Apollo 13 (1995)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers (WGA):

Jim Lovell (book) &
Jeffrey Kluger (book) ...

Release Date:

30 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History

Tagline:

Houston, we have a problem.

Plot:

True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Astronaut | Moon | Apollo 13 | Lunar Mission

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 27 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton	...	Fred Haise
Kevin Bacon	...	Jack Swigert
Gary Sinise	...	Ken Mattingly
Ed Harris	...	Gene Kranz
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Marilyn Lovell
Mary Kate Schellhardt	...	Barbara Lovell
Emily Ann Lloyd	...	Susan Lovell
Miko Hughes	...	Jeffrey Lovell
Max Elliott Slade	...	Jay Lovell
Jean Speegle Howard	...	Blanch Lovell
Tracy Reiner	...	Mary Haise
David Andrews	...	Pete Conrad
Michele Little	...	Jane Conrad (as Michelle Little)
Chris Ellis	...	Deke Slayton

Also Known As:

Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and emotional intensity.

Runtime:

140 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | IMAX 6-Track (IMAX version)

Certification:

South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #33862)

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The scene of the Saturn V launch shows the horizontal service arms swinging back after the rocket's ignition. The arms swung back in milliseconds after ignition, once the rocket climbed to a height of two inches. In the movie the service-arms goes in one by one, but for real they went simultaneously.

Goofs:

Factual errors: This Movie incorrectly depicts the Apollo 13 Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle as being delivered to the Launch Pad on April 9, 1970 - two (2) days before launch. Much more "pad time" was required, and Apollo 13 was actually delivered to Launch Pad 39A on December 15, 1969.

Quotes:

Henry Hurt: I, uh, I have a request from the news people.
Marilyn Lovell: Uh-huh?
Henry Hurt: They're out front here. They want to put a transmitter up on the lawn.
Marilyn Lovell: Transmitter?
Henry Hurt: Kind of a tower, for live broadcast.
Marilyn Lovell: I thought they didn't care about this mission. They didn't even run Jim's show.
Henry Hurt: Well, it's more dramatic now. Suddenly people are...
Marilyn Lovell: Landing on the moon wasn't dramatic enough for them - why should NOT landing on it be?
Henry Hurt: Look, I, um, I realize how hard this is, Marilyn, but the whole world is caught up in this, it's historic-...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Terror Firmer (1999)

Soundtrack:

NIGHT TRAIN

Great Movie

My first job as an engineering graduate in 1960 was with NASA. I was fortunate enough to have been a Project Engineer on the Apollo Program, and I am familiar with the technical aspects of the program. But this movie was not as much about the technical aspects of the program as it was about a thrilling, real-life drama that just happened to take place during a glorious time and a once-in-a-lifetime project. Despite all of the little technical errors, Ron Howard and his crew have put together a superb film, one that deserved the 9 Academy Award nominations which it received. I wish that present-day film-makers would concentrate on happy situations, like this one, instead of the constant barrage of drivel to which we, the movie-going public, are made subject. Long live NASA and long live courage!!