Pretty underrated moment when Gene sits down, after reacquisition, and for the first time has a moment to relax and simply breaks down. He never let off leading the team since "Houston- We have a problem".
Gene Kept the accelerater on and did what needed to be. If my dream ever happens. My business moto is thus we have no fear. We stick to the basics. Because I want to lead and make things happen that people don't want to do
What the young people who weren't even alive then might not understand is that pretty much the entire world, probably even the Soviet space program people, held it's breath and then cheered during this whole event. It's possibly the closest we've had to a planetary sense of unity ever.
I agree. Soviet leaders may have wanted Apollo to fail but the Soviet space people were absolutely all in on anything that moved humanity upward and forward.
That part was inaccurate though. The character Kranz growled at was a fictionalized version of his mentor, Chris Kraft. That interaction would’ve have NEVER taken place.
You really have to hand it to Ron Howard: even though we know how the story ends, he still managed to give this climactic sequence a "you are there" level of tension.
It's what happens when you nail the dialogue, direction, score and acting. It doesn't need to be full of violence or sex to make an impact. There's not many times it happens perfectly in cinematic history The ending scenes of Schindlers list "I could have got more out" through to modern day Jews is another example. Everything was perfect
@@matwatson7947 One cannot overstate the brilliance of James Horner. We know how the story ends, but the "angels singing" part of the score reminds us that no one in the control room knew for sure. Mat, your comment is right on point! Thank you.
6:40 Gene silently wiping off a tear from his right eye... possibly feeling a little embarrassed, then blowing off in relief... what a subtly powerful moment!
@michael b you know an interesting thing is that, that sort of thing is a matter of culture. For instance I'm Jewish and my religion we don't have anything against the number 13 or any other for that matter. In fact by us the number 13 can be considered a positive number because that's the age boys celebrate their bar mitzvah
Brilliant movie. I never tire of it, and get emotional every time. If you get the chance to read ' Failure is not an option' ,by Nasa flight director Gene Kranz, it just adds to how amazing this mission, along with the rest of the Apollo program was. A triumph of technology and human endeavour. Well done, high five, big up, much respect.
I love that moment at 0.55 where Ed Harris does that subtle way of telling them to shut up without saying "Shut up". You can show leadership without yelling and ranting
Indeed. I actually met Gene and was talking to his daughter at a book event down at Houston. She told me the part when Harris is flicking his pen during the launch part, she told me “that’s my dad”.
It's USA at the top of it's game. Apollo program was in my opinion, histories greatest engineering feat. No one has had to innovate, design and fault find to that level before, or since. So many of the things we take for granted, were invented through that program.
I have to admire the intelligence that these people have in order to fix unseen problems to bring the three home! My favorite example is when they had to make a square peg fit inside a round hole using nothing but spare parts! The line we got to make this fit into this using nothing but that!!!
This really happened. The longer than expected re-entry, those extra moments which seemed like an eternity. Yet they still kept calling, and right at the moment they were about to accept that maybe the crew was lost; "Okay Joe." The parachutes deployed and were seen on the screen. NASA had truly done it, in a way they'd eclipsed even Apollo 11. All these controllers and engineers and astronauts. This team had plucked the crew out of the vicious jaws of certain death within the cold eternal void of deep space. It was just a total release, relief, joy, exhaustion. Knowing they had accomplished the impossible.
I think the the success of getting them home was down to Gene Krantz being a bully,because he knew that was the only way to get them home,Gene is my desktop background btw,my ultimate hero in life.
Do we know why they were out of contact longer than the expected 3 minutes? There were 2 big fears. The first was the heat shield may have been damaged and the second was the parachutes had been frozen. But I never heard why exactly they were out of contact for so long on reentry.
@@bobbywise2313 My reasoning is that they were coming in too shallow and spent more time going across than down, and therefore it took longer to get out of their ionization bubble than normal . . . angle of descent wasn't as steep as usual . . .
My dad was a NASA engineer at this time. We were in Huntsville. Real engineers ( and all Apollo astronauts were engineers) made this work, with real heroism. I had to explain that this was a true story to a younger person. Sure, some details were trimmed for the movie, but it pretty much went down as portrayed.
Kinda crazy they had to invent drama for the movie because everyone involved was such a stoic professional hard bastard with balls of solid concrete, including the astronauts wives.
My Father, too, was an "electrical engineer" graduated from the University of Tennessee. He worked at NASA in "quality control". I was born there in Huntsville, Alabama. All, I remember is....how much this time in his life was meaningful. He worked with Dr. Von Braun. I shall always remember.~
That momentary look of surprise, relief and jubilation right before Gary Sinise starts talking into the mic again is one of the many little details that make this such a perfect scene.
This is how movies based on real events should be. You don't need to create drama when you pick events that are this dramatic in reality. Nothing you could ever come up with hits harder than real life.
Actually, according to Jim Lovell in a commentary audio track that he did with his wife for the DVD release of the film, some creative license was taken. For example, the argument between the crew right before they had to scramble to jerry-rig a CO2 filter for the spacecraft never happened in real life, according to both Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and even Bill Paxton, who played Fred Haise in the film. Another example was when Jack Swigert (a rookie astronaut) was docking the Command Module to the Lunar Module, and someone in Mission Control said that if he couldn't dock it, they wouldn't have a mission. This wasn't true, because if Swigert couldn't do it, either Jim Lovell or Fred Haise could take over. But by and large, the movie is faithful to real life events, and wasn't made with any sort of political or historical bias in mind (looking at you, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor), and stands the test of time as one of the greatest movies ever, and one of my personal favorites.
@@astrofan1993 It's funny you picked Pearl Harbor as your example, as Apollo 13 v Pearl Harbour are exactly the examples I give as to how a 'based on real events' movie should be made v should not be made.
