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.
Genres: Biography, Drama, Family
Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.parent-child-relationship, tmdb.small-town, tmdb.satellite, tmdb.biography, tmdb.rocket, tmdb.west-virginia + 59 more, tmdb.mining-accident, tmdb.teacher, tmdb.coal-mine, tmdb.1950s, tmdb.sputnik, tmdb.rocketry, mdblist.certified-fresh, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.miner, imdb.school-gymnasium, imdb.watching-tv, imdb.lens-flare, imdb.rolodex, imdb.dirty-face, imdb.science-fair-project, imdb.chemistry-lesson, imdb.stray-rocket, imdb.moonshine, imdb.rural-town, imdb.depleted-mine, imdb.rocket-launch, imdb.mine-shaft, imdb.national-science-fair, imdb.bus-journey, imdb.montage, imdb.miner-s-strike, imdb.hospital-visit, imdb.signed-photograph, imdb.17-year-old, imdb.18th-birthday, imdb.alcohol, imdb.rocket, imdb.hope, imdb.competition, imdb.nerd, imdb.theft, imdb.jealousy, imdb.scientist, imdb.drunkenness, imdb.hero, imdb.friendship, imdb.train, imdb.principal, imdb.police-officer, imdb.telephone-call, imdb.mining-town, imdb.earthquake, imdb.car-trouble, imdb.abusive-stepfather, imdb.1950s, imdb.high-school-student, imdb.coal-miner, imdb.letter, imdb.high-school-teacher, imdb.arrest, imdb.radio-broadcast, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.original-author-as-character, imdb.cigarette-smoking
Production companies: Universal Pictures
Country: United States
Languages:
English
