RocketMan - DisneyCember

[@davidshaw9464]

The JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT shot with the guy screaming in the other room still gets a laugh out of me to this day.

[@GoBlue_yanks42]

@@davidshaw9464 the essence of comedy someone must always be in misery I still think that fart scene is hysterical

[@JF-tt6wy]

"Somebody stole my pants"

[@GoBlue_yanks42]

@@JF-tt6wy “I say Freddy it was absolutely lovely for you to invite us down from London for the weekend old boy.”

[@louisduarte8763]

@@GoBlue_yanks42 "Uh, guys, do you mind? We just started Act 5." "Yes! Close the door! It's bloody chilly in here!"

[@GoBlue_yanks42]

@ “yes close the door ya fart”

[@brandonspain12345]

I remember hearing rumors that this movie was originally convinced as being an Ernest movie called "Ernest Spaced Out" in the early 90s before Disney ended their contract after Ernest Scared Stupid bombed. And you can see this movie has a similar comedy to those films and the main character acts not too different from Ernest.

[@ToHoldNothing]

And the lead's dad is a common feature in Ernest movies, which I didn't recognize until I saw Media Hunter review Ernest Saves Christmas

[@jacktorrance6404]

They should have gone with that idea instead.

[@wstine79]

This Elton John Biopic is alot sillier than I remember.

[@kdusel1991]

Agreed. It's almost too silly

[@davidmorrissey8820]

I thought this was gonna be about that did not know there were 2 of them.

[@marktheroux9465]

I loved this movie when I was eight and I couldn't resist getting the DVD for when I want some stupid fun. "Houston, the Earth looks beautiful. It's like a giant blueberry."

[@gagejoseph91]

Fun fact: The scene where Harland finds out he is going into space and screams was unscripted. Well, kinda. The original script just had the character pass out, but Harland said "No. I have an idea. Move the mic back a bit and give me ONE take. If you don't like it, we won't use it." And proceeded to do that famous ear-piercing screech. You can actually see the actors trying not to laugh in that scene.

[@trinaq]

The "Whole World in his Hands" scene reminded me of the "I do believe in Fairies" scene from "Peter Pan." Yes, both are cheesy, but they're surprisingly effective, and rather memorable.

[@aaronsarchive82]

I BELIEVE IN SANTA CHRIST!

[@kevinellis8017]

"Have fun, kid." "Fun is my Chinese's neighbors middle name!" To me, this is a hidden gem in the Disney archives. There's a lot of great one-liners in this film and has its share of charm.

[@Manda1771]

My favorite is "Only a complete genius or a total fool could ever pull this off. Lucky for us he's both."

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

I can't believe he has not reviewed this movie until now.

[@nine_tails137]

I can! I've requested 2 Nostalgia Critic videos and 2 Dark Toons videos from him... and still nothing. So I gave up.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

@nine_tails137 Well to be fair, he has been having problems with his health, so he probably has had to reduce the work a bit.

[@nine_tails137]

@@welcometothemetaverse2523 If you're referring to that one illness he had on his head(I forget the name?), then yes, I'm well aware of it. However, I heard he recovered from it, so IDK if he got a new disease since then?

[@kdusel1991]

​@@nine_tails137 it's shingles. You're thinking of shingles!

[@nine_tails137]

@@kdusel1991 Yeah that's it! I thought he recovered from it?

[@thesaiyanjedi]

Got to say, I am kind of surprised Doug never did a Nostalgia Critic review of this movie. Definitely have childhood memories of this one.

[@trinaq]

@@thesaiyanjedi Me too, it seems ripe for a full review, but I respect his decision not to cover it.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

@@trinaq Well, if he doesn't have much to say about a film, then a shorter review it ideal. I mean the last time he did an NC for a movie he had little to say about, we got Junior.

[@Melvinshermen]

Same with operation Dumbo drop too.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

@@Melvinshermen Absolutely! In fact, that movie has an actor named Doug E. Doug. It's literally got his name on it!

[@Sandlerverse]

I'm currently working on a Rocketman video that'll be up in the spring

[@GoBlue_yanks42]

The scene in the deprivation chamber is peak comedy. It will never not make me absolutely lose my shit

[@rasputinafreak]

My favorite part will always be when he uses his pen as a spaceship over this mural of the galaxy. "Of course, you fool. How dare you question my authority! AAAHHHHH!!!!.... Morning!"

