| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B+ |
| Run Time: | 108 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 25 Jan 2001 |
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October Sky
It's 1957 in Coalwood, West Virginia, and all roads point to the local coal mine. But when the first spacecraft, the Russian Sputnik, flies over the dusty town, high-school student Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) catches a glimpse of the bigger world and can no longer accept his presumed career. Get the movie review and more. »

Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for