Movie connections for
Apollo 13 (1995) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974) (TV)

Edited into

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
 -  Footage is used during the rocket launch.

References

Buck Rogers (1939)
 -  line "No bucks, no Buck Rogers".
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Marooned (1969)

Referenced in

"NewsRadio: Goofy Ball (#2.2)" (1995)
 -  Beth: "Houston, we have a problem"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (#8.4)" (1996)
 -  "It's the same crap from Apollo 13"
"Father Ted: Tentacles of Doom (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  A character says he saw this film recently and it reminded him of his own brush with death.
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Scream (1996/I)
Fathers' Day (1997)
Drive (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Prince of Space (#9.16)" (1997)
 -  Tom (as the "church of the bomb" explodes): "They never even had the time to tell Houston that they had a problem."
RocketMan (1997)
"Mad About You: The New Friend (#6.8)" (1997)
 -  Ira mentions this film and the famous phrase: "Houston, we have a problem."
Chairman of the Board (1998)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Phantom Planet (#10.2)" (1998)
 -  Mike: Houston, we have a moron.
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)
Quest for Camelot (1998)
 -  Cornwall says "Houston, we have a problem"
Armageddon (1998/I)
 -  Max: "Houston, we have a problem"
The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998) (TV)
"The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman (#1.5)" (1999)
 -  Mentioned by Ron Howard.
Terror Firmer (1999)
 -  "Houston, we have a problem."
American Pie (1999)
 -  During the internet scene, after Jim 'blows it' one character says "Houston We have a problem!"
Bats (1999)
 -  Jimmy: "Houston, we've got a problem"
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Mission to Mars (2000)
Red Planet (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Phill Jupitus Live: Quadrophobia (2000) (V)
Stranded (2001/I)
Spy Kids (2001)
 -  During the airplane ride, a console light comes on saying "Main Bus Undervolt"
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001) (V)
How to Make a Monster (2001) (TV)
 -  The line "Houston, we have a problem."
The Shipment (2001)
 -  "Houston, we got a problem."
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
"Saturday Night Live: Elijah Wood/Jet (#29.8)" (2003)
 -  Referenced in Queer Eye
"Tripping the Rift: Ghost Ship (#2.4)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned by 'Leonard Nimoy'
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
 -  There's a poster of this film at the cinema.
"Top Gear: (2004-05-30)" (2004)
 -  Jeremy mentions the film Apollo 13
Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) (V)
 -  When Shaggy and Scooby are falling through the air in the van, Shaggy says "Houston, we have a problem".
"ER: Man with No Name (#12.3)" (2005)
 -  Morris says ''Houston, we have a problem''- this line was made famous by the movie Apollo 13
"Jeopardy!: (#22.35)" (2005)
 -  correct response in "Movie Taglines" category
Desperation (2006) (TV)
 -  Ron Perlman quotes the film.
Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"The Office: The Job (#3.23)" (2007)
 -  Michael says "Houston, we have a problem"
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Video Seen
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.22)" (2008)
 -  Included in a $2,000 question
"Phineas and Ferb: Out to Launch (#1.36)" (2008)
 -  Phineas says, "Danville, we have a problem."
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
 -  Clint Howard as a NASA mission controller
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
 -  Bumblebee plays a clip of Tom Hanks saying, "Houston, we have a problem."
Making of 'Vorstadtkrokodile' (2009) (V)
 -  The members of the band Apollo 3 report they viewed this movie and came up consequently to their band name

Features

"Bewitched" (1964)
"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)
"The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)

Featured in

The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) (V)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002) (TV)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
 -  Footage shown of special effect of Saturn 5 rocket at politcal convention.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "Houston, we have a problem." is #50 on the list.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clips
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #12 on the list.
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "Houston, we have a problem."

Spoofed in

"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Mike parodies the famous line "failure is not an option" in one sketch.
Spy Hard (1996)
Dante's Peak (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Plump Fiction (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
"The Wrong Coast" (2004)
 -  The movie "Apollo the 13th", is a cross and parody of "Apollo 13" and "Friday the 13th".
Garfield (2004)
 -  Garfield's quote "Houston we have a problem" while playing "astronaut" is a parody of the line from Apollo 13.
Disaster! (2005)
 -  the fuel suddenly drops to Empty: "Houston, we have a problem."
"The Big Bang Theory: The Classified Materials Turbulence (#2.22)" (2009)
 -  Wolowitz dumps out a box of spare parts available on the International Space Station required to fix his zero-G toilet much like the Mission Control people did to make a new carbon dioxide scrubber
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
 -  a drunk astronaut says "Houston, we no longer have a problem."

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