Astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) try to return to... (Learn more)
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Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon
"Houston, we have a problem." Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis, and the suspense, fear, and excitement of those days are captured in Ron Howard's epic recreation of the 1970 crisis. When the commander of the original mission Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), bows out due to possible exposure to measles, astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on what is slated as NASA's third lunar landing mission. All goes smoothly until the craft is halfway through its mission, when an exploding oxygen tank threatens the crew's oxygen and power supplies. As the courageous astronauts face the dilemma of either suffocating or freezing to death, Mattingly and Mission Control leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) struggle to find a way to bring the crew back home, all the while knowing that the spacemen face probable death once the battered ship reenters the Earth's atmosphere. Even though the outcome, in which all three astronauts miraculously survived, is historical fact, the film derives suspense from the situation itself and from the actions of the heroic astronauts and the men on the ground. Howard's taut direction, a solid ensemble of players, and eye-opening special effects all add to the overall impact of the film, which has been hailed as one of Hollywood's best historical dramas. In 2002, the movie was released in IMAX theaters as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience, with a pared-down running time of 116 minutes in order to meet the technical requirements of the large-screen format. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
6/30/95
MPAA Rating
Rated PG
Running Time
135 mins.
Locations
- Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$172,036,360
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 1995 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Visual Effects award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1995 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Editing award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Ensemble Acting award at the 1995 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Dramatic Score award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1995 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1995 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 1995 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 1995 American Society of Cinematographers [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1995 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1995 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 1995 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
