there be an old saying that relate to the rouse new film by joe johnston that go something like this represent the man who think he can and the man who think he can not be both right . that be a highly presumptuous statement refer to self motivating and belief in an individual and which and in this movie and stand true even after road block and family trouble stand in the way . october sky be about a young man who believe in himself name homer hickam and grow up in a strict and traditional family in the 1950 . homer love in a small coal mining town where nearly every man grow up to be a miner . all of his friend and quentin and roy and and odell all think that their life after high school will be like everyone else . homer be not exit about that future . one night and while everyone stare at the sky and a russian space craft call sputnik pass overhead . this be something new for homer and and he find it spectacular and overwhelming . from this point on and his look at life will never be the same . first and he tell everyone that he want to work in the rocket scientist area for an occupation . flabbergast at what he say and his family pass that idea over their head and continue with life a usual his friend and however and think that this idea may have some potential . after all and quentin be a very smart individual when it come to this kind of thing . when the four friend start to test model rocket and and blow a white picket fence to smithereens and then what seem to be a forest fire be scar by them and theyre force to end their progress . the performance in this movie be absolutely rivet from start to finish . all of the actor give performance a if this be the real mumbo jumbo here . stand out in all of the glory represent laura dern a miss riley . this very well may be academy award material if the judge can remember back to the beginning of the year when this film be release . the character be also extremely well develop . not only to the filmmaker give clear and apparent reason why homer be interested in the subject and but they also explain to the audience how they be succeed in their studding of rocketry . we clearly understand all of the character motif and belief and especially the father and who be bent over on everlasting tradition . the film and unfortunately and lose some of it momentum at mid point because of a silly and recycled romantic sub plot involve homer love interest and how his brother steal her from him . this type of this be become so awfully common in high school movie and not that this film be aim at high schoolers . the actor stare at each other mindlessly and like the be in a trance . i put up with it without complain in 1997 invent the abbot and but i have have just about enough this . but that be just a minor complaint . with an authentic look time period and cinematography worth an oscar and clip of the real life homer and friend at the end and whom all hit it big with their dream and especially homer and this be the first great film of 1999 .