[@claytonrios1]

Not to be confused with the Elton John biopic.

[@trinaq]

True, but it DOES play the titular song in the film.

[@SadSadSadSquishSquishSquish]

I clicked on this video because i thought it was that ahah

[@sonzillamariocraft]

Peak fiction btw

[@Depth217]

I was wondering why that was familiar to me at first glance, ohhh 😂

[@DouglasFilmsLtd]

This RocketMan is 100 times better than the Elton John one.

[@thedragonauthority]

I'm sorry but I love this movie. I have since I was a kid and I always will.

[@joeblankenship377]

Same. Harland Williams is hilarious.

[@thedragonauthority]

@joeblankenship377 true. A very underrated actor. I also love him in Half Baked.

[@guardian962]

Same. It’s a classic in our household

[@rasputinafreak]

Me too!

[@skinoff89]

90s comedies were less about writing & more about the comedic persona of the lead actor, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler ect. even Pauly shore & Tom Green.

[@IPFreelyYT]

One neat thing about Harland Williams. He wrote and illustrated my favourite childhood book You've Lost Your Marbles Lickety Split. Realizing that connection only recently blew my mind as I was also a 20 something pothead at one point who mainly knew him from Half Baked. Like realized the author of your childhood reading memories once said "Ever take your clothes off and run backwards through a cornfield?"

[@summerjonz]

He also created Puppy Dog Pals.

[@kpsonicdude]

On the seventeenth day of disneycember, the critic gave to me. 17 Mars missions 16 Alien invasions 15 Will Friedle sitcoms 14 Red Queens Ruling 13 scary parodies 12 meteor showers 11 Princesses sailing 10 Sandwiches 9 teens screaming 8 Jedi masters 7 cat and mouse adventures 6 Futuristic Officers 5 FUNNY SUPERHEROES 4 gliding spider-men 3 New Emotions 2 Nostalgic Mutants and A Tarantino movie

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

4:39 just in those facial expressions, without hearing what he's saying that scene, I can see the emotion behind those eyes

[@Markimark151]

RocketMan is such a weird movie, it came out the during that screwball era of Disney with Flubber and Mr Magoo!

[@arilumani6194]

Ironically, Doug did review Flubber and Mr. Magoo in his early years.

[@HalE14]

I kind of miss those Disney screwball days. None of these movies are that good but they remind me of my childhood so I can’t say I hate them 😂

[@Markimark151]

@@arilumani6194 I know, I remember watching his early reviews, he hated those movies.

[@leoprince691]

@@Markimark151 honestly, I like RocketMan WAY more than those two other movies.

[@Markimark151]

@@leoprince691 it’s kind of a mindless movie.

[@lainiwakura1776]

The only part I really remember is when he takes all the food paste tubes and paints a parody of the one painting on the Sistine Chapel of God creating man, except it's him and the chimp.

[@ToHoldNothing]

And he somehow doesn't starve to death given how much he used and the trip back echoing the trip there

[@wakeangel2001]

I remember there were a bunch of "let's go to mars" movies around the time the Pathfinder mission landed that little rover back in 1996, there was this one, "Mission To Mars: M2M," the sequel to "Species" started with a Mars Mission, and I even remember a MOCKBUSTER of Mission to Mars as a direct to sci-fi movie. It's a wonder we didn't get a bunch of movies about cloning because of Dolly the Sheep

[@belleofbrightside97]

I grew up watching this movie so many times and it's still a guilty pleasure of mine. Still quote lines from it :)

[@FiliusFidelis]

Are we there yet?

[@belleofbrightside97]

@@FiliusFidelis"I'M HUNGRY"

[@kevinellis8017]

"Look, it was an accident." "Oh, sure, sure it was. Just like the captain of the Exxon Valdez didn't see Alaska floating there right in front of him!"

[@leoprince691]

IT WASN'T ME!

[@T4K2000]

Always wanted Doug to review The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Swap, and Avalon High for Disneycember!

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

Kurt Russell before he got bigger.

