This movie is based on a true story which takes place in Coalwood,.
The movie October Sky begins with the launching .
of Sputnik. Ms. Riley's class sits and listens as Sputnik flies.
through outerspace. This captures the attention of a student named .
Quentin. Quentin is not liked by most of the other students because .
he is smart and considered a "geek". After seeing Quentin's passion.
for science and rocket building fellow student Homer Hickam Jr.
becomes interested. Homer asks Quentin one day in lunch if he .
could teach him everything he knew about rocket building. This upset his .
friends Roy Lee and Odell because they believed talking to Quentin could.
be devastating to their reputation. Finally, Homer convinced his friends to .
help. They began to build rockets and try new and effective ways to.
get them to fly. In the process, they blew up Elsie's (Homer's Mom) new .
picket fence. Without the approval of John Hickam the boys still continue.
to rocket build. The eventually set up a rocket building laboratory in.
Homer's basement. They realize that they need help with welding and.
sanding on their rockets so they ask for the help of employees at the.
coal mine. After the launch of their first rocket Auk I they are told not to.
launch anymore rockets on company property and not to seek the help .
of the employees. Everyday they hike 8 miles to get off company .
property to launch rockets. They make a launch pad at an abandoned .
dump site which they call " Cape Coalwood". After stealing railroad.
tracks and and making explosives in the chemistry lab they have a launch .
and many of the people from the town come. This is the first rocket to fly.
in a semi- straight pattern and not explode. On Homer's 16th birthday he.
recieves an autographed picture from Werner Von Brahn who has been.
his inspiration in all of his rocket building. This upsets his father because.
he believes Homer is wasting his time with rocket building.
The film "October Sky" is a story based on true events that presents many important themes. ... Another of the main themes or messages in "October Sky" is the idea that opportunity can come knocking, but with it comes two sides - the possibilities it brings into our lives and also the things it can get in the way of. ...
In the movie, October Sky, Homer was determined to reach his goals. ... In October Sky, Homer and the "Rocket Boys" worked together as a team in order to complete their rocket. ... Teamwork proves important in the success of the movie, October Sky, but teamwork also proves important in the world today. ...
October Sky October Sky's is a story about a group of high school boys growing up in a coal mining West Virginia town. Homer throughout the story was faced with many different situations and grew up to be a young man because of them. Homer and his three friends face a certain conflict with ...
This is once again shown at the end of the movie when his father goes to see his son launch his last rocket into the sky. A song called "Satellite" by the Dave Matthews Band immediately entered my mind as soon as homer was looking up at the Sputnik satellite that soared above the October sky. As it was flying high, one of the villagers declared that it resembles a "diamond in the sky". ... When Tom Hanks is looking at the sky at night behind his house, and is placing his thumb in front of the moon and then taking it away, the bright light reminded me of that satellite. Also, when his fr...
The movie, "October Sky," is based on the true story of Homer Hickam Jr., a NASA scientist. ... "October Sky is a coming-of-age story with a heart to match its Hollywood craftsmanship" (October Sky 1999, Rottentomatoes). MetaCritic listed it with, "Generally Favorable Reviews," based on 23 professional critic reviews of the movie (Critic Reviews of October Sky, Metacritic). ... Filming for, "October Sky," began on February 23, 1998, approximately a year before the movie's public release. ... Another main theme in, "October Sky," is that opportunities bring potential and obstacle...
Pretend that you"re a firework display. You"re lighting up the dark sky with your dazzling brilliant lights and vivid colours. Thousands of people are watching you. They"re clapping and whistling and it's all because of you. Suddenly, you start to get dimmer. Your luminosity is muted. Ashes fall, an...
In his book, October Sky" he relates his own life story, focusing on his teenage years and his attempts to build a rocket with his friends. ... Seeing this event in the sky above his own backyard, Sonny felt as though he could touch the rocket. ...