@@politenessman3901 Oh, dude, I find it incredibly hard to believe that a sailor in the Navy couldn't swim. And when I saw the Nostalgia Critic go on a profanity-laden tirade due to that fact (considering his own father was in the Navy), plus the historical inaccuracies (like the Japanese bombing civilians and targeting hospitals), I knew that the Pearl Harbor movie was more spectacle than substance; par for the course with Michael Bay, sadly. Plus, I am concerned he is presenting a biased view of the attack, either despite or because of his own political leanings. I don't care what his politics is; I want him to give an accurate and unbiased take on the events of that day, as history must. Historical fact and neutrality must reign supreme with a movie like that, not political propaganda.
What gets me every time is Ed Hairris’s quiet relief as he sits still for a moment as the rest are cheering. Brilliant and incredibly emotional because we can feel his tension drain. What’s even more subtle is he doesn’t really quite let go until Hanks, as Jim Lovell gives the official word that the ship is secured and signs off as Apollo 13. Those words from the command pilot officially end the mission. Then Harris joins the cheering throng and speaks his gratitude to his team. Again, just bloody brilliant.
This was actually understated. The real time of blackout from loss of signal was more like six minutes due to the flight path being shallower than usual.
I've watched this movie more times that I can count and this scene still gets me every time The direction and music score compliment each other absolutely perfectly
Apart from its many other good qualities, "Apollo 13" is a hugely enjoyable film because it allows us to see fine actors like Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Tom Hanks, and Kevin Bacon together in one film. Those of us who are old enough to remember Ron(ny) Howard on "The Andy Griffith Show" could never have dreamt what splendors lay ahead of him, or what cinematic gifts he was going to give us.
And this one was a real family affair for Ron. The priest was Ron's father Rance, the old lady in the nursing home was his mother Jean, and the short bald flight controller with the dark-frame glasses was his brother Clint.
@@robertstevens913 Interestingly enough, the real Jim Lovell wanted Kevin Costner to play him in the movie, because he was the actor who bore the most resemblance to Jim Lovell, but because Tom Hanks was so knowledgeable about the history of spaceflight--particularly the Apollo program--and related terminology (as Jim Lovell called him, a "Closet Astronaut"), he was chosen over Kevin Costner instead. Frankly, though, the only character within NASA who bore any real resemblance to their real-life counterpart was Gene Kranz (and maybe Deke Slayton). But none of the other NASA personnel (astronaut or Mission Control) looked like their real-life counterparts.
6:07 this here is great acting. You can tell how all of the stress of the mission almost broke him, and finally seeing the astronauts safe took that burden off his shoulders and he finally breathes freely and relaxed for once
Imagine what it was like for these astronauts to keep their wits about them knowing the odds were against them ever getting home. They kept going while the world collectively prayed for them. One of the best things that happened in my lifetime was their safe return.
The astronauts were always confident they would make it. You can read about it in A Man On The Moon (Andrew Chaikin) and in documentaries such as Moonshot. In fact, upon return, Lovell was surprised to learn that the whole world was following their flight.
Ya especially hard is knowing the entire crew of Apollo 1 burned to death sitting on the launch pad because some fool thought pumping pure Oxygen into the module was SAFE!..
@@saywhat951 The issue was, that they had 1 atm of pure oxygen in it, which was then reduced to 0.3 atm once an appropriate altitude during launch was reached. After the accident they would launch with 1 atm of regular air, which was then replaced with 0.3 atm of oxygen. The entire flights from A7 to A17 were carried out with oxygen atmospheres in the CM, LM and suits.
I was in high school when this happened...we followed the crisis every day...but I still hold my breath during the entire re-entry sequence. What superb film making! Gary Sinise has been one of my favorite actors for a long time. He darn near stole "Apollo 13" and he should've been nominated again for a "Best Supporting" Oscar (which he should've won)
This is one of my all time favorite movies. Mainly because I was a child of the Apollo space program. We sat in the school hall watching every launch and landing from the UK. I always shed a tear when I see this scene because I was there.
I have seen this scene many times and it still brings my emotions out just as it did when I watched it as a teenager. Leadership, teamwork, bravery, and conviction. All on display.
There is NO WAY to have gotten a better cast for this film,ANYWHERE! OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE by EACH & EVERYONE, from the top billed "Stars" to the least!!👍
Every time I see this part of the film, I'm at the edge of my seat. When Walter Cronkite says that the time of acquisition has passed, tears always well up in my eyes and I say, "Oh my God. Are these guys going to make it?" I have to snap out of it and end up with, "What am I saying?! This is history. Of course they made it!" Such great acting dramatization in this movie! *
If you want me to despise upper management and call them out for gross negligence sure. Lots of nasa tragedies could have been prevented but the guys calling the shots constantly f*ck up. Because a tragedy is more acceptable than an embarrassment in the eyes of leadership. To quote this movie “ it’s just not a contingency we’ve remotely looked at…. Please tell me this isn’t a government ran operation “.
There has been, and likely never will be, a better space film ever made. The epilogue of this film is especially powerful now; "I look up at the moon and I wonder, when will we be going back, and who will that be" Because the answer is soon.
There has been a Russian film recently, about when their Salyut space station went off line in 1984. They sent up 2 cosmonauts to find out what happened, and attempt to reboot the station if possible......its a good movie, very similar to Apollo 13. I'm sorry, I cant remember the title off hand......
@@tiborpurzsas2136 I know which one you mean, Salyut 7 I think it was. Have yet to see it but apparently it's a little dramatised but otherwise pretty good
@@lewismassie it is over dramatic , as most Russian films are, but it has some interesting parts in it. Its worth watching,especially if you like the genre
Genuinely disappointed that there isn't a blooper with Paxton saying "one express elevator to Hell, going down!" as they descend through the atmosphere RIP Bill, you gave us some amazing moments
I have to give credit to the composer as well, this score is beautifully & artfully done, giving us tension in the right places & the joyful, triumphant music as he says “hello Houston, this is Odyssey” is nothing short of masterful.