[@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1]

🎶On the seventheen disneycember Doug gave to me seventeen rockets, sixteen aliens, FIFTEEN TGIF SITCOMS, fourteen red hearts, thirteen unfunny parody movies, twelve transforemers, eleven waves made out of gold, TEN BIG SANDWICHES, nine mysterious calls, eight force witches, seven orphan girls, six broken Stalones,FIVE CAMEOS, four spider webs, three memory orbs, two Wolverine claws and a cigarette from the disney brand🎶

[@wstine79]

I remember Harland Williams being hilarious in Dumb and Dumber and Down Periscope. Sadly, he was better as a supporting character than a lead.

[@Gamerguy-ud1zo]

Man it’s been ages since I have seen this movie.

[@trekkieraccoon3343]

I gotta say I found this movie hilarious my fav scenes is the centrifuge and the hemorrhoid cream scene

[@motherplayer]

Just never forget.......JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER-!

[@darknessunknown4384]

I hear poor Gordon still screams every time he hears it.

[@adamgarcia1777]

Ideas for Disneycember: -102 Dalmatians -101 Dalmatian Street -Pooh's Heffalump Movie -The Emperor's New School -The Pixar Story -Robin Hood: Men in Tights -Everyone's Hero -The Muppet Movie -The Great Muppet Caper -The Muppets Wizard of Oz -Jim Henson Idea Man -Mickey: The Story of a Mouse -Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse -Prep & Landing Film Series -Bluey

[@Tokuman100]

In 2015, my older brother took me to a comedy show featuring Harland Williams where I got a picture with him after he autographed my DVD copy of this movie. During the show, he noticed me in the audience wearing a purple shirt and called me "Barney Jr."

[@robgaming2638]

I have a soft spot for this movie. Me and my dad saw it in theaters. I was a kid so the fart joke had me dying laughing now I just laugh from the nostalgia.

[@starfthegreat]

That scene when everyone sang 'I got the whole world in my hand" really moved me as a kid, I still find it kinda beautiful

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

This film could only exist in that goofy period of the 90s.

[@chasehedges6775]

As a 2001 Gen Z, I love 90s films.’

[@AlexSpalex1]

If I remembered correctly, this was envisioned as a Throwback to those Don Knotts Disney Comedies of the '60's and '70's, like The Apple Dumpling Gang & Gus.

[@ToHoldNothing]

Unidentified Flying Oddball comes to mind, though that's more like another Disney film, a Kid In King Arthur's Court, adapting the Mark Twain novel

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

I never heard of this Movie at all until now

[@dencocreations1701]

My personal Family favorite, i Love it

[@trinaq]

Me neither, I have vague recollections of seeing it on TV as a child, but I'd forgotten it until now.

[@Shoate25]

This movie used to make me laugh until i had trouble breathing when i was a kid. I probably still have the VHS

[@garrettschnaufer9983]

I’ve only heard the name, but the film I know is about the life of British Pianist and Singer Elton John played by Taron Egerton. Produced by Matthew Vaughn and Executive Produced by Elton John himself.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@garrettschnaufer9983 Very interesting

[@deshawnedwards6412]

He's taking about Rocketmam, ROCKETMAN! Burning all this fuel out here.

[@FucTrump]

And he's never done The journey of Natty Gann!!!

[@kdusel1991]

​@@FucTrump I thought this was the Elton John biopic too! 😂😂

[@aaronsarchive82]

​@@FucTrumpUnderrated movie for sure!!

[@alistorblueandangelgreendu2316]

Admitted you were singing he’s gotta whole world in my hands it’s so funny 😆 I really enjoy it so much ❤😂

[@motor4X4kombat]

On the 17th day of Disneycember the critic gave for me: 17 non Elton John biopics 16 "pure" species 15 boys... that meet.. world (i didn't saw the show sorry) 14 nepo babies 13 WAZAAAAA movies. 12 Bay-exploitations 11 shiny "turtles" 10 marshmallow pizzas 9 scary movies. 8 red shirt jedi 7 cats & mices 6 LAAAAUUUUU keepers FIVE WOLVERINEEES! 4 symbiote suits 3 new emotions 2 mutant team ups And a tasty Big Kahuna Burger

[@Jenny_Metzelar]

Great job!

[@liamtheman2099]

👏🏻

[@johnstriker480]

17 Farts in Space more like it xD

[@darknessunknown4384]

I remember watching this with my parents. We were screaming with laughter at the John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith part.

