APOLLO 13 (1995) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

Apollo 13 (1995) First Time Watching Movie Reaction, Review, and Commentary for JL. Many moments loving the music in this movie and many more moments REALLY loving Ed Harris in this movie were had.
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[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

Marilyn Lovell only died last year. She and Jim were married for 71 years.

[@andreabindolini7452]

So sad.

[@jthomann71]

What's amazing about this movie is that we who actually already knew the story and that it had a happy ending were still in utter suspense till the credits rolled. That's expert filmmaking.

[@mikes6457]

i always weep when they come back through the atmosphere. amazing score and drama

[@ramonalfaro3252]

The officer shaking Tom Hanks hand at the end is the real Jim Lovell apparently.

[@ChrissonatorOFL]

Yup, that's the real Jim Lovell. The filmmakers wanted to make him an Admiral, but he refused to accept the rank as all he'd ever attained was Captain, so he appeared as a Captain in his own uniform. :D

[@BrokenInBeauty]

Wow, what a fun interesting fact! Thanks for sharing - I’m sure I’m far from the only one who didn’t know this ♥️ 🧑🏻‍🚀 🚀

[@BewareTheJabberwock]

Lovell went through such a harrowing experience only to remain humble, and to be very vocal on how amazing the group of people he worked with at NASA truly were. ❤️

[@TheOriginalJdogg836]

Gary Sinise = Guy you knew. That's Lieutenant Dan.

[@wheresatari668]

Yup. He's done a lot of good work, especially when it comes to our Troops.

[@SurvivorBri]

Hanks and Senise's third movie together.

[@unity1016]

And, in CSI NY.

[@charminbaer2323]

came to say, that's Lt Dan! My crew flew him out of Afghanistan when he was touring for the troops. Cool down to earth guy.

[@tyruskelebon6917]

And from the Green Mile

[@joeblankenship377]

Ed Harris tearing up at the end gets everybody! You know he was scared to death, but he stayed cool the whole way through, then such a relief when they made it.

[@joehansen9826]

Ron Howard’s whole dang family was in this movie His brother Clint: “that’s no joke, they’ll get him” (in regards to Jack forgetting to file his taxes) His dad was the priest staying with the family (no spoken lines) And his mom: “if they could get a washing machine to fly, my jimmy could land it.”

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

I remember Clint Howard from The Waterboy (1998) Paco : I am not what you would call a handsome man. The good Lord chose not to bless me with... with charm, athletic ability... or a fully functional brain. but sometimes I get him confused with David Cross in MIB cuz they the bald guys.

[@scotttretten8020]

@@jayeisenhardt1337 I remember Clint Howard from the Gentle Ben TV show (1967)

[@ChrissonatorOFL]

Bryce Dallas Howard was also in the movie, during the scenes when their families come to see them the night before the launch, she's on the left side of the frame. :)

[@mrtonysantos]

and the taxes statement was adlib

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

​@@scotttretten8020And Balok, the Tranya-drinking alien in "Star Trek" (1966).

[@starbasecarolina3876]

"Bet that was wild to see live!" Yes, yes it was! I was 7 and sitting on the floor in my pjs watching! Is one of my earliest memories!

[@samwallaceart288]

Fun Fact: any scene there's zero-gravity, they filmed inside a controlled-plummet airplane. This meant they had to build the whole set inside a plane, fly at high altitude, and they could only film 3 minutes at a time before the plane would have to tilt up again to repeat the process. So while they're acting, they also gotta hit their line _ready_ with each and every take being followed by 3 minutes of hugging the floor at 2x gravity for the reset. This movie's production is insane, how much effort they went for details people wouldn't even think about.

[@Zseventyone]

The saying “Houston, we have a problem” has been famous since it was uttered, not just since this movie.

[@StaciePoole-ng2ky]

I love telling people this… my 8’th grade class was separated into 3 groups. We were given the same equipment as the Apollo 13 astronauts had on board and we had to figure out how to put a round peg in a square hole. My team lost. 😂

[@bankbarcomo806]

at a very large corp I used to work for, we had a teambuilding/problem solving class in which we got to hear the actual communications from Apollo 13's mission. It was pretty cool.

