Canerday, in an interview by phone from Arkansas, said making "October Sky" was her favorite experience ... actor is and she is quick to say Chris Cooper, who played her husband and Homer's ...

“October Sky” is the story of a teenager named Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who lives in Coalwood, W.Va., where everyone — including his coal-mining father (Chris Cooper) — expects him ...

It was a roll of the dice for director Spike Jonze, casting Chris Cooper, an actor identified ... (“American Beauty”), stern father (“October Sky”), and humorless spymaster (“The Bourne ...

The small-town triumph movie “October Sky” succeeds by carefully ... overworked father (Chris Cooper), who spends his days in backbreaking labor underground or fighting management battles ...

He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including American Beauty (1999), October Sky (1999), The ... the Wikipedia article Chris Cooper, licensed under ...

When Chris Cooper signs on to do a movie – something ... who’d worked with Gyllenhaal twice before, in 1999’s “October Sky” and six years later in “Jarhead.” ...

October Sky tells the true story of a young man pursuing rocket science, despite his father's wishes. Catch up with the stars of the celebrated 1999 film.

Homer’s dad (Chris Cooper) works in the local coal mine and tries to convince Homer he’s destined for the same future. Natalie Canerday plays the mother. The good: This film shows what ...

How many Broadway shows has Chris Cooper been in? Chris Cooper has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows. How many West End shows has Chris Cooper been in? Chris Cooper has not appeared in the West End.