[@gars129]

90s Disney was so interesting. You had those massive animation films, yet the live action department (including Touchstone) was still somewhere between the studio filmed goofy wholesomeness of the Dean Jones, Don Knotts, etc. movies, and the less hokey in the 2000s (Shaggy Dog 2006, Old Dogs) and then just kinda diverges into either the Disney Channel/AbC/Disney + originals or the big budget movies that are most of their current cinema output since Pirates of The Caribbean.

[@leoprince691]

@gars129 yeah, a lot of Disney movies during that era were like that. Honestly, I would rather watch those movies than any of the love action remake crap they make nowadays.

[@Enceladeans]

Fortunately he would find his cinematic calling as Tom Green's friend in Freddy Got Fingered.

[@arilumani6194]

That's not a plus, that's a BIG minus.

[@anotheraccountididntneedto7222]

You can’t forget Half Baked. I loved all 3.

[@nchldmn]

You should do Star Wars The Bad Batch series

[@Steyr6500]

@@nchldmn To this day I still misplace a certain 'a' in that title with a 'i' 😂

[@bizmen81]

Oh...I thought this was going to be The Rocketeer for a second...

[@tba3625]

I cannot believe It took me until right now to find out Elton John went to mars.

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Harland Williams Is My Man Gary and Mike, Sammy, Slacker Cats and Simon (1995-1996) haven't seen that show yet but I love that guy he's an Allstar

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Can Hollywood Pictures be on the Disney spectrum too? If so, then I REALLY hope he reviews Gone Fishin' with Joe Pesci and Danny Glover. Either for Disneycember or Nostalgia Critic, I've ALWAYS wanted him to tackle that one.

[@DannyIO]

the main thing that makes me remeber the movie is, ive got the whole world in my hands scene

[@Myself-yf5do]

Now that you've done this, Dreamworksuary, Twilight Tober Zone, and Bat May, you should do Nickuly/Aprilodeon and June Henson.

[@emilez8957]

Thanks for the video Doug! I first saw this movie on videotape when I was 12. My little sister saw it in class and she loved it. And I must to say, I remember laughing a lot too as a kid. I haven't seen it in years so I don't know how I would react now. Yet, it was a family favourite in the 90s. We were kids, we found zany humour and flatulence funny. The character was like a live action cartoon.

[@gingaddict]

this is actually one of my favourite live action Disney movies - I just have so much fun watching it

[@chasehedges6775]

Awesome!

[@dovifan468]

I have a nostalgic soft spot for this one. Was obsessed with space as a kid, and was the perfect age to absolutely love this movie when it came out. Doesn't hold up too well, but still has some jokes that I love. "Hey Commander, watch this..." then screeches down the ladder lol.

[@ToHoldNothing]

I do remember watching this in theatre as a kid and can't imagine the humor works nearly as well as an adult. Got the Blu Ray through the now defunct Disney Movie Insiders, just in the nick of time (along with several other movies, major benefit of collecting)

[@nathanielvaughn6728]

Note: That scene in Lilo & Stitch wasn't redrawn for Disney+, it was redrawn for the international markets back in the day, since other markets have stricter rules about certain things than the US.

[@louisduarte8763]

I saw this when it came out when I was 13 and thought it was hilarious. A bunch of gags still live rent free in my head, like him going insane from sleep deprivation (after Ulysses the chimp stole his sleeping pod). Looking back, since getting my computer engineering degree, if Fred wrote the software to run the Mars lander, and only he knows how to make it work and nobody else, that's more of a user interface problem.

[@M0b1us_118]

So this is the movie where the clip of Harland Williams screaming that was used in the Freddy Got Fingered review came from. Also, is it just me, or is that still at 5:27 look like Harland Williams was on a set of a Black Adder sketch?

[@ahmeddemha]

The still is from an episode of the cancelled NBC improv show "Thank God You're Here."

[@MitchFace]

I don’t care what you think about this movie that moment when the control room cheers after Fred fixes the shuttle will bring you to tears.