[@SeanHunterMusic]

I’ve always believed that some of the best movies ever made are the ones that depict people coming together to help others in ungodly situations. This one always gets me. Awesome video dude! Keep being you 🤘🏻

[@samwallaceart288]

Complaining is easy, but overcoming is why we're alive

[@nataliefaust7959]

"It's like trying to drive a toaster through a car wash" .... oh my god it's a Cybertruck! 🤣

[@razorfett147]

My man, when you're ready to see Ed Harris REALLY do his thing...check out The Abyss. Promise you wont be disappointed.

[@danh7211]

Hell yeah! Special Edition, preferably.

[@MrSuperHappyPants]

Let's also not forget The Right Stuff. Not a popular choice for reactions on account of its length of course, but every single cast member (including Mr. Harris) knocks it out of the ballpark.

[@mikeh8416]

Radio

[@brittroberds5500]

Watching the making of this movie is incredible. They wanted to give a complete immersive experience to really try and being the audience into how intense this situation was. These men and the NASA team on the ground beat all odds and showed some of the best aspects of humanity.

[@technofilejr3401]

9:41 Backup crews go through the same training as the primary crew. So Swigert was already primed for the flight. All of astronauts knew one another as friends and colleagues. The drama of him being a backup was just creative license.

[@terryconnelly484]

I love that you're afraid of everything but you would cuddle in space Describes you perfectly

[@leslie2149]

Even those of us who were alive then and remember this and know they came home alive, this movie still had us on the edge of our seats. Watching needles climb up or down dials was never so nerve wracking! Fantastic performances from all the cast. I'm glad you got to see this movie. Wonderful reaction.

[@xchewyx1]

Gary Sinise’s name appears. J: I don’t know that guy. Gary Sinise walks by. J: I know that guy!

[@cherylsims5636]

Lt Dan in Forrest Gump, but I remember him as President Harry Truman in movie of same name

[@GhostWatcher2024]

​@cherylsims5636 also Mac Taylor from CSI: NY. Also the bad guy in "Ransom" opposite Mel Gibson.

[@jhamptonjr]

I'm old enough to remember when this happened. We were all on the edge of our seats. most of my family was in church praying.

[@caveritt82489]

This movie makes me cry every time I see it and I’ve seen it probably 100 times. I knew you’d be right there with me. Agree 100% about Ed Harris. He finally let himself breathe once they were back safe and sound…a true leader. Great reaction my friend!

[@monicamaza5843]

Seeing a strong man cry will always get me. So yes when Ed Harris cried I was 😭

[@youngThrashbarg]

You can see where they got the idea to that scene, in the doc "Apollo 13 to the edge and back" at hour 22 mins. On youtube.

[@markhawes6000]

I enjoyed the fact that you didn't know how the story ended. That made your reaction special.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello E.O.M., Ed Harris was Gene Krantz. He was Chief Flight Director for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Space Flights. His wife would sew him a new vest for each mission, so that he would look cool, and be instantly visible by anyone in the Command Center.

[@BewareTheJabberwock]

His autobiography “Failure is Not an Option” is AMAZING!! He was also the flight director whenever handed on the moon. He is a certified GOAT!

[@ozonepat]

There was a local doctor here in Seattle who was on the Apollo 13 support crew - he was one of the engineers tasked with figuring out how to construct the CO2 filter adapter. He would do a great presentation every couple of years at the Seattle/Boeing Museum of Flight talking about what went on during that time. At the time, he was a mechanical engineer who had just recently graduated. The experience was so meaningful that he ended up going back to medical school to become an MD because of it.

[@legionaireb]

Did he ever explain why the two modules had different filters to begin with?

[@ozonepat]

@@legionaireb I don't recall that particular question coming up, but my guess is simply that they were built by different companies, and there was almost certainly no spec that required any kind of interoperability or parts commonality. These craft were intended for single use, for a few days, and then were discarded. I am sure there were a bunch of similar things - different fitting sizes, different suppliers for things like circuit breakers, etc.

[@Andrew04291]

For those of us lucky enough to have a good mom, no one believes in us like she can.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

What an historic moment in our nations history. Fantastic direction by Ron Howard, excellent script, phenomenal casting of top tier actors & from all accounts, fairly accurate. Gene Kranz is the one I really admire during all this & Ed Harris absolutely nailed his character. He was composed, focused & decisive…an excellent director & leader who kept the integrity of the team. (Hey J…you have such a beautiful soul brother, …gotta watch “The Right Stuff”, which is about the early days of NASA with the Mercury & Gemini programs)

[@DeeSee25]

Great movie.

