Apollo 13 (1995)

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

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 4

1:50 PM

MAX

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)
Apollo 13 (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Apollo 13 (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Apolo 13 (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
юОНККН 13 (Russia) [ru]
Apollo 13 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Apollo 13 (Slovenia) [sl]
Apollo 13 (Finland) [fi]
Apollo 13 (Italy) [it]
Apollo 13 (Poland) [pl]
Apollo 13 (Denmark) [da]
Apollo 13 - Do Desastre ao Triunfo (Brazil) [pt]
Apollo-13 (Hungary) [hu]
Apollon 13 (Greece) [el]

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:

In interviews, the real Jim Lovell had said that he thought Kevin Costner looked a little bit like him, but Costner was never cast. When Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment got the rights to the script, Ron Howard signed on to direct and knowing that Tom Hanks was an Apollo/space buff, sent the script to him. They set a meeting and Hanks agreed to play Jim Lovell during Hanks' and Howard's first meeting about the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the trip to the moon, a full moon and a full earth can be seen from the windows of the spacecraft. If the spaceship was between the earth and the moon, it would not have been possible to see the "full phases" of the earth and the moon at the same time. One of the two would have to have the shadow dark side facing the spacecraft.

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.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Big Bang Theory: The Classified Materials Turbulence (#2.22)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

HONKY TONKIN'

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!!