[@zacwinters4377]

Was prime demo for this film and love the slapstick back then with all the tests he goes through including driving his competitor insane in a sealed chamber and wasting the food for art in the spaceship

[@ryanleikness3414]

My dad and i love this film so much. The fart scene is his all time favorite moment, just seeing Fred waddle the rest of the way to the ship and the quotes makes him laugh so hard

[@dillontrainvids25]

I thought this was the Elton John biopic

[@billybritt5835]

I work for NASA. If you think they're more professional than what's portrayed in this movie, do I have some news for you 😂

[@MythicSuns]

My favourite Beau Bridges role was still General Landry who replaces Hammond in SG-1. He'll never top Hammond but he doesn't try to nor does he need to. Also, Doug if you ever get the chance you need to review Stargate and the Stargate shows. The film's not spectacular but it does setup the basics, but the TV shows are honestly pretty damn good!

[@aamiller90]

To be fair, the filmmakers didn't seem to know what to do with him either. A lot of Harland's scenes were improvised on the spot as the writing for the isolation scene was just him going "Mommy", like the twirling machine and he thought it went against his character who loved NASA.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Whenever I see Harland Williams in anything I immediately think of Rocket Man. Even if it's a movie like Half Baked or Freddy got Fingered. Still just pure stupid fun, and that's not a bad thing. It also has maybe the most elaborate setup for a fart joke ever and managed to turn a fart joke into a visual gag by having it inflate the spacesuit

[@Slybo]

Never seen it, but I remember the lobby of the local multiplex being adored with giant vinyl banners and large cardboard standees for this movie. They did the same thing for Holes too.

[@GBmovieluv]

Preteen this came out and I remember it being odd and I maybe got a few laughs. The scene where Haley leaves the whole world into a rendition of He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands been pretty amazing and the moment when the main character and his wife interest are dancing, it was quite beautiful

[@LadyPapaMayodora]

This is one of my fav movies of all time and i will die on that hill Shawshank redemption, ms doubtfire, godfather , the color purple , and harland william’s rocketman. Try me bish and catch these hands if yall hating 😂

[@667carriags]

I’ve been waiting for 13 years for Doug to review this since I started watching NC. Have fond memories of watching the movie in theaters

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

I personally think this film is hilarious. To each their own.

[@takeshikujo2909]

“Houston, this is somebody else’s problem.” Love it. 👍🏻

[@4Legacy]

If you want a good example of Harland Williams' comedy, just watch his Joe Rogan episode. He messes with him the whole time, and Rogan doesn't realize it until like halfway through (or further lol).

[@mathewhaight]

I saw this movie when I was a kid in theaters, and for years, I thought it was some weird fever dream.

[@air03man]

"DISNEYCEMBER 2024 Blog day 17 Blast off to Mars with "Rocketman" from 1997 Harland Williams from S.N.L stars as a computer nerd going to mars & Wacky ness comes in. & that's pretty much it even having a fight with a monkeynaut & yes I got confuse that critic was gonna review the Elton John "Rocketman" song I know it's not confuse with the 1997 "Rocketman" movie but they both share the same name so it count usually now if you excuse me I must Blast me off with a monkeynaut of my own folks!."

[@LordCutlerBeckett]

Bite your tongue!! This is one of my favorite guilty-pleasure movies! It’s just so goofy and silly and I still laugh at all the one-liners today!

[@Upintheairideas]

You might not like it, but this was and is a classic in my family.

[@edwardnowakowski5990]

This is one of my favorite childhood movies, and last time I checked it still wasn’t on Disney plus

[@johnstriker480]

YAY! THANK YOU FINALLY! This is seriously one of the *funniest* movies I've ever seen If you're a slapstick comedy lover, you'll enjoy it...! Harland Williams should've had Jim Carrey's career.... sue me

[@danielletopping2763]

Such an underrated film! About time you reviewed this Sire! I remember a kid brought this in to watch for the final day of 5th grade. We all laughed. Great film I always lose it during the chamber scene.

[@maxordman4100]

No doubt, this movie is corny as heck, and I can agree that it’s not as funny the whole way through but it most definitely has some delightful moments in it and it’s still a staple of my childhood! Nice to see other people remember it fondly. Thank you for the review even though you didn’t enjoy it as much! I always enjoy seeing rare movies on your Disneycember list!

[@wellockproductions8263]

I remember the first time I watched this it was, no joke, in my seventh-grade science class (and if you think that's strange, we also watched Plan 9 from Outer Space in the same class too). Good memories.

