October Sky (1999)
| Release Date | 19 February 1999 |
| US Box Office | $32,000,000 |
| Tagline | Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Family |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Fountain City Elementary School - 2910 Montbelle Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Coming-of-Age, Family Drama, Period Film |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups, Only Human |
| Themes | Fathers and Sons, Obsessive Quests |
| Tones | Rousing, Humorous, Sentimental, Warm, Heartwarming |
| Tags | Autobiography, Coal, Father, Mining Town, Rocket, Science Project, Space Race, Teenagers |
October Sky is a 1999 American drama film directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. It is based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist. Most of the film was shot in Morgan County, Tennessee, with parts being filmed in Roane County, Tennessee in the towns of Oliver Springs, Harriman, and Kingston, Tennessee.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt
David Dwyer
Jake Mosby
Kaili Hollister
Valentine Carmina
David Copeland
Coach Gainer
Don Henderson Baker
Jensen
Tom Kagy
Lenny
Donald Thorne
Trooper One
Justin Whitsett
Kid
Larry Rue
Neighbor
Neva Howell
Neighbor
Terry Nienhuis
Neighbor
Brady Coleman
Anderson
Rick Forrester
Roper
Terrence Gibney
Basil Thorpe
Doug Swander
Corvette Guy
Keeli Hale Kimbro
Corvette Girl
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Vernon
Blaque Fowler
Reverend
Don Tilley
Rescue Worker
Rockford Davis
Chemistry Teacher
John Bennes
Doctor
Jonathan Fawbush
Barney
Larry Black
Fred Smith
Frank Schuler
Moonshiner
Tommy Smeltzer
Man at Mine
Charles Lawlor
Miner
Tom Turbiville
Miner
Ida Ginn
Quentin's Mom
Richard Lumpkin
Judge at Welch
Mark W. Johnson
Union Official
Don Taylor
Union Official
Don G. Campbell
Mr. Morris
Liz Byler
Ivy League Girl
Bradford Ryan Lund
Ivy League Boy
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Judge at Indy
Dave Hager
Head Judge
Ray Elder
Tom Webster
Andy Stahl
Jack Palmer
Joe Digaetano
Wernher von Braun
Thomas Taylor
Miner in Elevator
David Ducey
Man in Crowd
Jenny Patterson
Nurse
O. Winston Link
Locomotive Engineer
Brian Keith
Coal Miner
Shawn Lindsay
Miner
Director
Writer
Lewis Colick
Producer
Peter Cramer
executive producer
Larry J. Franco
producer
Charles Gordon
producer
Marc Sternberg
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Fred Murphy
Editor
Robert Dalva
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Casting Director
Nancy Foy
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Production Designer
Barry Robison
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Art Director
Tony Fanning
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Set Decorator
Chris L. Spellman
Costume Designer
Betsy Cox
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Makeup Department
Lynn Barber
makeup supervisor
Gloria Belz
key makeup artist
Julie Callihan
makeup artist
Susan Mills
key hair stylist
Michelle Vanderpool-Kohrs
hair stylist
Beka Wilson
hair stylist
Leigh Ann Yandle
makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin
special makeup maker
Rachel Kick
makeup artist
Production Manager
Zane Weiner
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Betsy Magruder
first assistant director
Rusty Mahmood
second second assistant director
Matt Marshall
additional second assistant director
Jonathan McGarry
second assistant director
Art Department
Mark Bachman
graphic artist
Sheila Bartlett
painter
Joseph F. Beeco
construction foreman
Matthew Butler
on-set greens
Craig Byrom
construction foreman
Michael Calabrese
lead man
Jimmy L. Carmickle
construction foreman
William G. Davis
set designer
Edward G. Fitzgerald
swing gang
Ruby Guidara
buyer
Todd Hatfield
stand-by painter
Alan Hook
set designer
Whitney B. Kemp
prop assistant
Kevin Kropp
prop assistant
Eric Luling
on-set dresser
Alisa Lumbreras
scenic foreman
Andrew Menzies
assistant art director
Swift Moseley
greensman
John Patterson
construction foreman
Michael Pisani
set dresser
James Pyburn
construction foreman
C.J. Pyles
swing gang
John Rabasca
swing gang
Spencer Register
swing gang
Philip Schneider
property master
Fred Schwendel
swing gang
Manny Serrano
swing gang
Brian Stultz
lead scenic
Margaret A. Thigpen
swing gang
David Weathers
swing gang
Douglas Womack
construction coordinator
Susan Zeh
art department coordinator
Sound Department
Charlie Ajar Jr.
