Apollo 13 is a 1995 American film that dramatizes the unsuccessful lunar mission of the same name in 1970. The movie was adapted by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by astronaut Jim Lovell (the story's chief protagonist) and Jeffrey Kluger, and was directed by Ron Howard. It stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The film garnered critical acclaim and was nominated...
Ken comes up with a way to get 4 more amps to power the command module.
Marilyn doesn't want to clean after their party and asks Jim if they can sell...
Gene tries to get the engineers to calm down and focus on what will still wor...
Gene demands part of the startup procedures so they can give the astronauts s...
Jim has trouble flying because the command module is attached to the LEM and ...
Ken has figured out how to get the crew of Apollo 13 more power for their ree...
Ken argues with John and Arthur over finding four more amps for the landing s...
Barbara throws a temper tantrum over the Beatles breaking up.
Jim and Marilyn look up at the stars. She is thinking how nervous Neil Armst...
Jeffrey asks his dad if NASA fixed the problems that caused some astronauts t...
Deke informs Jim that Ken can't go on the mission because he's been exposed t...
A congressman argues to Jim that they should end the space program now that t...
Fred figures out that he only was counting the CO2 consumption of 2 people an...
Jim reads the riot act to Fred and Jack to try to keep them in the game.
Jim tells Fred to get the LEM powered up and they don't have time to do it by...
Jim tells Deke that they'll be ready when it comes time to go into space.
A technician wants to know how much power they have to work with to get the a...
Jim's son Jeffery worries that the door is broken on his dad's space ship.
A Technician briefs his team about the problem of fitting some square CO2 can...
Jim tells Houston that they're going to eat once they finish up some work.
Gene gets a warning that the reentry area might be in the middle of a typhoon.
Jim answers questions from a group of VIPs on how to go to the bathroom in sp...
Sy argues for the shutdown of two fuel cells so that they can save the ship.
Jack tries to bring another problem to the table but Jim isn't listening beca...
Gene gets a group of engineers together to solve their problems.
Fred tries to get Jim to look at the moon rather than dwell on their current ...
Gene wants to know if their problems are computer related or actual problems.
Jim's wife asks him to sell the house instead of cleaning up after their party.
Ken tries to reassure Jack that the panels won't short out even though there ...
Gene tells Dr. Chuck to give the guys a little slack and not harass them so m...
Houston realizes that Jim has pulled his bio-med sensors and tries to come to...
Jim pulls his medical sensors when he gets sick of the doctor trying to order...
Marilyn is upset at the news media for only taking interest in her husband's ...
Gene asks the others in Mission Control what is still working on the space cr...
Gene tries to come down the Director of NASA and convince him that the moment...
Marilyn leaves Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin with Jim's mom so that she does...
Jim tries to motivate Fred to last a little while longer since his fever is d...
Marilyn worries that 13 is an unlucky number for their space mission.
Jim agrees to let Barbara wear a dress and then quickly reverses himself when...
CAPCOM Pogue wants to take his collection of Johnny Cash along with him on Ap...
Jim and Pete joke about having Neil abort the moon walk so they can be the fi...
Jim thanks the good people who worked to bring him safely back to the Earth.
Jim tells the audience that Ken never got the measles.
Jim tells the audience what happened to Fred after the mission.
Jim explains what the problem was that caused their near fatal mission.
Jim tells his crew that it has been a privilege to fly with them.
Gene expresses his faith in the men. He thinks this is going to be their fin...
Henry tells a presidential messenger that there are still a number of things ...
Jack bids farewell to the Aquarius LEM and thanks it for the help.
Jack reveals that he posted a note to make sure he didn't accidentally jettis...
Jim apologizes to Jack for getting into the pilot's seat and heads over to th...
Jim finally sees the damage done to their service module and reports what he ...
Jack thanks Ken for helping to get the command module back up and running.
Jack gets the I.M.U. up and running thanks to Ken.
Ken orders Jim to transfer some ballast over to the command module.
Jack worries about all the condensation on their switches.
Jim's first question to Ken is whether he has the measles or not.
Gene refuses to hear excuses from Deke and just wants a little inspiration to...
Ken has figured out how to get the crew of Apollo 13 more power for their ree...
Deke reveals to Jim that Ken has been working on their power-up procedure.
Jim talks to a news reporter about fortune smiling on him while flying in the...
Ken vows to figure out a way to get the guys more power for reentry.
Gene congratulates the engineers on helping the men survive until reentry.
