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October Sky is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern.The screenplay by Lewis Colick, based on the book of the same name, tells the story of Homer H. Hickam Jr., a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes and eventually ...
Gyllenhaal's first lead role was in October Sky, Joe Johnston's 1999 adaptation of the Homer Hickam autobiography Rocket Boys, in which he portrayed a young man from West Virginia striving to win a science scholarship to avoid becoming a coal miner.
Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has appeared in over 35 motion pictures ... In 1999, Gyllenhaal starred in the Joe Johnston-directed drama October Sky; ...
Jake Gyllenhaal. Though it's ... Jake Gyllenhaal and Laura Dern in 'October Sky' Universal Pictures. The year 1999 is now rightfully regarded as one of the best in the history of film; ...
A low-key kind of love! Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeanne Cadieu have kept their romance on the down-low — but they still seem to be going strong. Us Weekly confirmed the duo's relationship in December ...
Jake Gyllenhaal and Girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu’s Relationship Timeline Gyllenhall and Cadieu met at a restaurant in New York City in 2018. Us Weekly confirmed their romance that December, and the ...
In Joe Johnston's biographical film October Sky, Dern played the teacher who is involved about amateur rocketry, launched by NASA engineer Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal). 2000–2011: Further film and television career
Cooper appeared in three acclaimed films in 2005: Jarhead (which reunited him with American Beauty director Sam Mendes and October Sky actor Jake Gyllenhaal); Capote; and Syriana. He also acted in the thriller Breach, playing real-life FBI agent and traitor Robert Hanssen.