[@willgold9989]

Ron Howard’s best movie. RIP Bill Paxton, and a big salute to Gary Sinise🫡

[@johnpratt3561]

"You sir are a steely-eyed missile man" LOVE this movie, can't wait to watch your reaction.

[@claireboddey3273]

Apparently when they screened this to test audiences, an handful of people who had no idea it was a true story said it wasn’t a good film because it had “a typical Hollywood ending. In real life they never would have made it home” 😂😂

[@technofilejr3401]

It makes me feel old that so many things that happened in my lifetime are practically unknown to current generations.

[@seregrian5675]

@@technofilejr3401 Amen...

[@Ronskie66]

That guy you thought you knew from somewhere else, in one of the most method acted performances ever, grew his legs back just to play this role. Dedication to the art.

[@karenlackner192]

For those of us who watched this transpire on tv … This movie is fabulous. And it makes you think back in awe how we started out as apes in trees to flying into space!

[@Fred-vy1hm]

In Lovells book Lost Moon he explains that blackout took so long because while they could hear mission control the crew was worried about how much battery power they had and didn't want to use the radio to respond until they were sure the parachutes were deployed.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

I love Grandma!! She's all like Quit Your Trippn'! My boy GOT this!

[@joehansen9826]

That’s Ron Howard’s real life mama! ❤️

[@CoastalNomad]

She is played by Ron Howard's (Director) mom.......

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

The grandmother in the movie is actually Ron Howard's mother. The pastor is his father.

[@joehansen9826]

And his brother Clint was in it too! Whole dang Howard tribe and they’re all awesome ❤️

[@freshsmilely]

Ed Harris' character is one of those that you want in your corner. never gave up hope until they were safe. type of man you want to have your back.

[@gswithen]

I watch every reaction to this compulsively and selfishly because I worked on it. Ever so briefly but it was a blast being on set. You will love it.

[@Anwelei]

Ohh what did you do on set?

[@gswithen]

I was a stand-in and a background performer.

[@ammaleslie509]

​@@gswithen Cool!!!

[@shinrapresident7010]

J: I about cried a couple times😎 30 seconds later: 🥺😭

[@jeffking887]

A testament to how good this movie is that those of us who remember this event and know how it ends were still on the edge of our seats and in tears when it ends.

[@asallee2]

You know Gary Sinise as Lieutenant Dan. Forest Gump

[@remingtonament1863]

This is going to be a great but sad watch for J. Hopefully Rom and Drogo will help him through the crying moments.

[@calebfoster7954]

I always love how J's doggos will check up on him. Make sure he's good

[@avery9053]

“Y’all wanna cuddle”. Almost spit my drink out. You’re definitely right. Warm is warm when it’s balls freezing cold.

[@asallee2]

FYI the guy with the bald head and glasses that says to shut down the fuel cells is Ron Howard’s brother Clint Howard.

[@ai_insect232]

Jim Lovell's mom is Ron Howard's real mom and the priest sitting with the family at the end is his dad.

[@asallee2]

@@ai_insect232 yep he likes to put his family in his movies sometime.

[@technofilejr3401]

@@asallee2 Love it. Make sure everyone gets a check

[@seregrian5675]

"Have some Tranya..."

[@peterstockton8405]

Gene Krantz’ book, “Failure is Not An Option”, about this mission is a must read. Like the film, it shows how people coming together to solve problems is both exciting and inspiring

[@rickdaniel3230]

17:00 (Control) "Houston, their heart rates are skyrocketing." (Murder Whistle) "ehh probably 'cause they in space and shit is fucking up!" Why I watch.

[@Cheryworld]

this is a true story. I was 10 years old, the space program was a big deal, couple of years after the first moon landing. Everyone, the entire coundty, was scared and worried. It was real, we may have seen them die in front of us. Very strong memory who lived through it.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

The entire WORLD was on the verge of sharting, my man. People were praying from Japan to White Russia!

[@GeraldWalls]

I was a couple of months shy of 7 when my Dad told me that the astronauts wouldn't land on the Moon but it was hoped that they could make it back to Earth. Other big memories from this time frame is the Withdraw from Vietnam and the Watergate hearings (which my Dad told me to watch because it was history). I can remember the broadcast news reports about casualties in Vietnam and Walter Cronkite's voice (And That's The Way It Is...).

