1st part of movie review

October Sky by Joe Johnston

I. Direction:
The movie entitled "October Sky" was directed by Joe Johnston. This movie was indeed a good one. Everyone in this movie played their role in a very splendid way. All of the scenes are very much fitted in giving the idea of the film to the viewers. There is a good lighting lens effect in the movie. The director had done an excellent job in making the movie a success.

II. Cast:

a) Homer Hickam is the main character of the story. He is 14 years old boy that first wanted to be a football player inorder for him to go to college. He also doesn'st want to go to the mine because he is thinking that the mine could kill him. He is the main leader of the Rocket Boys, werethey build rockets because of he inspiration of Sputnik.

b) John Hickam is the father of Homer. He is also the boss of the mining company. He wants Homer to replace hi min the mine when he dies but when Homer started building rockets he never even bothered going in Homer's launching events.

c) Elsie Hickam is the very supportive mother of Homer. She always want the best for Homer even if it is against his husband, John Hickam.

d) Jim Hickam is Homer's older brother who likes playing football.

e) Ike Bykovsky is a worker in the Machinery, were he helped Homer build his first rocket. He liked working in the mine rather than in the machinery because he earns a lot of money in the mine.

f) Leon Bolden is the one who works in machine shop after Ike Bykovsky.

g) Ms. Freda Riley is the supportive teacher of Homer in building rockets. She is the one who inspired Homer in joining the Science fair in order to get a scholarship for college. She died after some time because of a disease.

h) Wernher Von Braun is a NASA engineer who inspires Homer so much in building rockets and to continue to pursue his dreams.

i) Quentin Wilson is an intelligent member of the Rocket Boys and the person who does most of the solving equations in the group in making the rocket better.

j) Sherman O'dell is the most emotional member of the Rocket Boys because of what happened to his father.

k) Roylee Cook is one of the Rocket Boys and Homer's bestfriend.