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Moving along from Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s breakthrough last week, this week we are dis cussing her brother Jake\u2019s! Senior Entertainment writer for Thrillist Esther Zuckerman joins us to talk about middle school classroom mainstay and union-agnostic true story, 1999\u2032s\u00a0October Sky<\/i>. The film starred Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickham Jr., as young West Virginian who bucked the pressure to join the mining industry to study rockets, leading to a career at NASA. With Laura Dern as his doting teacher and Chris Cooper as his gruff unsupportive father, the film was sold as a family film early in the year and gained some momentum before becoming ultimately forgotten by Oscar.<\/p>\n
This episode, we look at Jake\u2019s career evolutions from awkward love interest to older actresses to action to lovable weirdo and back to action star mode. We also discuss the career of director Joe Johnston, WGA nominees that were not nominated by the Academy, and Chris Cooper\u2019s evolution from noteworthy character actor to noteworthy stern dad.<\/p>\n
Topics also include, Universal\u2019s 1999 awards slate and the Best Supporting Actor lineup that year, Peter Parker\u2019s landlord, and Esther\u2019s upcoming Oscar fashion history book\u00a0Beyond the Best Dressed<\/i>\u00a0(Preorder\u00a0HERE<\/a>!).<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!
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