108m; U.S.

Director: Joe Johnston

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen

Synopsis: This popular film is based on the true story of Homer Hickam, Jr., the introspective son of a West Virginia mine superintendent who nurtures his dream of sending rockets into outer space. Homer’s boyhood dreams become reality, changing his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood, McDowell County, in the late 1950’s. This fictionalized autobiography is based on the book Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, Jr.