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October Sky - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Although set in West Virginia, the film was actually shot in Tennessee, mainly because of weather concerns. Ironically, the weather turned bad (including tornadoes) and delayed production by several weeks.
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The boys rarely tested a single rocket per day. They often manufactured several rockets and tested them in sequence. The rocket that hit Homer's father's office during their early testing, when they were launching rockets near the mine, was actually the last rocket of several they launched that day.
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