Movie: October Sky

Top 10 Billed Cast

Laura Dern
Laura Dern

Miss Riley

Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal

Homer Hickam

Chris Owen
Chris Owen

Quentin Wilson

Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper

John Hickam

William Lee Scott
William Lee Scott

Roy Lee

Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg

O'Dell

Natalie Canerday
Natalie Canerday

Elsie Hickam

Elya Baskin
Elya Baskin

Ike Bykovsky

Chris Ellis
Chris Ellis

Principal Turner

Scott Thomas
Scott Thomas

Jim Hickam

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