sound recordist
Michael C. Casper
sound re-recording mixer
Mary H. Ellis
production sound mixer
Bill Fibben
boom operator
Stephanie Flack
dialogue editor
Michael Geisler
sound designer
Howell Gibbens
supervising sound editor
Aaron Glascock
sound effects editor
Hilda Hodges
foley artist
Alan Holly
adr mixer
Elizabeth Kenton
supervising adr editor
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy
sound re-recording mixer
Greg W. Lowe
adr recordist
James Morioka
assistant sound editor
John Roesch
foley artist
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
Mark Zimbicki
cable person
Special Effects
Joe Digaetano
special effects supervisor
Bill Johnson
special effects makeup
Richard E. Perry
special effects
Gary Pilkinton
special effects
Dave Rigsby
special effects
Kathleen Tonkin
special effects
Robert Vazquez
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Joel Aron
sequence supervisor: ILM
Okan Ataman
sabre artist: ILM
Brent Bowers
CG technical support: ILM
Sean M. Casey
visual effects still photographer: ILM
Theresa Corrao
visual effects coordinator: ILM
Julie D'Antoni
visual effects production assistant: ILM
Krystyna Demkowicz
visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Pablo Helman
sabre supervisor: ILM
Kela Hicks
CG technical support: ILM
Patrick Jarvis
digital painter: ILM
Mickey McGovern
visual effects editor: ILM
Fred Meyers
visual effects principal engineer: ILM
Mark S. Miller
visual effects producer: ILM
Kristen Millette
CG technical support: ILM
Jim Mitchell
visual effects supervisor: ILM
Michelle Motta
CG technical support: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto
digital timing supervisor: ILM
Jonathan Wank
sabre artist: ILM
Craig Barron
visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Brett Northcutt
digital matte artist
Paul Rivera
digital composite supervisor: Mate World Digital
Stunts
Chris Bennett
stunts
John Fagan
stunts
Jeff Galpin
stunts
Robert Girard
stunts
David Brian Martin
stunts
Peter Peterson
stunts
Chad Rose
stunts
Mike Smith
stunts
Russell Towery
stunts
Robert Vazquez
stunts
Cliff Cudney
stunt double: Jake Gyllenhaal, stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Terry Arthur
rigging key grip
Jeff Becker
rigging gaffer
Khris Bennett
key rigging grip
Lewis Bowman
grip
Tom Clark
electrician
Fred Cooper
dolly grip
Stephen Crowley
best boy electric
David J. Duren
electrician
Brant S. Fagan
Steadicam operator
David Galbraith
first assistant camera
Jeffry Gordon
electrician
Brian Gunter
gaffer
Robert Hill Jr.
grip
Morgan Michael Lewis
key grip
Lee McLemore
grip
Bobby McMahan
second assistant camera
Greg Morse
24 frame video operator
Deana Newcomb
still photographer
Dee Nichols
grip
Van Redin
still photographer
Chris Rodriquez
grip
John 'Bones' Rogers
electrician
Paul Varrieur
camera operator
Jerome Williams
camera loader
Darryl Wilson
best boy grip
Dan Cornwall
gaffer: second unit, electrician
Douglas C. Hart
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Casting Department
Jo Doster
location casting
Diana Jaher
casting associate
Kim Petrosky
extras casting
Owen J. Rice
extras casting assistant
Kim McCray
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephen Brown
costumer
Fumie H. Carrera
seamstress
Stephen K. Randolph
key set costumer
Kelly Anne Ross
set costumer
Marciann Shapiro
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Steve Ansell
second assistant editor
Andi Kasen Bergman
assistant editor
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Todd Busch
first assistant editor
Anthony J. Camaioni
assistant editor
Eric Rigney
avid technician
Mike Stanwick
color timer
Robb Sullivan
assistant editor
Dale Jones
avid technician
Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson
music editor
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Peter Doell
assistant score recordist
Janice Hayen
music preparation
Stephen Krause
score recordist, score mixer
Ken Kugler
conductor, orchestrator
Sid Page
musician: solo violin
Joe E. Rand
music editor
Chris Ridenhour
assistant music preparation
Transportation Department
Cindy Parker
transportation coordinator
J.L. Parker
transportation coordinator
Mike Robinson
special driver
Other Crew
Charles Thomas Baxter
location manager
Gerald Bean
craft service
Michael Beaudin
assistant accountant
Emily S. Buckberry
dialogue consultant
Janet Campolito
assistant production coordinator
C.J. Drews
production assistant
David Fulton
unit publicist
John Griffin
production assistant
John Guss
production assistant
Rhonda Guthrie
production secretary
Alan Jacques
projectionist
Diane Johnson
craft service
Dana Kullerd
set production assistant
Eric Lasagna
first aid
Barrett J. Leigh
production assistant
Arthur J. Miller Jr.
railroad coordinator
John Polyhar
production assistant
Molly Proctor
payroll
Mike Revell
production accountant
Paul Schmitz
production assistant
Jeff Talman
assistant location manager
Thomas Taylor
advisor: mining
Cheryl A. Tkach
assistant: Mr. Franco and Mr. Johnston
Michael Tomlinson
location scout
Katie Willard Troebs
production coordinator
Brenda K. Wachel
script supervisor
Rennie Cowan
assistant avid technician
John Marston
location projectionist: substitute
Thanks
John J. Duncan Jr.
special thanks: U.S. Representative
Anne B. Pope
special thanks: Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, Executive Director
Don Sundquist
special thanks: Tennessee Governor
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
CIC Vídeo
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MCA/Universal Home Video
Net5
Universal Pictures Benelux
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Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Universal Studios Home Video
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Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Matte World Digital
Miscellaneous
Capitol Studios
music recorded at
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
Howard Anderson Company, The
titles and opticals
IMAX
special thanks
L.A. Mad Dogs
adr voice casting
NBC News Archives
footage
Panavision
cameras and lenses
R.C. Baral & Co.
post-production accounting
Sony Classical
soundtrack
Tomkats Catering
catering
Universal Studios Sound Facilities
sound re-recording
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Joe Johnston
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Jumanji (1995)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
October Sky
The Pagemaster (1994)
The Rocketeer (1991)
The Wolfman (2010)