The music they played while they were in lunar orbit and Tom was imagining himself on the moon was even better. The closing credits music was also great.
This is my fave movie of all time, it hits those emotional notes every time I watch. The performances, the restraint in the cinematography to squeeze everything out of these performances, the editing, and especially the score--all flawless. It tells a true story in a way we can digest, honing in on the simple but profound core theme of optimistic stoicism--the driving force behind the Apollo program.
He not only says it….he 100% believes it. Theres a big difference between someone saying something like that vs looking back up into eyes of hardened steel looking back at you with conviction.
In one way, Apollo 13 is even more remarkable than the first moon landing, because to get the Apollo 13 astronauts back alive NASA had to figure out things that they didn't already know how to do, things they hadn't even simulated, and they had to get it right on the first try. Wow!
As a young man I watched every launch every space shuttle disaster and sucess. This was much more stressful watching it live not knowing how it was going to turn out. It's no fun watching a shuttle explode on launch or break up in the reentry mode knowing that good people died like that. I can still recall the terror and subsequent grief. This scene still brings tears of relief. Those who weren't there at the time paying attention really can't relate but this movie hit it right on the head.
I was in 6th grade when the Challenger disaster occurred. I can help but think of what those poor family members, friends, coworkers and students, first teacher in space, was to be there. Everyone was watching. From their families on the stands to her students in the classroom. There are no words.
@@michellekinder3051 What makes it worse is the students weren’t at school watching it. They were in Cape Canaveral with the best seats you could get to see the rocket. The students saw the shuttle’s O-seal fail and cause the shuttle to break up, they could only watch in horror as SRB’s flimmed around in the air eventually falling into the ocean.
As a former guy who wanted to go to the stars and spend time in space. The words were home are beautiful and harmonious. Imagine being them guys who flew that mission not knowing the outcome of the mission. My hats off to them guys. To there family’s to
I have watched this scene hundreds of time and honestly, still can NEVER get tired of it. The scene (the movie, for that matter) would not have been so moving, so powerful, and so convincing, had it not been the superb acting of Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, and countless others who played the NASA team...
I remember seeing this film in a theatre when it came out, and the audience applauding when the credits rolled. Its a reminder that when Apollo 11 was returning after the lunar landing, Neil Armstrong profusely thanked the thousands of people who worked on various aspects of the space program.
I saw this movie when it first came out in Brazil in Rio and even that audience cheered at the end of this scene proving a good story well told even if you know the end is impactful.
I'll never forget watching it in the theater in the spring of 1995. It was playing along with Braveheart which I saw right afterwards. It was a Saturday. The 90s was a great decade for movies.
The moment that portrays Director Kranz as looking like he was about to lose hope before the feed to the crew comes back in is the one memorable moment of this whole scene to me.
The acting by everyone was stellar. So was the direction, the music...everything. I remember watching this on TV when I was eight. Everyone cheered. I didn't understand it fully then; only when I got older did I understand the sheer magnitude of what the astronauts did and how they survived.
I wasn't there, but I talked about yhis to an old guy from Vietnam. He said that his family watched this event live from a black and white t.v. in a HUT. He said when those parachutes deployed they cheered. THE ENTIRE WORLD CHEERED AT THE SAME TIME.
I can’t imagine what it would have cost ten years after this film, or lord knows, now, to have a cast of Hanks, Bacon, Paxton, Harris and Sinese. Once in a generation casting for sure.
The way they have the music in this scene is amazing. When it seemed that they might not have made it, the music is so quiet, yet it isn't all gone, and as soon as the parachutes open, the music swells up to reach its max when they all start clapping. It's truly an amazing movie with an amazing soundtrack. I've also heard it is extremely close to what happened in real life with a few creative liberties.
I remember seeing this movie at the theater when it came out, at the end during this scene everyone in the theater was cheering and it took damn near all my strength not to shed tears. Lol
I was a teenager during the Apollo 13 saga, and weirdly enough, I have no recollection of being aware whatsoever, but now in 2021, it's a story I know and love so very well.
This was the first film I ever bought on DVD because I like Tom Hanks. Too young to remember the event itself, but I absolutely LOVE this film, the fantastic cast and acting and the fact it's a true story. Watch it whenever it's on TV and its a regular go to if I fancy watching a film. All round brilliant!!
As many times as I've seen this movie and know how it ends, it never fails to create that tension and drama. And then the relief and joy during re-acquisition.
I'm now 64, and I remember very well all the days, from start to successfull landing. There was a documentation about 10 years ago in german TV, where scenes from the movie together with Interviews with participants like the astronauts or the start director was shown. I feel in this scenes, that the menkind stood together with all the heros which made this possible. 👍👍👍
I was only six months here in Ireland when last man walked on the moon in Dec 72, fascinated with the Apollo missions. Looking forward to Autemis missions
I remember that during John Glenn’s first Mercury orbital mission there was concern about the heat shield and the mission was cut short by several orbits
Thankfully that turned out to be a switch installed backwards, leading them to believe the landing bag may be deployed, and the retro pack was all that was holding the heat shield on.
The command module from Apollo 8 is at the Chicago museum of Science and Industry. It’s not enclosed. You can actually touch it. It’s awesome that you can. Update: It’s now enclosed. Went their recently and they closed it up with clear glass
Brilliant movie.This is awesome example of fine solid engineering back in those days. Those computers were at the level of our washing machines now but they did their job in any circumstances and that is all that matters. In my country we have a saying "Die but fulfill." Heatshield which withstands gas tank detonation even though it is extremely fragile - this is what I call endurance! Not to mention absolute profesionalism and focus of the crew and mission control. As a Czech and thus naturally born engineer I have deep respect for the US and its people in the matter of those achievements.
