Question: In what film does Jake Gyllenhaal play a coal miner's son, who gets inspired by the 1957 launch of "Sputnik 1", to take up rocketry?
Sentence (from "Jake Gyllenhaal filmography"): In 1999, Gyllenhaal starred in the Joe Johnston-directed drama "October Sky"; the film was received warmly by critics, and Gyllenhaal's portrayal of the NASA engineer Homer Hickam was praised.
Relevant evidence: Yes