list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around October Sky on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/October_Sky/130792/default.aspx Title: October Sky
Year: 1999
Director: Joe Johnston
Plot: NASA engineer Homer H. Hickam, Jr.'s autobiography provided the basis for this drama about a teenager coming of age at the dawn of the space race. In 1957, Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a high school student in Coalwood, West Virginia when the Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. While most of his friends and neighbors react with fear or distrust, Homer is instantly fascinated and begins studying everything he can find on jet and rocket design. While many of Homer's friends are puzzled by his new obsession, several new friends share his enthusiasm, and with the encouragement of his teacher (Laura Dern), Homer and his fellow "Rocket Boys" begin designing and launching their own homemade missiles. However, Homer's father (Chris Cooper) takes a dim view of his son's interest in rockets and is convinced Homer's future should be the same as his own, working in the local coal mines. October Sky mixes the drama of traditional family conflicts with a nostalgic glimpse of life in the mid-50's and a look at the earliest days of our journey into space. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:38:54 GMTOctober Sky1999Joe JohnstonNASA engineer Homer H. Hickam, Jr.'s autobiography provided the basis for this drama about a teenager coming of age at the dawn of the space race. In 1957, Homer Hickam (<a href="/players/P____29408/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jake Gyllenhaal</a>) is a high school student in Coalwood, West Virginia when the Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. While most of his friends and neighbors react with fear or distrust, Homer is instantly fascinated and begins studying everything he can find on jet and rocket design. While many of Homer's friends are puzzled by his new obsession, several new friends share his enthusiasm, and with the encouragement of his teacher (<a href="/players/P____18704/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Laura Dern</a>), Homer and his fellow "Rocket Boys" begin designing and launching their own homemade missiles. However, Homer's father (<a href="/players/P____14803/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chris Cooper</a>) takes a dim view of his son's interest in rockets and is convinced Homer's future should be the same as his own, working in the local coal mines. October Sky mixes the drama of traditional family conflicts with a nostalgic glimpse of life in the mid-50's and a look at the earliest days of our journey into space. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide11Tag Target (>10)1623http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t51844nefyd.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/October_Sky/130792/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/smooth_j/archive/2008/6/24/31651.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
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Body: Fire in the Sky was a frustrating film in that it had such promise and wasted about 3/4 of its runtime on an uninteresting and poorly acted/scripted human story. The story really is amazing...I've never been a sceptic of these things, and if there's a convincing case presented, I'll be the first to defend its better aspects. This movie definitely presented some kick-ass evidence and a really cool story. However, it was difficult to sit through and downright laughable during its drawn out interrogation and small-town angst sequences. There is nothing interesting about small-town ethics and stigma. And yet it continues to ruin promising movies, and it's making me sick. I first noticed this with the equally interesting yet stupidly crafted October Sky, and also the not-half-bad Rudy. It ran rampant in this movie, and I'm coming to the conclusion that this sort of tediousness in movies was really just a stamp of 90s cinema, and going back and watching all of my childhood favorites is proving to be a horrible and dream-crushing experience... Lastly, let me just say that the sci-fi and terror sequences of this movie DID in fact kick-ass. The scene in the space-ship was genuinely terrifying in every sense of the word, and the way in which the flash-backs are created really are great. During these few yet powerfully engulfing scenes, I found myself wishing that the entire movie had revolved around them. I wished that they had completely skipped the whole back-woods investigation and terribly over-acted characters that made up almost the entire movie.
]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:34:09 GMTSmooth_JSmooth_J Blog6/24/2008 11:34:09 PMFire in the Sky was a frustrating film in that it had such promise and wasted about 3/4 of its runtime on an uninteresting and poorly acted/scripted human story. The story really is amazing...I've never been a sceptic of these things, and if there's a convincing case presented, I'll be the first to defend its better aspects. This movie definitely presented some kick-ass evidence and a really cool story. However, it was difficult to sit through and downright laughable during its drawn out interrogation and small-town angst sequences. There is nothing interesting about small-town ethics and stigma. And yet it continues to ruin promising movies, and it's making me sick. I first noticed this with the equally interesting yet stupidly crafted October Sky, and also the not-half-bad Rudy. It ran rampant in this movie, and I'm coming to the conclusion that this sort of tediousness in movies was really just a stamp of 90s cinema, and going back and watching all of my childhood favorites is proving to be a horrible and dream-crushing experience... Lastly, let me just say that the sci-fi and terror sequences of this movie DID in fact kick-ass. The scene in the space-ship was genuinely terrifying in every sense of the word, and the way in which the flash-backs are created really are great. During these few yet powerfully engulfing scenes, I found myself wishing that the entire movie had revolved around them. I wished that they had completely skipped the whole back-woods investigation and terribly over-acted characters that made up almost the entire movie. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jesusfadel/archive/2007/6/4/10138.aspx Post By: jesusfadel
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Post Date: 6/4/2007 7:47:43 PM
Body: i just saw this movie, like two days ago, for the first time since it came out on video. that was almost ten years ago. i was only 12. and back then i thought it was a good film, but actually now that i see it again i think it is by far one of Jake Gyllenhaal's best films. i fell in love with this movie all over again. it reminded me of my younger years and all the weird things i tried to do after school. it's an inspiration to me sort of like it was with Billy Elliot. this is a feel good movie. it will leave you feeling good. it is not excelent in all of it's elements but it still works. i read the book and usually after reading the book i hate the movie; not with October Sky. this film truelly captures the imagination that one day those four boys of Coalwood had.
]]>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:47:43 GMTjesusfadeljesusfadel Blog6/4/2007 7:47:43 PMi just saw this movie, like two days ago, for the first time since it came out on video. that was almost ten years ago. i was only 12. and back then i thought it was a good film, but actually now that i see it again i think it is by far one of Jake Gyllenhaal&#39;s best films. i fell in love with this movie all over again. it reminded me of my younger years and all the weird things i tried to do after school. it&#39;s an inspiration to me sort of like it was with Billy Elliot. this is a feel good movie. it will leave you feeling good. it is not excelent in all of it&#39;s elements but it still works. i read the book and usually after reading the book i hate the movie; not with October Sky. this film truelly captures the imagination that one day those four boys of Coalwood had. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Great/MemberTagFilms.aspxGreat
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