As an old man I remember every moment of this. Also remember the moon landing as if it was yesterday. 13 year old me engrossed in a black and white 13 inch TV. Was at the cape in 81 for the first shuttle launch.
"A successful failure" it was dubbed as . I think I understand that term better now that at any other time of my life. It really was NASA's finest hour and the whole world was watching .
I have this on VHS , When this happened I was almost 12 years old, an American kid in Canada , other kids laughed and said that 3 more Americans were going to die. Seeing them come back ALIVE was the best early birthday present I've ever had!!!!
That long pause with only the controller speaking is peak drama. You're almost afraid to breathe in the scene. It's to the point that even knowing what was going to happen, it's still a euphoric pay off when they return their call.
Yes!! I absolutely agree. That was more of the genius of this entire film. Everything worked together to make a wonderful movie about that truly historic and miraculous event in American history 🙌
It's been a privilege watching this with all of you.
The honour was mine!
🤮
For humanity and beyond..its an honour sir❤
Greetings from Germany
I'm not crying, you're crying
Pretty underrated moment when Gene sits down, after reacquisition, and for the first time has a moment to relax and simply breaks down. He never let off leading the team since "Houston- We have a problem".
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🚀🚀🚀💩💩💩💩
Gene Kranz remains one of my all-time heroes. He set the standard for leadership and determination.
Too bad Family Guy ruined this scene for me by making a parody. Every time I see it I think of that fat bastard.
Oh I know you can tell he finally had the weight of not just nasa but the world lifted off his shoulders in that moment
Gene
Kept the accelerater on and did what needed to be. If my dream ever happens. My business moto is thus we have no fear. We stick to the basics. Because I want to lead and make things happen that people don't want to do
What the young people who weren't even alive then might not understand is that pretty much the entire world, probably even the Soviet space program people, held it's breath and then cheered during this whole event. It's possibly the closest we've had to a planetary sense of unity ever.
Ukraine actually brought me back to the memories of how the world reacted to this event. The support of Ukraine has been nearly worldwide.
@@1georgekitchen Good point.
I agree. Soviet leaders may have wanted Apollo to fail but the Soviet space people were absolutely all in on anything that moved humanity upward and forward.
Without doubt it was
I was 10 for Apollo 11! What a great program, all of them!
"If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it". This has to be one of the best lines in the movie!
Spoken by his proud mama! The actress in that scene was Ron Howard’s real life mom.
@@gailwebb9619 Wow - that's a fact very worthy of note!!
@Darryl Gonzalez YAAS!!! Marilyn told them to go eff themselves without saying it! Loved her!
I always thought that was the worst line.
@@gailwebb9619 And the actor playing the pastor during re-entry was Howard’s father.
"With all due respect sir, I believe this is going to be our finest hour." Gene Kranz is a legend.
And the look that Gene (Ed Harris) gives his boss at 1:08 is just perfect.
Indeed sir.
That part was inaccurate though. The character Kranz growled at was a fictionalized version of his mentor, Chris Kraft. That interaction would’ve have NEVER taken place.
Best line in the whole script of the movie
Like,I dare you to tell me any different.@@Jeff-gd8ev
You really have to hand it to Ron Howard: even though we know how the story ends, he still managed to give this climactic sequence a "you are there" level of tension.
Trevor White We have a Problem we have a main bus B under volt!
Definitely
It's what happens when you nail the dialogue, direction, score and acting.
It doesn't need to be full of violence or sex to make an impact. There's not many times it happens perfectly in cinematic history
The ending scenes of Schindlers list "I could have got more out" through to modern day Jews is another example. Everything was perfect
@@matwatson7947 One cannot overstate the brilliance of James Horner. We know how the story ends, but the "angels singing" part of the score reminds us that no one in the control room knew for sure. Mat, your comment is right on point! Thank you.
True, when I saw this in a pack theater, everyone cheered.
6:40 Gene silently wiping off a tear from his right eye... possibly feeling a little embarrassed, then blowing off in relief... what a subtly powerful moment!
I was thinking the same thing! Absolutely perfect.
Ed Harris is an amazing actor.
Our school was out for Apollo 13 we saw the splash down on our small home B&W TV.
We cheered along with rest of America
I can remember the drama and the relief in the UK too - think the whole world cheered
I bet that was quite an emotional moment wasn't it?...
@michael b you know an interesting thing is that, that sort of thing is a matter of culture. For instance I'm Jewish and my religion we don't have anything against the number 13 or any other for that matter. In fact by us the number 13 can be considered a positive number because that's the age boys celebrate their bar mitzvah
Our school brought a TV into the cafeteria/auditorium. There were several loud applauses.
@@geoffrjjjjjjj really? 🙂
I've seen this movie countless times, and I still without fail tear up every time during this scene.
Me too
Yup
I do too!!
What a piece or work is man...
Me too. It brings me to tears each time.
Brilliant movie. I never tire of it, and get emotional every time. If you get the chance to read ' Failure is not an option' ,by Nasa flight director Gene Kranz, it just adds to how amazing this mission, along with the rest of the Apollo program was. A triumph of technology and human endeavour. Well done, high five, big up, much respect.
My Pop bought me the book after the movie came out! Great read! Still have it on the shelf!
Thank you for the book recommendation.
I cry every time they come out of the ionization blackout.
When I read that book I couldn't imagine how those mission control guys could think straight under such massive pressure.
