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Apollo 13 is a 1995 film which tells the true story of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. It was directed by Ron Howard.
In 2002, Apollo 13 was re-released, in edited and modified form, as an IMAX film.
Cast
Technical accuracy
The film is notable for its technical accuracy: principals reported that the film is reasonably faithful to the facts of the mission but adds some tension between the astronauts for dramatic effect. All dialog between ground control and the astronauts was taken verbatim from actual transcripts and recordings. Scenes involving weightlessness were filmed aboard NASA's Vomit Comet which is used to create weightless conditions for short periods by performing a series of parabolic dives, making these scenes the first in a fiction film to feature actual, rather than simulated, weightlessness.
However, the film is also noted for numerous anachronisms, including the use of the incorrect NASA logo and the appearance of The Beatles' Let It Be album a month before it was actually released.
Trivia
Both Ron Howard's mother and father, Rance and Jean Howard appeared in the film. Jean played Jim Lovell's mother, and Rance played the priest who kept vigil with the family. Ron's brother Clint Howard appeared in the movie as Seymour "Sy" Liebergot in Mission Control.
This is one of three Tom Hanks movies (along with Saving Private Ryan and Forrest Gump) where socks play a role in the plot. One of the items required to adapt the square filter into the round receptacle is a sock.
Awards
The film was nominated for numerous Academy Awards and won:
It was also nominated for:
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