Jake Gyllenhaal was becoming quite the heartthrob and was chosen for to play young Homer Hickam in "October Sky." He was 17 years old, the same age as his character, during filming. But it was his ...

October Sky is a very charming coming-of-age drama about the impact that ... Based on an incredible true story, October Sky stars a young Jake Gyllenhaal as the teenage rocket enthusiast Homer ...

As Jake Gyllenhaal ... he began acting at age 11 with a small role in the Billy Crystal comedy “City Slickers.” He went on to headline the inspirational biopic “October Sky” in 1999 ...

14. "October Sky" (1999) Gyllenhaal was 17 when he landed the lead role in this coming-of-age drama in which he plays Homer H. Hickam Jr., the son of a coal miner who has aspirations of working on ...

Jake Gyllenhaal could do absolutely ... Crystal’s son in “City Slickers” at age 10 and breaking out as NASA engineer Homer Hickam in “October Sky” at 18 — he leaned on a lesson ...