I read the book. Amazing how they came up with all the procedures. I wouldn't know where to start
I love that moment at 0.55 where Ed Harris does that subtle way of telling them to shut up without saying "Shut up". You can show leadership without yelling and ranting
Mommy your squishing me!
If you have to show authority…you have already lost it
Ed Harris should have gotten more recognition for this role. He was incredible!
He should have won an OSCAR for this movie😢
Indeed. I actually met Gene and was talking to his daughter at a book event down at Houston. She told me the part when Harris is flicking his pen during the launch part, she told me “that’s my dad”.
Honestly, this scene makes a grown man cry.
Agreed
Not ashamed to admit it either
And that's ok
Im a grown man and im not crying.....
Wait whats this water streaming down my face?
You actually might have a point here
"I'm not crying, you're crying"
- Roy (IT crowd)
The cast in this movie is outstanding. Unbelievable.
Hanks, Paxton, Bacon, Harris…what a movie!
@@Ryan-sw8rx you forgot Sinise
I especially liked the "actor" cast as the captain of the recovery ship.
@@wolfpat For those who don't already know, that's the real Jim Lovell.
@@gooberchilla499 I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that.
It's USA at the top of it's game. Apollo program was in my opinion, histories greatest engineering feat. No one has had to innovate, design and fault find to that level before, or since. So many of the things we take for granted, were invented through that program.
To be honest, Apollo was mostly engineering, not R&D.
The Apollo program was Nazi Germany at the top of its game
I have to admire the intelligence that these people have in order to fix unseen problems to bring the three home! My favorite example is when they had to make a square peg fit inside a round hole using nothing but spare parts! The line we got to make this fit into this using nothing but that!!!
The music in this film was perfect, especially the choral movements.
I'd like to give credit to James Horner. His score for this movie was just perfect and really added to the suspense in this scene.
Horner was a great composer. It's sad how he left us suddenly and too soon. RIP James Horner.
100% i love his soundtracks
This really happened. The longer than expected re-entry, those extra moments which seemed like an eternity. Yet they still kept calling, and right at the moment they were about to accept that maybe the crew was lost; "Okay Joe." The parachutes deployed and were seen on the screen. NASA had truly done it, in a way they'd eclipsed even Apollo 11. All these controllers and engineers and astronauts. This team had plucked the crew out of the vicious jaws of certain death within the cold eternal void of deep space.
It was just a total release, relief, joy, exhaustion. Knowing they had accomplished the impossible.
I think the the success of getting them home was down to Gene Krantz being a bully,because he knew that was the only way to get them home,Gene is my desktop background btw,my ultimate hero in life.
didn't they have radar to spot them ? 🤔
I want to ask a question. Did the astronauts of real Apollo missions wear pressure spaces suits and helmets during reentry?
Do we know why they were out of contact longer than the expected 3 minutes? There were 2 big fears. The first was the heat shield may have been damaged and the second was the parachutes had been frozen. But I never heard why exactly they were out of contact for so long on reentry.
@@bobbywise2313 My reasoning is that they were coming in too shallow and spent more time going across than down, and therefore it took longer to get out of their ionization bubble than normal . . . angle of descent wasn't as steep as usual . . .
My dad was a NASA engineer at this time. We were in Huntsville. Real engineers ( and all Apollo astronauts were engineers) made this work, with real heroism. I had to explain that this was a true story to a younger person. Sure, some details were trimmed for the movie, but it pretty much went down as portrayed.
Kinda crazy they had to invent drama for the movie because everyone involved was such a stoic professional hard bastard with balls of solid concrete, including the astronauts wives.
My Father, too, was an "electrical engineer" graduated from the University of Tennessee. He worked at NASA in "quality control". I was born there in Huntsville, Alabama. All, I remember is....how much this time in his life was meaningful. He worked with Dr. Von Braun. I shall always remember.~
@@werfreetofly same!
That’s awesome!!!! I bet you heard great stories!
Engineers amaze me. I am so unmechanical and so poor at math that I am simply awed at people that can make things work.
That momentary look of surprise, relief and jubilation right before Gary Sinise starts talking into the mic again is one of the many little details that make this such a perfect scene.
This is how movies based on real events should be. You don't need to create drama when you pick events that are this dramatic in reality. Nothing you could ever come up with hits harder than real life.
Actually, according to Jim Lovell in a commentary audio track that he did with his wife for the DVD release of the film, some creative license was taken.
For example, the argument between the crew right before they had to scramble to jerry-rig a CO2 filter for the spacecraft never happened in real life, according to both Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and even Bill Paxton, who played Fred Haise in the film.
Another example was when Jack Swigert (a rookie astronaut) was docking the Command Module to the Lunar Module, and someone in Mission Control said that if he couldn't dock it, they wouldn't have a mission. This wasn't true, because if Swigert couldn't do it, either Jim Lovell or Fred Haise could take over.
But by and large, the movie is faithful to real life events, and wasn't made with any sort of political or historical bias in mind (looking at you, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor), and stands the test of time as one of the greatest movies ever, and one of my personal favorites.
@@astrofan1993 It's funny you picked Pearl Harbor as your example, as Apollo 13 v Pearl Harbour are exactly the examples I give as to how a 'based on real events' movie should be made v should not be made.
@@politenessman3901 Oh, dude, I find it incredibly hard to believe that a sailor in the Navy couldn't swim. And when I saw the Nostalgia Critic go on a profanity-laden tirade due to that fact (considering his own father was in the Navy), plus the historical inaccuracies (like the Japanese bombing civilians and targeting hospitals), I knew that the Pearl Harbor movie was more spectacle than substance; par for the course with Michael Bay, sadly.
Plus, I am concerned he is presenting a biased view of the attack, either despite or because of his own political leanings. I don't care what his politics is; I want him to give an accurate and unbiased take on the events of that day, as history must. Historical fact and neutrality must reign supreme with a movie like that, not political propaganda.
