Jake Gyllenhaal

Chris Cooper

Chris Owen

Laura Dern

William Lee Scott

Chad Lindberg

Natalie Canerday

Ilya Baskin

Chris Ellis

Scott Thomas

Randy Stripling

Courtney Cole-Fendley

David Dwyer

Terry Loughlin

Kaili Hollister

David Copeland

Don Henderson Baker

Tom Kagy

Donald Thorne

Justin Whitsett

Larry Rue

Neva Howell

Terry Nienhuis

Brady Coleman

Rick Forrester

Terrence Gibney

Doug Swander

Keeli Hale Kimbro

Mark Jeffrey Miller

Blaque Fowler

Don Tilley

Rockford Davis

John Bennes

Jonathan Fawbush

Larry Black

Frank Schuler

Tommy Smeltzer

Charles Lawlor

Tom Turbiville

Ida Ginn

Richard Lumpkin

Mark W. Johnson

Don Taylor

Don G. Campbell

Liz Byler

Bradford Ryan Lund

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Dave Hager

Ray Elder

Andy Stahl

Joe Digaetano

Thomas Taylor

David Ducey

Jenny Patterson

O. Winston Link

Lewis Colick

Joe Johnston

Julie D'Antoni

Jeff Galpin

Russell Towery

John Fagan

Brenda K. Wachel

Cliff Cudney

Robert Vazquez

David Brian Martin

Terry Arthur

Nancy Foy

Mark Isham

Barry Robison

Robert Dalva

Chris L. Spellman

Fred Murphy

Lynn Barber

Larry Franco

Betsy Cox

Tony Fanning

Leigh Ann Yandle

Homer H. Hickam Jr.

Marc Sternberg

Peter Cramer

Julie Callihan

Charles Gordon

Mike Smith

Zane Weiner

Betsy Magruder

Jonathan McGarry

Gloria Belz

Susan Mills

Jim Mitchell

Andrew Menzies

Mark S. Miller

Howell Gibbens

Tom Carlson

Beka Wilson

Alan Hook

Michealle Vanderpool

Mary H. Ellis

Bill 'Splat' Johnson

William G. Davis

Elizabeth Kenton

Joe E. Rand

Drama

October Sky

Universal Pictures

United States of America

'October Sky' got me in the feels. I tend to (unintentionally) be a bit of a hardnose when it comes to fiction (even if a biopic) making an impact, but it does occasionally happen and this is one of those times. Weirdly too, because it is cheesy/cliché/whatever, but it worked tremendously for me.

I felt my heartstrings tug a fair number of times throughout, culminating with those lovely final few scenes; I was actually welling up, would you believe? Any longer and tears may have been shed *shudder*. I've basically only seen one movie this last month - what has the break done to me?!

Humour aside, I did love this though. I've said it before, but to be honest if you give me what I consider to be great cast performances then I'm practically sold on the film upon that coming to fruition. Jake Gyllenhaal is terrific (this still doesn't surpass 'Source Code', mind) as lead.

Chris Cooper is ace, as are Laura Dern and Natalie Canerday. Chris Owen (Sherminator!), Chad Lindberg (Jesse!) and William Lee Scott (eh... well, Roy Lee as of now!) are good supports to Gyllenhaal as well. Even the likes of Elya Baskin and Randy Stripling add needed small bits.

The music is good too, especially towards the end; early on it kinda goes with what I said about the flick being a tad cheesy and/or cliché. I would describe the movie as that to be frank, but that is more endearing than anything else. I'm fine with those things if it works, which it pleasantly does here.

Joe Johnston really went back-to-back with this and 'Jumanji'. Impressive!

English

October Sky trailer