October Sky 1999 PG, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Johnston Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Natalie Canerday, Scott Miles, Randy Stripling, Chris Ellis
"October Sky" is the true story of Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal). Born in a West Virginia coal-mining town, Homer was ready to follow his father into the mines UNTIL the Russians launched Sputnik on 5 October 1957. That single event redirected Homer's future as, undaunted by his mine-superintendent father's (Chris Cooper) reticence, he entered the space age to become a NASA engineer.
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The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option 2000 R, 91 min. Genre: Action aka: The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option
Director: Robert Radler Cast: Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Patrick Kilpatrick, Bill Nunn, Tim Abell, Grayson Fricke, Simon Rhee, Scott Miles, Brian Beegle, Samantha Thomas
In this episode of the series, ex-mercenary Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams) goes underground as a teacher at a private military school to deal with a neo-Nazi group of cadets intent on taking over the school–and, they are well-armed.
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| 1. October Sky (1999)
2. The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2000) aka: The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option
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