Jim wants to know what the reference point will be for their course correction.
Gene reassures the doctor that the men have only pulled their monitors and th...
Jim and Fred wonder why Jack thinks they're off course.
Jack is worried that Houston had them burn their engines for too long.
Marilyn is upset that the media only started caring about Jim's mission when ...
Gene tells his men to figure out a way to use the carbon dioxide scrubbers th...
Jim informs the crew that they are flying by physics alone.
Ken asks for the exact same conditions they have in space.
Ken gets to work in the simulator to help get the guys home.
John tells everyone that what they need to watch for in the simulator.
Gene orders everyone to figure out how to save every ounce of power they can.
Gene agrees to reduce power once they finish the de-orbit burn.
John informs Gene that they need to reduce power consumption to 12 amps.
John tries to convince Gene that they have to reduce power consumption.
Jim orders the crew to prepare to ration things to get home.
Fred admits that he was tempted to land on the moon despite their predicament.
Houston announces reacquisition of signal and is getting ready to send them s...
The TV is playing an interview that Jack gave about orbiting the dark side of...
Jack tells the Earth that they'll see it on the other side of the moon.
Houston tells the men of Apollo 13 that they will have information for them w...
Jack officially transfers control to the LEM.
Jack asks Houston if they are sure that the computer can be powered back up a...
Jim informs Houston that it looks like they have the problem under control.
Marilyn demands to know if Jim is going to live through the ordeal.
Jim hurry's Fred by telling him they have 15 minutes get the LEM running.
Jim orders Jack to power down systems so they will have power to reenter the ...
Gene asks the others in Mission Control what is still working on the space cr...
Gene tries to get things under control at Mission Control.
Jim informs Houston that they are venting some sort of gas into space.
Jim discovers that they are venting gas into space.
Jim gets worried that their alarms are caused by a meteor hitting the LEM.
Fred complains to Houston that the space craft has a wicked shimmy.
Jim wants to know just what Jack did to cause the alarms.
Jim informs the public that the skin of the LEM is only as thin as a few laye...
Jim shows the camera around the LEM and points out that it is a very cramped ...
Henry explains to Marilyn why the Apollo 13 broadcast isn't on any of the TV ...
Jim starts his TV broadcast welcoming America into Apollo 13.
Fred laughs at the urine that he has just ejected from the spacecraft.
Jim goes to the bathroom in space and wishes he could show the world how hard...
Fred tells Jim he is so hungry that he could eat the ass out of a dead rhinoc...
Deke cheers on Jack from mission control and hopes that they have a successfu...
Gene gets mission control ready to break orbit and go to the moon.
Marilyn confesses that she is very worried about Jim's safety.
Jim congratulates the crew on a successful initial launch.
Jim thinks that their only glitch is going to be the engine cutout.
Jim tells the crew that there will be a jolt before the next stage kicks in.
Gene approves the launch of the mission from Houston.
Jim is excited to see that Marilyn has come to Florida to watch the launch.
Fred's wife tells their children that they can't hold him because he can't be...
Jim tries to look at the bright side of failing in the simulator.
Jack takes control from the computer and switches to manual.
Jim brakes the news to Ken that it was his decision to remove Ken from the mi...
Ken gets upset when he finds out he's been removed from the mission by the do...
Jim Lovell is given the option of either replacing Ken or having his whole cr...
Deke Slayton and the Doctor inform Jim of their decision to remove Ken from t...
Jim lets reporters know that there isn't anything routine about flying to the...
Fred lets reporters know that someone wrote a letter to them suggesting that ...
Marilyn worries Jim when she tells him she might not go to watch his launch.
Jim is ecstatic that he is going to get to walk on the moon.
Jim introduces a group of VIPs to his boss Deke Slayton.
Jim leads a tour group around Kennedy Space Center and gives credit to everyo...
Jim is amazed at what mankind can accomplish when we put our mind to it.
Blanch Lovell empathizes with Neil Armstrong's wife over the worry that she m...
Jim's wife asks him to sell the house instead of cleaning up after their party.
Jim was able to find the last case of champagne in Houston to celebrate the m...
Jack introduces Tracy to Jim Lovell and lets her know that he was the first m...
Jim tells Jack that everyone is a nervous wreck at mission control during the...
Jack impresses Tracy by telling her that docking is the greatest feeling in t...
Jack is using his job docking the space capsule with the lunar module as a me...
Jack Swigert tries to impress a girl by talking about docking with the lunar ...
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