I was already sick of October Sky shortly after it came out on video. The movie didn't do much business during its theatrical run, but word of mouth turned it into a sleeper hit. But that's not why I was sick of it. I was sick of it because, at the time, I was doing a lot of substitute teaching, and on at least three different occasions in a month's time, I filled in for science teachers who had me show this goddamn movie to every one of their classes. I sat through October Sky an ungodly 15 times in less than a month. Don't get me wrong...it's a terrific film, one of the best true family pictures of the past 20 years, but there hasn't been a movie ever made worth sitting through that many times in such short succession. Against my will, I've committed whole scenes of dialogue to memory, and even now, I could spew back whole sections of the movie verbatim. When this special edition was passed on to me for review, I swallowed hard, beat down the Vietnam-like flashbacks of substitute teaching at various middle schools, and vowed to revisit the film yet again with an open mind, desperately trying to pretend I was watching it for the first time. For the most part, I succeeded. While it may not have been a box-office hit, it was a huge seller on DVD, and so the real question is whether or not this special edition, with some added bonus features, is worth investing in. If it's just the film you love, I'd have to say no. But if you're dying to know more about the people who inspired it, my answer is a resounding yes.