October Sky - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "October Sky"

October Sky (1999)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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The novel the film is based on is called "Rocket Boys." The Universal studio considered this title commercially unviable, so a compromise was chosen. It was in October that the film's protagonist first saw a satellite in the sky and became obsessed with the idea of building a rocket.
The place where the film’s heroes tested their rockets still exists today; it is now a large field. It is located in the town of Coalwood in West Virginia. Every year, a festival called the "October Sky Festival" is held there.
It was rare for only one rocket model to be tested in a single day. They often tested several in a row. The model that ended up in Homer’s father’s office was the last one tested that day.
The novel on which the film is based is called "Aviamodelisty" (Rocket Boys). At Universal Studios, this title was deemed uncommercial, and a compromise option was chosen. It was in October that the film's protagonist first saw a satellite in the sky and became obsessed with the idea of building a rocket.

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