Drama / Family /

Score: 76.6%( 1269 votes )

Overview: Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.

Cast:

Laura Dern
Miss Riley

Jake Gyllenhaal
Homer Hickam

Chris Owen
Quentin Wilson

Chris Cooper
John Hickam

William Lee Scott
Roy Lee

Chad Lindberg
O'Dell

Natalie Canerday
Elsie Hickam

Ilya Baskin
Ike Bykovsky

Chris Ellis
Principal Turner

Scott Thomas
Jim Hickam

Randy Stripling
Leon Bolden

Courtney Cole-Fendley
Dorothy Platt

David Dwyer
Jake Mosby

Terry Loughlin
Mr. Dantzler

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