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February 12, 1999
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Theatrical Release Date:
02/12/1999
DVD Release Date:
07/27/1999
Run Time:
108min.
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Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Universal
MPAA Rating:
PG for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements.
Genre(s):
Family
Plot: NASA engineer Homer H. Hickam, Jr.'s autobiography provided the basis for this drama about a teenager coming of age at the dawn of the space race. In 1957, Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a high school student in Coalwood, West Virginia when the ... Read More
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fabulous movie. I was one of those high school kids that was swept away by Sputnik. Briefly joined the Connecticut Rocket Society and did my physics project on nose cone shape and its effect on defle... cting heat upon re-entry. Worked like a charm. Been a fan of NASA ever since. Go generation of the 50s and 60s!!! Full Review
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