who else cried at this movie? - October Sky (1999) Discussion

[–] jbphill84 17 years ago

Me too! I cried when he asked his dad why he went to events with his other brother and not him. Also, when the teacher was in the hospital dying. This is such an uplifting movie.

No matter where life takes you, always keep swinging.

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[–] fridisen92 17 years ago

Yeah, omg, i cried too when his dad came. This was such a beautiful movie! I truly recommend this to those who haven't seen it!

"Love is a force of nature"

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[–] woahatree 17 years ago

i laughed.

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[–] mckenziefan-1 17 years ago

Why would you laugh? It was a nice touching scene. Sure it's used in a lot of movies, but then it actually happens a lot in real life. I have a copy of this movie, since I like science and watch it every now and again. I mist over at some of the scenes.

"Life is a lemon and I want my money back" -Meat Loaf/Steinman-

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[–] lara_dynamite 17 years ago

My friend burst out laughing at Mrs. Riley's death. To this day, the phenomenon has yet to be explained haha.

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[–] themagichat 17 years ago

You laughed because you're completely ignorant, or didn't follow the movie well at all. She had Hodgkin's disease which is a form of cancer of the lymph nodes. Not something I'd laugh about.

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[–] hello_amith 17 years ago

yeah... i did...!!

also wen the rocket boys team wins the first prize and the scholarship...

(wen a guy tells Homer that the person who jus shook his hands was dr. Von Braun ...)

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[–] heidih_123 17 years ago

I cried throughout the whole movie. It was amazing. I saw it for the first time today. Amazing.

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[–] ElaineofAstolat 17 years ago

Every year we watch this for some class and I ALWAYS cry! Everybody makes fun of me but I can't help it. It's just so touching!

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[–] rwsmith29456 17 years ago

All the events toward the end were pretty emotional. Expecially his Dad finally coming to a launch and his Dad and his teacher dying. I got a little choked up and my wife did a full fledged cry.

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[–] xlil_devilzx 17 years ago

*raises hand* Yep, and we watched this in SCHOOL too! I had to hold them back...lol, I think this guy sitting beside me was crying too, he was rubbing his eye.

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[–] sometimey 17 years ago

Sobbed like a baby!!! Many times. Maybe I'm hormonal...LOL!

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[–] whteguy88 17 years ago

It sounds dumb but I believe it's because when we watch a movie (usually a good one) and we get into it, we fall into the shoes of the character and feel all their emotions and all their desires. We all wished for our dad's love in the middle of the movie and it really felt like that was YOUR dad who came to YOUR show at the end. Get it?

It touches some people because they, in general, wish they could have a good relationship with their fathers. What got me personally when I first saw the ending was it got me thinking, "Man, my dad wouldn't come to my show like that..." which was kind of a bad thing to think, but that's how I really felt about him, he was almost never there. But when I was in jail, he visited me the first night... and every couple of nights (where he would find me crying on the table). So I watched the movie again and I appreciate it more.

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[–] comlampe 17 years ago

True - but I also got to say, Chris Cooper did quite a good job there.

Regards, Marco

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[–] vickmankw07 17 years ago

i cried when homer is telling his father that the scientist isnt his hero- he is as he slowly descends into the dark mine...it was a classic scene

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[–] wfskoko-1 17 years ago

That scene gets me everytime.

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