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It's 1957 in Coalwood, West Virginia and while most of the town mines the earth, young Homer Hickman dreams of only the sky. Inspired by the dawn of the space age and the historic launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik, Homer enlists his two best buddies as well as the school's resident math geek to help him design and launch space rockets. After a series of disastrous crash landings, in particular... See Full Description
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Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 19, 1999 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$32,570,685 |
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