[@tommiller4895]

At the end of the Movie Tom Hanks shakes hands with the real Jim Lovell (an older guy wearing a White Cap). Jim Lovell is still with us and is in his 90's. Sadly, Marilyn Lovell passed away last year. Jim Lovell's Mom is played by Ron Howard's Mother. The bald Technician wearing glasses in the Houston Control Room is played by Ron Howard's Brother Clint Howard. The Priest/Minister sitting with the Family at the end was Ron Howard's Dad, I remember watching the coverage of Apollo 13. It was a real nail biter. We really didn't know if they would make it home or not. This has been called the "Miracle Mission". If Ken Mattingly hadn't been left behind, he would not have been able to work out the Procedure in the Simulator that brought them home.

[@dannyp927]

My dad took me to see this movie when I was 12. It is one of our top 3 movies of all time. A quality film start to finish. I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and I still cry at the end and I've seen it at least 100 times.

[@Xcris_crosX]

Ken Mattingly, who was portrayed by Gary Sinise, died last year on October 31, 2023. Check out actual Apollo 13 footage and you'll see a lot of what we saw on our TVs. Please react to the 1983 movie The Right Stuff

[@Codametal]

I was surprised J got emotional at the end of this. Even though I also did, but it was a great reaction. I recommend J to watch Thirteen Days starring Kevin Costner. I never get tired of watching it and I hope Blank puts it on the schedule. Great editing work by Blank, flowed really well and kept in the important parts. Well done as always.

[@samwallaceart288]

Another movie I feel similarly about is Master and Commander, even though on paper they don't have anything to do with each other lol

[@StaciePoole-ng2ky]

You got the sweetest fur babies ever.

[@kcirtapelyk6060]

I just love how the old lady had so much faith in her son.

[@iKvetch558]

Sweet...it is gonna be so cool to see EOM check out this film...I just hope he does not say he thinks the moon landings were faked. (fingers crossed) Fun fact "consolation prize"...since they did not go into orbit around the Moon on their free return trajectory, Apollo 13 traveled a bit further away from Earth than all of the other flights to the Moon. So to this day, Lovell, Haise, and Swigert hold the record for the farthest distance from Earth people have ever traveled. A terrific quote I encountered recently has to do with Apollo 13..."NASA is absolutely not superstitious, but you can bet they will never launch anything numbered "13" ever again." Not sure if that is a real quote...but it does not seem that NASA has sent anything into space with the number 13 on it ever since, though commercial satellite companies have.

[@chaost4544]

There was a person or two of that ilk in chat. Pretty frustrating.

[@bentucker2301]

They walk among us. ​@@chaost4544

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello E.O.M., since you are watching this movie about Spacemen. You may as well go ahead and watch " Space Cowboys " too. Remember, while in outer space: " No one can hear you scream. ".

[@adampare8088]

The only movie that makes us stress out over how many amps are used

[@RetroClassic66]

20:03 They’re calculating in order to verify Lovell’s math when he did the gimbal conversions. That’s a slide rule, which is what was used by engineers before the advent of handheld electronic calculators to calculate higher mathematical functions.

[@asallee2]

I have the blue ray version of this and commentary from Jim Lovell himself talked about how true this movie was

[@barnes_and_noobs]

The music in this movie is just perfect. The late, great James Horner’s musical scores have a way of haunting you and bringing emotions out of you. I’ve noticed you’ve reacted to a few of his movie scores on here like Titanic & Glory.

[@BewareTheJabberwock]

NASA nerd here: The famous quote was actually first uttered by Swigert and he said “Houston, WE’VE HAD a problem HERE.” You can listen to the actual NASA audio of this when the oxygen explodes here on KZbin. Lovell repeats the line after NASA asks them to repeat, and he says “Houston, WE’VE HAD a problem.” It was also said in a totally calm voice. The movie shortened and emphasized the line for dramatic effect, and let Tom Hanks be the only one to say it. Everyone now remembers it the way it was said in the film.

[@timd.3837]

You were right about this not being a comedy, however Ron Howard has directed comedies, especially earlier in his career during the 1980's/1990's. Night Shift with Michael Keaton, Henry Winkler & Shelley Long Splash with Tom Hanks & Daryl Hannah Parenthood with Steve Martin The Paper with Michael Keaton & an all-star cast. How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey Granted, none of them are categorized among the greatest comedies of all time, but they were successful and popular.

