October Sky
Based on 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, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
Keywords:
Small town
Based on novel or book
Parent child relationship
Satellite
Biography
Rocket
West virginia
Mining accident
Teacher
Coal mine
1950s
Sputnik
Rocketry
Movie tag line: "Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky."