Peace and love 🇺🇸😎
Shut up
What gets me every time is Ed Hairris’s quiet relief as he sits still for a moment as the rest are cheering. Brilliant and incredibly emotional because we can feel his tension drain. What’s even more subtle is he doesn’t really quite let go until Hanks, as Jim Lovell gives the official word that the ship is secured and signs off as Apollo 13. Those words from the command pilot officially end the mission. Then Harris joins the cheering throng and speaks his gratitude to his team. Again, just bloody brilliant.
Yes!! ❤
This was actually understated. The real time of blackout from loss of signal was more like six minutes due to the flight path being shallower than usual.
I'm old enough to remember this on telly ...
So what punk!
Good info.
@@christianmaximus38 It's almost daylight, troll. Time to get underground.
Excellent point.
I've watched this movie more times that I can count and this scene still gets me every time
The direction and music score compliment each other absolutely perfectly
Apart from its many other good qualities, "Apollo 13" is a hugely enjoyable film because it allows us to see fine actors like Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Tom Hanks, and Kevin Bacon together in one film. Those of us who are old enough to remember Ron(ny) Howard on "The Andy Griffith Show" could never have dreamt what splendors lay ahead of him, or what cinematic gifts he was going to give us.
And this one was a real family affair for Ron. The priest was Ron's father Rance, the old lady in the nursing home was his mother Jean, and the short bald flight controller with the dark-frame glasses was his brother Clint.
Well the fact they had Gary sinuses playing Ken mattingly is a hoot. Since the real Ken mattingly was bald as eagle.
@@robertstevens913 Yes, I always found that amusing. I'm sure Mattingly didn't mind.
@@robertstevens913 Interestingly enough, the real Jim Lovell wanted Kevin Costner to play him in the movie, because he was the actor who bore the most resemblance to Jim Lovell, but because Tom Hanks was so knowledgeable about the history of spaceflight--particularly the Apollo program--and related terminology (as Jim Lovell called him, a "Closet Astronaut"), he was chosen over Kevin Costner instead.
Frankly, though, the only character within NASA who bore any real resemblance to their real-life counterpart was Gene Kranz (and maybe Deke Slayton). But none of the other NASA personnel (astronaut or Mission Control) looked like their real-life counterparts.
It also allowed us to see Rita Wilson . . .
6:07 this here is great acting. You can tell how all of the stress of the mission almost broke him, and finally seeing the astronauts safe took that burden off his shoulders and he finally breathes freely and relaxed for once
Imagine what it was like for these astronauts to keep their wits about them knowing the odds were against them ever getting home. They kept going while the world collectively prayed for them. One of the best things that happened in my lifetime was their safe return.
The astronauts were always confident they would make it. You can read about it in A Man On The Moon (Andrew Chaikin) and in documentaries such as Moonshot. In fact, upon return, Lovell was surprised to learn that the whole world was following their flight.
Ya especially hard is knowing the entire crew of Apollo 1 burned to death sitting on the launch pad because some fool thought pumping pure Oxygen into the module was SAFE!..
@@saywhat951 The issue was, that they had 1 atm of pure oxygen in it, which was then reduced to 0.3 atm once an appropriate altitude during launch was reached.
After the accident they would launch with 1 atm of regular air, which was then replaced with 0.3 atm of oxygen. The entire flights from A7 to A17 were carried out with oxygen atmospheres in the CM, LM and suits.
Professionalism in the face of adversity were exactly why they were picked as astronauts.
Why do you think that the world collectively prayed?
I was in high school when this happened...we followed the crisis every day...but I still hold my breath during the entire re-entry sequence. What superb film making!
Gary Sinise has been one of my favorite actors for a long time. He darn near stole "Apollo 13" and he should've been nominated again for a "Best Supporting" Oscar (which he should've won)
stanley cubric was a hell of a director
@@christophercolumbus8944 At least try to spell the name correctly in your trolling.
This mission transitioned during the day I turned 21. They slashed down one day later. A sign birthday present.
@@christophercolumbus8944 You spelled Ron Howard wrong.
This scene is the triumph of humanity... I love it so much!
This is one of my all time favorite movies. Mainly because I was a child of the Apollo space program. We sat in the school hall watching every launch and landing from the UK. I always shed a tear when I see this scene because I was there.
Just watching this again with a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. Brilliant stuff.
I have seen this scene many times and it still brings my emotions out just as it did when I watched it as a teenager.
Leadership, teamwork, bravery, and conviction. All on display.
Me too
There is NO WAY to have gotten a better cast for this film,ANYWHERE! OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE by EACH & EVERYONE, from the top billed "Stars" to the least!!👍
It Was Ed Harris is best performance!
Had everyone but Joooohn Ccceeenaaa
what's with the capitalizations? it's just a clip on RUclips. slow down on your meds.. or take them.
You know how it ends...but you still hold yourself in suspense to see what happens...
Ron Howard, a true directing master
Every time I see this part of the film, I'm at the edge of my seat. When Walter Cronkite says that the time of acquisition has passed, tears always well up in my eyes and I say, "Oh my God. Are these guys going to make it?"
I have to snap out of it and end up with, "What am I saying?! This is history. Of course they made it!"
Such great acting dramatization in this movie!
*
yeah me too. My sons laugh at me a lot for this
This was a well done movie. Well written, well acted, directed and produced.
This film should be shown at every corporate team-building event.
If you want me to despise upper management and call them out for gross negligence sure. Lots of nasa tragedies could have been prevented but the guys calling the shots constantly f*ck up. Because a tragedy is more acceptable than an embarrassment in the eyes of leadership. To quote this movie “ it’s just not a contingency we’ve remotely looked at…. Please tell me this isn’t a government ran operation “.
