Release October Sky




1 release

1.1 box office
1.2 critical reception
1.3 accolades





release
box office

october sky opened on february 19, 1999 in 1,495 theaters , had opening weekend gross of $5,905,250. @ widest theater release, 1,702 theaters showing movie. movie has had total lifetime gross of $34,675,800 worldwide.


critical reception

the film received critical acclaim film critics. review aggregator rotten tomatoes reports 90% out of 72 critics gave film positive review, rating average of 7.6/10. critic s consensus states: rich in sweet sincerity, intelligence, , old-fashioned inspirational drama, october sky coming-of-age story heart match hollywood craftsmanship. metacritic gave film 71 rating these being dubbed favorable reviews based on 23 professional critic reviews of movie.


many critics tend commend movie values, family, , inspirational aspects. lot of reviews focus on main character s relationship father , on actors performances. roger ebert recognized film doesn t simplify father bad guy or tyrant. understandably wants son follow in footsteps, , 1 of best elements of movie in breaking free, respecting father. movie has deep values.


joe leydon of variety reviewed film , called it, immensely entertaining , unabashedly inspirational.


james wall of christian century describes film s concentration on father-son relationship @ times painful watch. there no winners or losers when sons go separate ways. october sky not illustrate parenting; rather, evokes realization since parents have limited vision of how shape children s future, job requires huge amount of love , lot of divine assistance. however, reviews, such 1 entertainment weekly , tv guide, claim movie s highlight acting of jake gyllenhaal , chris cooper.


accolades

october sky won 3 awards, including: ocic award joe johnston @ ajijic international film festival 1999, critics choice movie awards best family film broadcast film critics association in 2000, , humanitas prize 1999 featured film category.


the film recognized american film institute in these lists:



2006: afi s 100 years...100 cheers – nominated




^ october sky . box office mojo. box office mojo. retrieved 28 july 2014. 
^ october sky. rotten tomatoes. flixster. retrieved 28 july 2012.
^ critic reviews october sky . metacritic. retrieved 31 july 2014. 
^ october sky review . rogerebert.com. ebert digital llc. retrieved 30 july 2014. 
^ wall, j.m. (1999). fathers , sons . cristian century. 116 (10): 331.  |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ schwarzbaum, lisa (march 5, 1999). rocket booster . entertainment weekly (475).  |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ mcdonagh, maitland. october sky review . tv guide. retrieved 31 july 2014. 
^ critic reviews october sky . metacritic. retrieved 31 july 2014. 
^ october sky awards . imdb.com. 
^ afi s 100 years...100 cheers nominees (pdf). retrieved 2016-08-14. 






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