base on fact and this be the story of a teenager name homer hickam ( jake gyllenhaal ) and grow up in a coal town in west virginia where a boy usual destiny be to end up in the mine . but homer have his eye on the sky and a love for fly rocket and to the dismay of his mine foreman father and and the consternation of the townsfolk generally . a misfit for sure and he and three of his equally outcast buddy begin make rocket and which they fly from a patch of barren land eight mile out of town and so a to no long terrorize the community with their oft time errant rocket . unfortunately and most of the town and especially homer father ( chris cooper ) think that they be waste their time . however and the people become intrigued and soon start come out in drove to watch the rocketboys send off their homemade missile . only one teacher ( laura dern ) in the high school understand their effort and let them know that they could become contender in the national science fair with college scholarship be the prize . now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problem face them a they shoot for the star . director joe johnston have always be a famous name for his movie such a jumanji and jurassic park 3 and october sky surely stand above all of his other film . without any doubt and october sky be his best effort and obviously his best film . it not only a true story film extremely well and but even a a movie and it have every single thing and which be require for a top level cinema . and along with johnston extra ordinary direction and be some exceptional performance . jake gyllenhaal be around 19 and when this movie be release and he give a beautiful and natural performance . he be a perfect actor . chris cooper a his father and also give a very fine performance . the same go for laura dern and also she look beautiful . even the rest of the performance be extremely well . the background score be fine . highly inspiring movie and which lift up your spirit sky high . one of those movie which definitely inspire you for all of your life . an amazing inspiring movie along with load of entertainment . not to be miss .