Lol get a fucking life. Pontificating about which movies need to be shown at "team building" events
There has been, and likely never will be, a better space film ever made.
The epilogue of this film is especially powerful now;
"I look up at the moon and I wonder, when will we be going back, and who will that be"
Because the answer is soon.
There has been a Russian film recently, about when their Salyut space station went off line in 1984. They sent up 2 cosmonauts to find out what happened, and attempt to reboot the station if possible......its a good movie, very similar to Apollo 13. I'm sorry, I cant remember the title off hand......
@@tiborpurzsas2136 I know which one you mean, Salyut 7 I think it was. Have yet to see it but apparently it's a little dramatised but otherwise pretty good
@@lewismassie it is over dramatic , as most Russian films are, but it has some interesting parts in it. Its worth watching,especially if you like the genre
The Right Stuff is close.
There will never be a better space program than Apollo was. We were at our height and simply quit.
Amazing. I watched this live. And many years later got to meet and talk to James Lovell. Amazing, calm demeanor. Not a glory seeker.
Between this movie and Shawshake Redemption to this day they are the best movie's I've ever seen and cherish them dearly.
Genuinely disappointed that there isn't a blooper with Paxton saying "one express elevator to Hell, going down!" as they descend through the atmosphere
RIP Bill, you gave us some amazing moments
Someone wake up Hicks
@@cronsmans How may drops is this for you, Lieutenant?
Tom Hanks: Gentlemen, it's been a privilege flying with you.
Bill Paxton: That's it. Game over man , game over!
I have to give credit to the composer as well, this score is beautifully & artfully done, giving us tension in the right places & the joyful, triumphant music as he says “hello Houston, this is Odyssey” is nothing short of masterful.
The music they played while they were in lunar orbit and Tom was imagining himself on the moon was even better. The closing credits music was also great.
This is my fave movie of all time, it hits those emotional notes every time I watch. The performances, the restraint in the cinematography to squeeze everything out of these performances, the editing, and especially the score--all flawless. It tells a true story in a way we can digest, honing in on the simple but profound core theme of optimistic stoicism--the driving force behind the Apollo program.
When Ed Harris says: with all due respect.. wow powerful!
He not only says it….he 100% believes it. Theres a big difference between someone saying something like that vs looking back up into eyes of hardened steel looking back at you with conviction.
Their finest hour indeed. The grandeur of these fascinating voyages remain unsurpassed.
In one way, Apollo 13 is even more remarkable than the first moon landing, because to get the Apollo 13 astronauts back alive NASA had to figure out things that they didn't already know how to do, things they hadn't even simulated, and they had to get it right on the first try. Wow!
I especially enjoyed reading about how they improvised a replacement rear mudguard for the rover in the vacuum of space..
@@rowanaforrest9792Agreed. This flight, more than any other, showed that humans can handle major emergencies in space.
As a young man I watched every launch every space shuttle disaster and sucess. This was much more stressful watching it live not knowing how it was going to turn out. It's no fun watching a shuttle explode on launch or break up in the reentry mode knowing that good people died like that.
I can still recall the terror and subsequent grief. This scene still brings tears of relief. Those who weren't there at the time paying attention really can't relate but this movie hit it right on the head.
I was in 6th grade when the Challenger disaster occurred. I can help but think of what those poor family members, friends, coworkers and students, first teacher in space, was to be there. Everyone was watching. From their families on the stands to her students in the classroom. There are no words.
@@michellekinder3051 What makes it worse is the students weren’t at school watching it. They were in Cape Canaveral with the best seats you could get to see the rocket. The students saw the shuttle’s O-seal fail and cause the shuttle to break up, they could only watch in horror as SRB’s flimmed around in the air eventually falling into the ocean.
These events took place around my 21st birthday, always remembered.
As a former guy who wanted to go to the stars and spend time in space. The words were home are beautiful and harmonious. Imagine being them guys who flew that mission not knowing the outcome of the mission. My hats off to them guys. To there family’s to
Are you now a "gal" who wants to go to the stars and spend time in space?
"As a former guy"
How was the transition?
This truly was NASA’s finest hour
They really messed up a few times since.
“This is Apollo 13 signing off” my eyes are watering. 😢
Best 8 min of American Cinema ever.
I have watched this scene hundreds of time and honestly, still can NEVER get tired of it. The scene (the movie, for that matter) would not have been so moving, so powerful, and so convincing, had it not been the superb acting of Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, and countless others who played the NASA team...
I remember seeing this film in a theatre when it came out, and the audience applauding when the credits rolled.
Its a reminder that when Apollo 11 was returning after the lunar landing, Neil Armstrong profusely thanked the thousands of people who worked on various aspects of the space program.
I saw this movie when it first came out in Brazil in Rio and even that audience cheered at the end of this scene proving a good story well told even if you know the end is impactful.
I will never forget watching this for the first time as a young boy. Its been my favorite movie ever since.
I'll never forget watching it in the theater in the spring of 1995. It was playing along with Braveheart which I saw right afterwards. It was a Saturday. The 90s was a great decade for movies.
@@josebro352 Hell yes it was.
The moment that portrays Director Kranz as looking like he was about to lose hope before the feed to the crew comes back in is the one memorable moment of this whole scene to me.
It's an awesome moment and well acted
The acting by everyone was stellar. So was the direction, the music...everything.
I remember watching this on TV when I was eight. Everyone cheered. I didn't understand it fully then; only when I got older did I understand the sheer magnitude of what the astronauts did and how they survived.
This movies proves that you can make a movie entertaining, yet historically accurate.
Well done!
And then Cameron did it again with Titanic.
