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The Resource October sky, Universal Pictures presents ; directed by Joe Johnston ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; produced by Charles Gordon, Larry Franco, (videorecording)

October sky, Universal Pictures presents ; directed by Joe Johnston ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; produced by Charles Gordon, Larry Franco, (videorecording)

Label
October sky
Title
October sky
Statement of responsibility
Universal Pictures presents ; directed by Joe Johnston ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; produced by Charles Gordon, Larry Franco
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a mine superintendent and a mother determined to get him out of Coalwood, West Virginia, forever, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957
Cataloging source
ICrlF
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Fred Murphy ; edited by Robert Dalva ; music by Mark Isham
Dewey number
  • [Fic]
  • 813/.54
Intended audience
  • Young Adult
  • Young Adult
Intended audience source
Follett Library Resources
Language note
Soundtrack in English, French, or Spanish; subtitles in English, French, or Spanish
PerformerNote
Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, William Lee Scott, Chris Owen, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Elya Baskin, Chris Ellis, Laura Dern
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1980-
  • 1951-
  • 1973-
  • 1980-
  • 1956-
  • 1950-
  • 1943-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Gyllenhaal, Jake
  • Cooper, Chris
  • Scott, William Lee
  • Owen, Chris
  • Lindberg, Chad
  • Canerday, Natalie
  • Baskin, Elya
  • Ellis, Chris
  • Dern, Laura
  • Johnston, Joe
  • Colick, Lewis
  • Gordon, Charles
  • Franco, Larry J
  • Isham, Mark
  • Hickam, Homer H.
  • Universal Pictures (Firm)
Runtime
108
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hickam, Homer H
  • Hickam, Homer H
  • Hickam, Homer H
  • Aerospace engineers
  • Aerospace engineers
  • Aerospace engineers
  • Videodiscs
  • West Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • West Virginia
Target audience
adolescent
Technique
live action
Label
October sky, Universal Pictures presents ; directed by Joe Johnston ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; produced by Charles Gordon, Larry Franco, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the book by Homer H. Hickam, Jr
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999
  • "Based on a true story."
  • Includes optional feature-length commentary by Homer Hickam, Aiming high : the story of the rocket boys and Spotlight on location featurettes, production notes, and theatrical trailer
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen format; Special ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (1 hr., 48 min.)
Isbn
9781417013951
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192554421
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
25544
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (IMchF)fol10993224
  • 60276
System details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 in English, French, or Spanish; DTS 5.1 digital surround sound in English; region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
October sky, Universal Pictures presents ; directed by Joe Johnston ; screenplay by Lewis Colick ; produced by Charles Gordon, Larry Franco, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Based on the book by Homer H. Hickam, Jr
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999
  • "Based on a true story."
  • Includes optional feature-length commentary by Homer Hickam, Aiming high : the story of the rocket boys and Spotlight on location featurettes, production notes, and theatrical trailer
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen format; Special ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (1 hr., 48 min.)
Isbn
9781417013951
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192554421
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
25544
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (IMchF)fol10993224
  • 60276
System details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 in English, French, or Spanish; DTS 5.1 digital surround sound in English; region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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