| October Sky Review |
| by Greg King |
| OCTOBER SKY (PG).
(Universal/UIP)
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, Laura Dern, William Lee
Scott, Chad Lindberg, Chris
Ellis.
A beautifully wrought, touching and sensitive coming of age
tale set in small town...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Across a starry October sky in 1957 a single object shined like a shooting
star in slow motion over the little town of Coalwood, West Virginia. This
spark, the Soviet satellite Sputnik, ignited the wick-like gaze of one
miner's son, Homer (Gyllenhaal);...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Long Che Chan |
| Today, most of the teenage flicks are about high schoolers getting into
grotesque, drunken situations involving sex, drugs, booze, and
violence. While Welcome to the Dollhouse did it all sensibly,
Jawbreaker, Varsity Blues, and the like are all examples...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| Everyone I talked to loved Patch Adams, and yet the critics completely
lambasted it. Here is a movie that I'm sure the movie-going public and
professional critics can agree on. They're saying that October Sky is
the first great movie of 1999, and they're...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Jamie Peck |
| OCTOBER SKY
Reviewed by Jamie Peck
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Rating: ***1/2 (out of ****)
Universal / 1:48 / 1999 / PG (minor langauge)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal; Chris Cooper; Chris Owen; William Lee Scott;...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| October Sky is a rare oddity in cinema: a self-proclaimed "uplifting"
film that is actually uplifting! Based on the autobiographical book by
Homer Hickam, Rocket Boys, October Sky tells the struggle of four boys
reaching for their dream. more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| *** (out of 4) I liked OCTOBER SKY and was moved by it in all the right
ways. But it's a movie that doesn't stand up to review very well.
Two-dimensional characters and a trite story (even though it's based on
a true story) almost force me to give it a...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Aaron Michaels |
| Hello everyone. This is my first review posting on the
rec.arts.movies.reviews newsgroup. Please give me any criticism you
have. Thank you and enjoy my review of... more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Zach McGhee |
| At the core of October Sky, there is the overly convoluted and melodramatic
story, shoved down the throats of its audience, about four high school kids in
a small town trying to win a science fair. Thankfully, the film itself has much
more depth and...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Ryan Davis |
| A small town boy makes it big isn’t exactly the most
original of ideas, far from it. Although there is something about the
story of seventeen year old Homer Hickman (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his
friends trying to get out of their small mining town, that is...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| OCTOBER SKY (1999) *** Directed by Joe Johnston. Written by Lewis Colick,
based on the book "Rocket Boys," by Homer H. Hickam Jr.. Photography, Fred
Murphy. Editing, Robert Dalva. Production design, Barry Robison. Music,
Mark Isham. Producers, Charles...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by jbarlow AT earthling DOT net |
| STARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen,
Laura Dern, Natalie Canerday, William Lee
Scott, Chad Lindberg
DIRECTOR: Joe Johnston
WRITER: Lewis Colick
RATED: PG
RELEASED: 1999 more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Alex Fung |
| OCTOBER SKY (Universal - 1999)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen,
William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday
Screenplay by Lewis Colick, based on the book "Rocket Boys" by
Homer H. Hickam
Produced by Charles...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| OCTOBER SKY (1999) *** Directed by Joe Johnston. Written by Lewis Colick,
based on the book "Rocket Boys," by Homer H. Hickam Jr.. Photography, Fred
Murphy. Editing, Robert Dalva. Production design, Barry Robison. Music,
Mark Isham. Producers, Charles...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| October Sky **1/2
rated PG
starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern
written by Lewis Colick
based on the book "Rocket Boys" by Homer H. Hickam Jr.
directed by Joe Johnston more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| I often say that the reason why the movies continue to dominate year
after year and set new box office records is because they know how to
play on our sub conscious minds better than any other medium. Music
used to be that way but has lost sight of its...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Ryan Ellis |
| Pure honesty and boyish enthusiasm are two traits that far too
many films in this decade don't care to embrace. As a result,
recurring criticisms of countless pictures is that they're not
believable, they're unlikable, or the whole project is just...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| To a certain extent, Joe Johnston's fact-based film is every bit the piece
of manipulation its advertising suggests. In 1957, after seeing the Soviet
satellite Sputnik traverse the October sky (we have a title!), young Homer
Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) and...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by LARRY MCGILLICUDDY |
| Rating: **1/2 (out of 4)
Directed by Joe Johnston
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Owen, Laura Dern, Chris Cooper,
William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: In Coalwood, West Virginia, 1957 a
boy uses model rocketry to escape the fate of a
career digging coal. With the inspiration of one
high school teacher and the drive to follow his
curiosity...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| Denial is not just a river in Egypt -- sometimes it's the key to success.
Although current wisdom says that living in that body of water is a bad idea,
at times you have to look reality square in the face and ignore it. Of course
most of the time, you'll...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
| When _Star Wars_ came out some twenty years ago, the image of traveling
throughout the stars has become a commonplace image. When the Millenium
Falcon moves throughout the stars, we see constellations, meteor
showers, and cool space-ships. When Han...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| October Sky (1999)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, William Lee Scott, Chris Owen, Chad
Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Laura Dern, Scott Miles, Scott Thomas,
Courtney Fendley, "Big Frank" Schuler, Kailie Hollister, Jeff Galpin, O.
Winston Link. Screenplay...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Ernest Lilley |
| Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal (Homer Hickam) , Chris Cooper (John Hickam), William Lee
Scott (Roy Lee), Chad Lindberg (O'Dell), Chris Owen (Quentin), Laura Dern (Miss
Riley), Natalie Canerday (Elsie Hickam) more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| The week after the release of 'Blast from the Past' (set partly in the
early 1960's), 'October Sky' opened in American theaters. Set around
the time of the Sputnik launch, 'Sky' is the superior of the two films. more |
| October Sky Review |
| by James Sanford |
| There are undoubtedly thousands of kids in America who are growing up in
dismal situations similar to that of Homer Hickam, the young hero of
"October Sky," and for them, this movie could provide a much-needed shot
of inspiration. more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Joe Johnston.
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad
Lindberg, Laura Dern, Natalie Canerday.
1999 - 108 minutes
Rated PG (for mild profanity).
Reviewed February 20, 1999. more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Joe Joohnston
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William
Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday
Screenplay: Lewis Colick (book by Homer H. Hickam Jr.)
Producers: Larry J. Franco, Charles Gordon
Runtime: 108 min.
US...more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| To transform imagination into reality takes determination, self-confidence
and the courage to listen only to that inner voice, tuning out the
nay-sayers all about you. more |
| October Sky Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| OCTOBER SKY
(Universal)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott,
Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Laura Dern.
Screenplay: Lewis Colick, based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" by Homer
Hickam Jr.
Producers: Charles Gordon and...more |
