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Apollo 13

  • 19951995
  • PGPG
  • 2h 20m
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Apollo 13 (1995)
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NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
299K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,758
495
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Jim Lovell(book "Lost Moon")
    • Jeffrey Kluger(book "Lost Moon")
    • William Broyles Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Bill Paxton
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Ron Howard
  • Writers
    • Jim Lovell(book "Lost Moon")
    • Jeffrey Kluger(book "Lost Moon")
    • William Broyles Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Bill Paxton
    • Kevin Bacon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 453User reviews
    • 164Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Jim Lovell
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Fred Haise
    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Jack Swigert
    Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise
    • Ken Mattingly
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Gene Kranz
    Kathleen Quinlan
    Kathleen Quinlan
    • Marilyn Lovell
    Mary Kate Schellhardt
    Mary Kate Schellhardt
    • Barbara Lovell
    Emily Ann Lloyd
    • Susan Lovell
    Miko Hughes
    Miko Hughes
    • Jeffrey Lovell
    Max Elliott Slade
    Max Elliott Slade
    • Jay Lovell
    Jean Speegle Howard
    Jean Speegle Howard
    • Blanch Lovell
    Tracy Reiner
    Tracy Reiner
    • Mary Haise
    David Andrews
    David Andrews
    • Pete Conrad
    Michele Little
    Michele Little
    • Jane Conrad
    • (as Michelle Little)
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis
    • Deke Slayton
    Joe Spano
    Joe Spano
    • NASA Director
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Henry Hurt
    Marc McClure
    Marc McClure
    • Glynn Lunney
      • Ron Howard
    • Writers
      • Jim Lovell(book "Lost Moon")
      • Jeffrey Kluger(book "Lost Moon")
      • William Broyles Jr.(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In a commentary track, Marilyn Lovell comments that Tom Hanks exactly portrays Jim Lovell's mannerisms and style of movement.
    • Goofs
      Before re-entry, the crew were informed that their course was shallowing because they did not have the lunar samples that would have been gathered if they had landed on the Moon. This is incorrect. Just as Galileo (and the Apollo 15 astronauts) showed that objects of different mass fall at the same rate in a vacuum, Apollo 13's trajectory wasn't affected by its mass. The actual cause was the lunar module cooling system that evaporated water into space, creating an unintended and small but significant thrust. Ballast WAS transferred to the CM to shift its center of gravity for proper aerodynamic lift and steering during the actual re-entry.
    • Quotes

      NASA Director: This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever experienced.

      Gene Kranz: With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.

    • Alternate versions
      A digitally remastered IMAX-format version was released in September 2002. It is about 20 minutes shorter in running time than the original theatrical version. Some of the missing scenes are the dinner that the astronauts have aboard the ship that results in Fred Haise being sick into a plastic bag, and Marilyn Lovell telling the off the press.
    • Connections
      Edited into Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Waiting
      Written by Carlos Santana, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve (as Mike Shrieve), Jose Chepito Areas (as Jose Areas), and Mike Carabello

      Performed by Santana

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews453

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    9/10
    A Great Movie
    I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, i was simply compelled to watch it until the end. I already knew how it ended so i was surprised it commanded my attention so intensely.

    The fact is the characters were all so realistically portrayed and the film was so expertly directed that it was almost as if the Apollo 13 disaster was filmed and that is what i was watching.

    Now this film is certainly not to everyone's taste, it is quite slow in the build up and the film relies almost entirely on the script and ability of the cast.

    If you like your disaster films loud and in your face then this is probably not for you, but if you like them realistic (slightly dramatised) then watch it and be astounded.

    9/10
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    • Jan 15, 2005

    FAQ14

    • How can Jim Lovell have a party at his home to watch Neil Armstrong walk on the Moon and at same time be at the Flight Houston Center with the rest of the back-up crew talking via radio to Armstrong?
    • What was Apollo 13's mission on the moon?
    • Are those actual newscasts about the accident in the movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 20 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR

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