[@LiGohan]

I had to pause to leave a comment lol. You beat me to it.

[@thefourshowflip]

It’s truly awe inspiring…what the human species is capable of when we stop grasping at each other’s throats for a moment and come together to work tirelessly on solving a problem. The tragedy is how rare it seems to occur. Beautiful movie and a truly inspiring story.

[@jarneyfs1]

I would LOVE to see EOM weightless floaring about in a space-suit and helmet just as Haise barfs.!

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 9 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Film Editing and Best Sound. The film that won 5 Oscars including Best Picture was Braveheart.

[@kbc8090]

When Hollywood produced quality content!

[@stevesheroan4131]

I loved Braveheart, but its (Mel’s) complete disregard for any historical accuracy makes me feel this movie should have taken best picture. Apollo 13 has a few instances of “dramatic license” but nothing like the complete fantasy of Braveheart. Still a great movie though.

[@chaost4544]

@@stevesheroan4131 I do love Braveheart but it does make me cringe every time I see Mel's interpretation of the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

[@magarthur3420]

One of the best movies ever. Perhaps the most underrated too.

[@NickolaiVolkov]

This has been, to this day anyhow, the only movie I saw in the theater with my Mom. I'll never forget the experience. Ron Howard and Alan Silvestri coupled with an amazing cast and crew... what a fantastic movie.

[@marieoleary527]

It IS a true story as I was 14 when this happened. I can tell you the whole world was united praying for our astronauts, including our enemies.

[@DetectiveAlley]

This is one of the most emotional movies ever, and to be based on a true story makes it simply incredible.

[@thefaithslayer2553]

As a dad, that scene where his Marilyn Lovell tells their son that there's been an accident on daddy's ship and he says, "Was it the door?" absolutely breaks me every, single time.

[@pleasehelp2446]

Also in the actual NASA transcript when the Apollo crew fired the engine to hit the "paper thin" area for re entry. They were NOT told that their trajectory was correct for 16 hours... Because it took the ground crew almost 6 hours to do all the math by hand and another 8 hours to simulate all the math on a computer. And a additional 2hours to make sure the computer and hand maths were the same at every point.

[@jethrobodine8563]

Fun fact. The naval officer in all white at the end that greets Tom hanks when they get off the helicopter was actually the guy hanks was playing, Astronaut Jim Lovell.

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

I saw this in the theaters and when it cuts to the wide shot of Mission Control and the music smashes - CHILLS, goosebumps and all. It took everything not to cheer as well. The Launch sequence was pretty cool, too. I swear the seats were vibrating!!

[@thebrhinocerous]

I just watched another reaction to this movie, and I'll say the same thing here: there are very few moments in history where we truly see what human beings are truly capable of, and this is one of those. And Ron Howard captured it so well.

[@jthomann71]

Ron Howard made Splash with Hanks and John Candy, and that was funny.

[@mzzvixen8589]

I remember when this happened, it's funny how younger people look at how our tv viewing in the 60's & 70's was so "weird" ... I remember when Dr King was assassinated, I remember when JFK was also, I remember watching live reports of the Vietnam War by war correspondents near the front of the battles (think Forrest Gump), while eating dinner. Yet people scream now a days that video games are too violent when their parents and grandparents watched live while soldiers were shot and killed... sometimes nightly. Ed Harris's (the bad guy from The Rock) character wouldn't start any countdown procedures until the new vest his wife made him was delivered to the command room, it was a luck ritual he did up until he retired. She made a new one for every mission he was lead on. Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise have worked together in three movies: Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, and Apollo 13. They have also both appeared in the television miniseries Band of Brothers2.

[@reneerocha1796]

It was in the cards that Ken (Gary Senise aka Lt Dan) would have to stay back on the ground-he was so good-no one else could’ve done what he did in the simulator and helped so much to get them home. Jack (Kevin Bacon) could not have figured all that out on the ground. I think it’s one of the miracles of this story. 😊❤ One of my favorite movies ever!!!!! Such a wonderful work! Star studded cast. Kevin Bacon (Footloose) Bill Paxton (Twister) Tom & Gary, Ed Harris, on & on.

[@AdamNisbett]

21:00 they were telling them that their mics were on. Anything being transmitted back to earth could be listened in on by anyone with the interest in creating a radio receiver. That’s why the stuff ended up being aired on the news that you were talking about earlier. Anything they said would be known by the news network, so they were just making sure they remembered that.

