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Based on Homer H. Hickman's memoir "Rocket Boys," this film begins in 1957 with Russia's historic launch of the Sputnik satellite and chronicles its impact on a group of boys in West Virginia.

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Release Date:
DVD: January 25, 2005
Video: February 15, 2000
Theatrical: February 19, 1999
MPAA Rating: PG for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements
Running Time: 108 minutes, Color
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By:
Joe Johnston
Written By:
Lewis Colick
Homer H. Hickam Jr. (book Rocket Boys)
Cast:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Chris Cooper
Laura Dern
Chris Owen
William Lee Scott
Chad Lindberg
Natalie Canerday
Scott Miles

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