[@crackstuntman22]

Why does this have so many dislikes? Did Doug upset the RocketHeads?

[@jlev1028]

Disney Adults can't cope with hearing that their dumb childhood movies are actually crap.

[@travisdelafuente1150]

And I thought this was the Elton John movie.

[@bluecoin3771]

When I had this movie when I was younger, I kept rewinding the isolation chamber scene. I never finished the movie because that scene just made me laugh so much.

[@vguyver2]

Hinestly i didnt realize until Doug Mentioned Simsons how many times sending an unqualified Doodus or Nerd into space who saved the day in the last mjnute happened. We had the Simpsons, Family Matters, Rocket Man, Big Bang Theory. Most of these were in the 90's, and the last one was in 2012. Is this unlisted tv trope?

[@Seek1878]

I was obsessed with this movie as a kid.

[@WallsEryx]

God, you've just dug up some very ancient memories of this movie. I could swear this was an Adam Sandler movie.

[@kamdan2011]

2:19 The Disney Channel awkwardly edited this scene when it aired.

[@rasputinafreak]

Thank you for reviewing it!!! I still love the absurd humor, but I appreciate your critique. I'd be curious of your opinion on his TV move: Mr. Headmistress

[@ToHoldNothing]

Fact that the situation that even once should drive someone utterly insane happened twice in the film is...surprisingly not as stupid, given they established his endurance in the scene people are referencing in the comments with him singing John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith as a way to occupy his mind

[@just2good]

i was excited that you'll be covering the elton john biopic lol

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

That movie is Paramount.

[@chefkaze795]

This needs a full review

[@arilumani6194]

6:21 I've been dying to see you review TMNT 3, considering that you reviewed 1 and 2 in the very first year of your channel. I know your reaction to it at the end of your TMNT 1 and 2 review was enough to understand how bad it is, but a full-on traditional review would be nice. Even AVGN did a full-on review of it as a TMNT fan, and he doesn't even review movies. Besides, you've reviewed worse films, so, I'm sure that roasting it will be a walk in the park.

[@kstephenson5857]

I think I have a soft spot for this movie largely because the main character is actually played earnestly. If he had been played with any cynical edge, or if he ever had really recognized that the people around him barely tolerate him, the fun would be over and the movie would deflate. He's goofy and socially inept, but he's still a decent guy at his core and never intends on harming/sabotaging the mission or any of his acquaintances, so he somehow rebounds into likability in my book. EDIT: Also, I will laugh at the "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" bit and his Miss America screams for the rest of my life.

[@BugsyFoga]

The other Rocketman movie

[@shivelyfilms]

Loved this movie as a kid, the jimmy crack corn scene is my favorite and hilarious till this day to me.

[@MusicMan32K]

The first time I saw this movie was when I was in college and someone in the dorm's lobby had this playing on repeat on the lobby TV

[@gokinsmen]

I love this movie - a hilarious hidden gem. Not the best live-action Disney movie, but definitely the funniest. Random fact: Craig Mazin (HBO's Chernobyl and The Last of Us) co-wrote this movie as his first produced credit.

[@cruzcamel]

No mention of the John Jacob jingle heimer Schmidt scene? Dude, say what you will about the rest of this movie, but that scene is so funny and relatable it belongs in some kind of museum.

[@RDog4484]

This is a movie that I LOVED as a kid, but I’m scared to revisit as an adult, out of fear that I’ll ruin it for myself.

[@will88TFs4Life]

I always liked that Whole wide World bit

[@TBustah]

I haven’t seen it since it came out, so I didn’t remember everybody hating that guy over Apollo 13. That’s either the writers being lazy (or not expecting the audience to remember a highly accurate portrayal of the event starring Tom Hanks from just a couple years earlier) or they’re saying NASA is a bunch of pricks. It was an equipment failure (the manufacturer was to blame), and it happened after NASA had already been to the moon twice. There was nothing that anyone at NASA could have done to prevent it. If anything, the ground crew for that mission should be commended for figuring out how to get all three astronauts home safely without the command module (the module Apollo astronauts would normally come back in), using the limited resources the astronauts had on hand.

[@HardlyWorkin-kh5uh]

I remember and forget this movie constantly at the same time

[@jediknight131]

Harland Williams was Sonar in Down Periscope, The NC should review Down Periscope.