[@GeraldWalls]

20:00 That is a Slide Rule. It was used for multiplication and division, and some other things, but NOT addition and subtraction as was mentioned in the movie. I slide rule is a mechanical way to represent logarithm tables. Basically when you multiply/divide two numbers you can add/subtract the exponents of their bases. A simple example is to multiply 100 by 1000. 100 is 10^2 and 1000 is 10^3. Multiplying them is 100000 or 10^5 or 10^(2+3). The distance on a slide rule between 1 and 2, 3, and 5 on the A/B scale was such that the distance between (1 & 2) + (1 & 3) = (1 & 5). This mechanically/geometrically represented 10^(2+3) = 10^5. Pretty slick, actually. Log/Logarithm tables were used extensively before calculators and computers. I could go into paragraphs on how to use one but nobody is interested. If you are then I'm sure there are many KZbin videos available. If you were a sailing ship captain/navigator trying to plot your position based on star sightings with a sextant and needed to divide 10.732 by 4.291 you would look up the two numbers in a huge log book, and the two log numbers together, then look up the base number corresponding to the sum of the logs. It is FAR easing to add multidigit numbers and do table lookups than divide or multiply them. (BTW, 10.732 = 10^1.030680064, 4.291 = 10^0.632558514533. 1.030680064 - 0.632558514533 = 0.398121549467. 10^0.398121549467 = 2.50104525127. 10.732 / 4.291 = 2.5010487066. Pretty close considering I used random numbers and Google for my calculator.) I never HAD to use a side rule but owned one in high school for the hell of it. Then I bought a TI-30 calculator in about 1979. I still have it as a memento. I also have a slide rule inherited from my wife's father and one I purchased from a neighbor during a yard sale. One of two is a Pickett slide rule in the signature yellow and even has the box, the original instructions (pretty brittle), and the registration card.

[@lordofthereels6790]

I love Ron Howard and how he can make super intense and deep films without being morose or over serious. Dude seems to want to be an upbeat guy who makes legit great movies which seems a difficult chemistry.

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

The lady that played Jim Lovell's mom is actually Ron Howard's mom. This one gets me every time also 😢

[@SweetBearCub]

The real wife of Jim Lovell, Marilyn, had a cameo in the launch viewing stand during the launch, near the Air Force guy. The real life Jim Lovell also had a cameo, he played the Navy Captain talking to Tom Hanks on the deck of the carrier at the end. This movie was VERY close to the real life events, except for the uncertainty over the backup pilot (they were all professionals, and trained to the same level) and the drama in space about whose fault it was. Otherwise, all of the events happened largely as depicted, just over a longer time period of days instead of the ~2 hours of the movie, and with many more people involved in mission control on the ground, though the movie reduced them to composite characters for movie reasons. A lot of the mission dialogue was taken directly from the NASA tapes. Even the actors space suits were actually airtight ("You need more air?"), just like the real ones. Also, many of the space zero-g scenes were shot in actual zero gravity, using a NASA zero-g simulation plane that climbed and dived to simulate it for around 25 seconds per dive. The film crew and actors actually hold the rerecord for time in the zero-g sim plane with more time than most astronauts! A note about them grounding Mattingly for possibly getting the measles. The measles can be a serious sickness, and would definitely cause serious problems if it went as the doctor was worried it might. If you don't get measles as a kid, then you can get it as an adult, hence the worry if they were exposed. Finally, Mattingly actually wrote the malfunction procedures manual for their CSM, basically their mothership. He was ironically very lucky that he stayed behind, because he was the best guy to help sort out the power up issues.

[@danh7211]

Another great one you should watch is The Martian. As for this, it was one of my favorite theater experiences ever. I was 12 and saw it alone at a showing that nobody else was at, and like you didn't know if they'd made it back alive or not. Fantastic!

[@BewareTheJabberwock]

Also, Lovell, in multiple interviews, has clarified that the argument they had about the tank stir did NOT happen. It was added for dramatic affect in the movie. They never argued over that because, it’s true that it could have been any them that initiated that routine process. Swigert was also an excellent pilot, and not as inexperienced as he is portrayed in the film

[@user-bv8uf4mn8b]

Ed Harris was in another phenomenal space movie called The Right Stuff. It is great.

