What are the differences in october sky book and movie?
There are many changes between the book and the movie, some are
minor (like hair color), here are a few:
In the book, Homer gets the autograph picture of Von Braun for
Christmas. In the movie, he gets the picture for his birthday along
with a chocolate bar.
In the book, Homer is 14. In the movie, he is 17.
Some of the characters in the book do not appear in the movie.
For example, Sherman Siers from the book does not appear in the
film.
Jimmie O'Dell Caroll and Sherman Siers from the book story are
combined into one character: Sherman O'Dell.
In the book, Homer's father's name is Homer Hickam Sr. In the
film, it is John Hickam. It is also not mentioned in the film that
Homer's name is Homer Hickam Jr.
In the book, Homer's nickname is Sonny. He is not called this in
the movie.
Daisy Mae, the cat, does not appear in the movie.
In the movie, Homer drops out of school to work in the mine. In
reality, Homer never dropped out of school.
In the book Jim has blond hair; in the movie, he has brown
hair