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Apollo 13 (1995)
7.5
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 117,983 users
Metascore:
77/100
Reviews: 256 user | 131 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. Director:Ron Howard |
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| Tom Hanks | ... | ||
| Bill Paxton | ... | ||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | ||
| Gary Sinise | ... | ||
| Ed Harris | ... | ||
| Kathleen Quinlan | ... | ||
| Mary Kate Schellhardt | ... | ||
| Emily Ann Lloyd | ... | ||
| Miko Hughes | ... | ||
| Max Elliott Slade | ... | ||
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Jean Speegle Howard | ... | |
| Tracy Reiner | ... | ||
| David Andrews | ... | ||
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Michele Little | ... |
Jane Conrad
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| Chris Ellis | ... | ||
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Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and America have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade. Written by Rob Hartill
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Houston, we have a problem.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$62,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$200,645 (USA) (22 September 2002) (18 Screens)Gross:
$334,100,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Jim Lovell: [pause] Yeah, I knew them. Knew all of them.
Jeffrey Lovell: Could that happen again?
Jim Lovell: Well, I'll tell you something about that fire, a lot of things went wrong. The door, called the hatch? They couldn't get it open when they needed to get out, that was one thing. Well, a lot of things went wrong.
Jeffrey Lovell: Did they fix it?
Jim Lovell: Oh, absolutely, they fixed it. It's not a problem anymore.
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Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum
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Ron Howard claims that, after seeing the film, Buzz Aldrin asked him if NASA could use the footage of the launch from the movie. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Just after acquisition of signal, Houston tells the astronauts that their speed is "approximately 7,062 feet per second" and their altitude above the moon is 56 nautical miles. That speed is 500 ft/s below lunar escape velocity at that altitude, hence impossible on a free return trajectory. In fact, any free return trajectory symmetrical about the moon-earth line would put them at over 100 nautical miles altitude at acquisition of signal. See more »Quotes
Jeffrey Lovell: Dad, did you know the astronauts in the fire?Jim Lovell: [pause] Yeah, I knew them. Knew all of them.
Jeffrey Lovell: Could that happen again?
Jim Lovell: Well, I'll tell you something about that fire, a lot of things went wrong. The door, called the hatch? They couldn't get it open when they needed to get out, that was one thing. Well, a lot of things went wrong.
Jeffrey Lovell: Did they fix it?
Jim Lovell: Oh, absolutely, they fixed it. It's not a problem anymore.
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Connections
Spoofed in "The Big Bang Theory: The Classified Materials Turbulence (#2.22)" (2009) See more »Soundtracks
"SPIRIT IN THE SKY"Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum
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