[@emmitbrown5631]

When he backs his wife's decision to not have the president, at possibly the cost of his job. That got me.

[@Will_Fly_the_YouTube_Guy]

The three astronauts who were aboard Apollo 13 said that the only inaccuracy to this movie is that they never fought amongst themselves about who was at fault...that's just movie drama. Everything else is pretty spot on.

[@samdavis-bk9nx]

the real capcom at the end was Joe Kerwin,not Ken Mattingley, it's kind of ironic that Ken was on Apollo 16 with John Young and Charles Duke,given that Duke was the reason he couldn't be on 13

[@mrtonysantos]

@41:28 that's the real Jim Lovell shaking Hanks' hand

[@Lynn7015hb]

Have you seen Turner and Hooch with Tom hanks? You'd love it! 🐕

[@danh7211]

He's said before he won't watch that one because he knows what happens to Hooch and doesn't want to see any sad dog movies.

[@ScottOlsen-di1gb]

I remember seeing this in theatres when I was 10 years old. One of the best movie experiences ever. When it was cold in space they had the a/c cranked up because it was summer time and it felt like you were there with them. One of the few movies that still makes me have hope in humanity and cry from joy instead of sadness.

[@RetroClassic66]

35:18 The reverend seen here was played by Ron Howard’s real life father, actor Rance Howard, who played dozens of midsize and small supporting roles in movies and television over 60-plus years in showbiz, from the 1950s until 2017, when he died at age 89.

[@alysethiel5393]

I can't get over how much your dog loves you!!!!!

[@legionaireb]

2:38 -"I don't know who that is." 2:53 - "I KNOW THAT DUDE!" 16:53 - This is actually another one of those Hollywood misquotes. What Lovell ACTUALLY said was "Houston, we've had a problem." 26:33 - My favorite part of this whole situation is that these astronauts owe their lives to a smelly sweat sock. 41:27 - The man Tom Hanks is shaking hands with here is the REAL Jim Lovell.

[@vapors4villains]

I love that you share your real, authentic self with us, whether that makes us laugh or makes us cry with you. Thank you for sharing your genuine reaction to this.

[@phillipmathis7104]

The triumph of the human spirit in a near impossible situation is amazing to behold

[@russellward4624]

The measels is pretty serious. Symtems include fever over 104°, and can include a middle ear infection, pneumonia, seizures, inflammation of the brain, and in 2018 there was 140,000 deaths. If he was to get any of those syptoms he wouldnt be able to do the docking and hes the only one that can. So the whole mission would be a failure before they even got started. Its not worth the risk.

[@StarShipGray]

Makes you feel awfully proud to be an American, and even more proud just to be human.

[@robertparker6280]

This is a separate comment just say: How FUCKING GOOD is the music in this movie! The composer killed it! 39:49 Chills and I tear up! EVERY! TIME!

[@vasiliarkhipov2121]

Americans have this tendency to get so caught up focusing on what's wrong with our country, that we forget to remember what's great about our country. When I watch this movie I feel such an intense swell of patriotism. Whatever else we are, we are the people that did this and thousand thousand other glorious and noble things. In all our bickering we can never allow ourselves to forget what we are capable of when we put aside our differences and work together.

[@PBH75]

Well said.

[@momD612]

Agreed ❤

[@StaciePoole-ng2ky]

Well said.

[@seregrian5675]

That was beautiful...

[@Cerridwen7777]

VERY well said.

[@rebo2610]

For a big ol' gruff dude, you have the sweetest heart. I love your reactions. Even on a movie I've seen tons of times and stopped crying about it a long time ago, your emotional response gets me all teary-eyed. Love you! 🙃

[@jzero4813]

20:00 What you're looking at here is a crew of people who went to space before the invention of the pocket calculator... so they're doing all of the arithmetic by hand. With a pencil... and paper.

[@douglasiles2024]

And a slide rule, which was (and still is) insanely accurate.

[@HeartlessMisery]

You are HANDS DOWN my favorite reactor! Amazing video, as usual!

[@claireboddey3273]

I must have seen this film upwards of a thousand times, without exaggeration. There’s been times it finished and I immediately started it again, and I watch it at least once a week. But every single time, without fail, that “Hello Houston, this is Odyssey. It’s good to see you again” makes me cry. It impossible to watch it without feeling something, even when you know how it turns out.