Description
Docudrama108 Mins1999PG
Starts01/20/2021Expires04/01/2021
John Hickam (Chris Cooper) is a West Virginia coal miner who loves his job and expects his sons, Jim (Scott Miles) and Homer (Jake Gyllenhaal), to follow in his footsteps. But Jim gets a football scholarship, and Homer becomes interested in rocket science after seeing Sputnik 1 crossing the sky. John disapproves of his son's new mania, but Homer begins building rockets with the help of friends and a sympathetic teacher (Laura Dern). Rocketry, he hopes, will prove his ticket to a better life.
Moods
- Uplifting
- Tense
- Creative
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaalas Homer Hickam Jake Gyllenhaalas Homer Hickam Chris Cooperas John Hickam Chris Cooperas John Hickam Laura Dernas Miss Frieda Riley Laura Dernas Miss Frieda Riley Chris Owenas Quentin Wilson Chris Owenas Quentin Wilson William Lee Scottas Roy Lee Cook William Lee Scottas Roy Lee Cook Chad Lindbergas Sherman O'Dell Chad Lindbergas Sherman O'Dell