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Synopsis: Jake Gyllenhaal and Laura Dern star in this inspiring true story about a teenager living in a West Virginia mining town who dares to reach for the stars after seeing the Sputnik satellite.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper
Supporting actors: Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Scott Miles, Randy Stripling, Chris Ellis, Elya Baskin, Courtney Cole-Fendley, David Dwyer, Terry Loughlin, Kailie Hollister, David Copeland, Don Henderson Baker, Tom Kagy, Donald Thorne, Justin Whitsett, Larry Rue, Neva Howell
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
Release year: 1999
Studio: Universal Pictures
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements.
ASIN: B0026IPAHW (Rental) and B0026IWNYU (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,578 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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Rental rights: 24 hour viewing period, play online or download to one location. Details
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Compatible with: Mac and PC online viewing, Windows PC download, TiVo DVRs, Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link, Roku player, compatible portable video devices. System requirements
Format: Amazon Video on Demand (streaming online video and digital download)

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October Sky (Special Edition) DVD ~ Jake Gyllenhaal

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100 of 104 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tell your friends about this movie, February 29, 2000
By Randolph S. Perry (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews
I'd seen the October Sky DVD at the local video store, but avoided it--I imagine because I didn't know much about it and because I'd read it was just a "family" movie and figured it wouldn't be very interesting. Well, I finally rented it, and now I see why so many of the reviewers here have raved about it. I won't go into the story--others here have. I'll just say that October Sky is simply a wonderful story, and it's very well told in this movie--script, direction, and cast are all first rate, the photography is beautiful, and the score evocative. It even captured our thirteen year old son's attention--not a small feat for a movie with a PG rating. My guess is you'll be thinking about Coalwood, West Virgina, and its people for a while after seeing this movie. (I should add I ended up buying both the DVD and Rocket Boys (also published as October Sky), the book on which the movie is based. The book is great, too.)
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66 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An undiscovered jewel of a film., July 30, 2002
By Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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Not everybody will like this film. Three people out of the one hundred and seventy five reviewers here didn't like it. And fifteen more out of the remaining one hundred and seventy two gave it three or four stars, leaving one hundred and fifty seven who thought this an absolutely great movie against eighteen who didn't.

So I think I'm safe enough to say you'll like this movie even if reading about it doesn't make it sound that exciting. The bottom line is that this movie is so very human. The boys who are obsessed with rockets are normal, every day boys sparked with enthusiasm about what can be done. They are following their own stars, their own sense of what is right for them, against the opposition of those who don't understand.

And so, there is a story for each and every one here, a very real story about following your own star, not somebody else's. Yes, it's a feel good movie, but it achieves this through the power of the true story, not out of viewer manipulation.

Very highly recommended.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My inspiration, January 1, 2000
By Victor I. (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: October Sky (DVD)
Do you feel constrained in your job? Are you an unhappy student? Then this movie is for you. I first watched the rental and I was deeply touched and inspired by it. I right away decided that this movie is worth owning, so I bought myself a copy. I don't regret it. Every time I watch it, it makes me re-evaluate my life and inspires me to go after what I value most. It makes me realize that I, too, can do what most people will tell me is impossible. It inspires me to keep trying and keep dreaming. You must own this movie so it touches and inspires everyone who visits your home.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best inspirational movie
This movie could inspire any one that they could accomplish any thing.
There are even lesson plans to go with it on the internet.
Published 20 days ago by Eleanor Campbell

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet! Charming! Delightful to watch
This is based on a real life however still has a lot of dramatic elements to the delight of the viewers. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gautam De

5.0 out of 5 stars Review for October Sky
October Sky is a movie about a young boy who gets smitten with rockets. There are many great scenes in this movie, but the one I like is O. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Richard Davidson Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Will delight and Inspire
With so many reviews already online, I just wanted to add my vote to the many that affirm the rewards of viewing this excellent film. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Lee-Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Special Story About A Young Man's Dreams
A wonderful movie based on a true story from the late 1950s. Homer Hickam is a young man struggling to find his identity as he dreams about space, rockets, and getting out of the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Buckminster

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Rocket Boys
Outstanding movie documenting the budding interest of small town boys in rocketry.......which later led to a NASA position for one. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sandra K. OConnor

5.0 out of 5 stars October Sky
I am not pleased with the size of the picture on the screen. It does not cover the full screen and I am disappointed. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Barbara Croxton

4.0 out of 5 stars Based on a true story
A beautiful and inspiring story of a 17-year-old boy who dreams of sending a rocket into space in the West Virginia coal mining town of Coalwood. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ruth J. Bernardo

3.0 out of 5 stars October Sky DVDs
Three of the four DVDs were fine. The fourth keeps stopping when it is played. Very unfortunate as 25 people were watching.
Published 7 months ago by P. Edison

4.0 out of 5 stars Takes One Back To A Childhood In The '50
This is a fine drama and a nice change of pace from today's more hectic and loud films. It is another solid based-on-a-true store, which still means much of it could be made up... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Craig Connell

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