boy dreamed of being an astronaut. The year is 1957 and the Russians have stolen a lead in the space race with the launch of the Sputnik satellite. While America held its breath, the inhabitants of the small coal town of Coalwood, looked on with wide-eyed fascination, none more so than schoolboy Homer Hickam Jr. (Jake Gyllenhaal). Homer's father (Chris Cooper) is a dour man who manages the only employer in Coalwood, the local coal field. Homer has a dream to leave Coalwood and to work at Cape Canaveral, the hub of America's space scientists. Homer's father has ... Read the complete review
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