Who gets chills when Tom hanks says HOUSTON THIS IS ODYSSEY GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN SHIVER
Amazing piece of film making. We all knew the ending, but it still is emotional when you hear Jim Lovell's voice over the radio.
I wasn't there, but I talked about yhis to an old guy from Vietnam. He said that his family watched this event live from a black and white t.v. in a HUT.
He said when those parachutes deployed they cheered.
THE ENTIRE WORLD CHEERED AT THE SAME TIME.
Everyone in the country was watching this live as it happened. The Apollo missions were a huge uniting series of events for the USA. 🙌💥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
For much of the world. Everything came to a standstill in the UK for the big moments.
I can’t imagine what it would have cost ten years after this film, or lord knows, now, to have a cast of Hanks, Bacon, Paxton, Harris and Sinese. Once in a generation casting for sure.
The way they have the music in this scene is amazing. When it seemed that they might not have made it, the music is so quiet, yet it isn't all gone, and as soon as the parachutes open, the music swells up to reach its max when they all start clapping. It's truly an amazing movie with an amazing soundtrack. I've also heard it is extremely close to what happened in real life with a few creative liberties.
I remember seeing this movie at the theater when it came out, at the end during this scene everyone in the theater was cheering and it took damn near all my strength not to shed tears. Lol
6:32 You
6:31 is some of the best acting I've ever seen. Ed Harris is awesome.
Puts a lump in my throat everytime I see it and I've seen it quite a few times. Amazing movie
I cry everytime I see this ! 20 odd times
I remember watching this happen. To this day, when they respond I burst into tears. This was very well done.
What's amazing to me is that flight director Gene Kranz is still alive and kickin' at 88 yrs young.
And Lovell and Haise! And Mattingly! Epic group.
@@erac5855RIP Ken Mattingly
I was a teenager during the Apollo 13 saga, and weirdly enough, I have no recollection of being aware whatsoever, but now in 2021, it's a story I know and love so very well.
6:10 Everytime Ed Harris sits down in his chair and puts his head in his hand I lose it.
Wow, this was an incredible rescue. Many thanks to all of our technicians for bringing OUR 3 boys home.🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Ed harris really elevated this movie with his secondary role, man he did a solid excellent performance.
6:34 the emotion in his expression
Ed stole the show. Aside from “Houston we have a problem….” all of the memorable lines are his.
"this is Apollo 13, signing off." most epic dialogue.
Incredible true story and movie. A must see for anyone that hasn't.
Also check out James Horner's soundtrack.
Always have an immense sense of relief when those chutes open.
Good going, Ron Howard, way to build that tension.
This was the first film I ever bought on DVD because I like Tom Hanks. Too young to remember the event itself, but I absolutely LOVE this film, the fantastic cast and acting and the fact it's a true story. Watch it whenever it's on TV and its a regular go to if I fancy watching a film. All round brilliant!!
As many times as I've seen this movie and know how it ends, it never fails to create that tension and drama. And then the relief and joy during re-acquisition.
I'm now 64, and I remember very well all the days, from start to successfull landing. There was a documentation about 10 years ago in german TV, where scenes from the movie together with Interviews with participants like the astronauts or the start director was shown. I feel in this scenes, that the menkind stood together with all the heros which made this possible. 👍👍👍
Only goose bumps whenever listen to "hello houston this is odessey..gud to see you again". What a scene. Love it.
Not a big fan of much of what Hollywood has put out over the years but this movie was pretty good. These guys really went through it and survived.
I was only six months here in Ireland when last man walked on the moon in Dec 72, fascinated with the Apollo missions. Looking forward to Autemis missions
Understatement of the decade--"Welcome home, we're glad to see you."
The sound effects were incredible. Was great in the theatre.
I saw this movie on opening night. When it ends with "I wonder when we will be going back" the whole theater stood and cheered.
This movie came out when i was a kid and it was the beginning of my love and respect for NASA. I can't wait to go back.
R.I.P. James Horner. Your scores have been with me since childhood and your music will live on forever.
This is awesome, but Aliens was his absolute greatest
@@bensisko4651 it was good aside from the complications.
@@bensisko4651 What about Star Trek II?
@@twiff3rino28 Star Trek 2 was awesome, but that Aliens scored almost gave me a heart attack back in the day lol😁
I remember that during John Glenn’s first Mercury orbital mission there was concern about the heat shield and the mission was cut short by several orbits
Thankfully that turned out to be a switch installed backwards, leading them to believe the landing bag may be deployed, and the retro pack was all that was holding the heat shield on.
There were not much Movies who triggered real Emotions for me-Apollo 13 did. Thru the Bank there are great Actors who did an amazing Job!
"With all due respect sir, I believe this is going to be our finest hour." Love this! ❤
The command module from Apollo 8 is at the Chicago museum of Science and Industry. It’s not enclosed. You can actually touch it. It’s awesome that you can.
Update: It’s now enclosed. Went their recently and they closed it up with clear glass
At Houston, the Apollo 17 capsule isn't enclosed
Brilliant movie.This is awesome example of fine solid engineering back in those days. Those computers were at the level of our washing machines now but they did their job in any circumstances and that is all that matters. In my country we have a saying "Die but fulfill." Heatshield which withstands gas tank detonation even though it is extremely fragile - this is what I call endurance! Not to mention absolute profesionalism and focus of the crew and mission control. As a Czech and thus naturally born engineer I have deep respect for the US and its people in the matter of those achievements.
As an old man I remember every moment of this. Also remember the moon landing as if it was yesterday. 13 year old me engrossed in a black and white 13 inch TV. Was at the cape in 81 for the first shuttle launch.
The heat shield was solid. Reportedly it was still cold inside the CM when they opened the hatch.
"A successful failure" it was dubbed as . I think I understand that term better now that at any other time of my life. It really was NASA's finest hour and the whole world was watching .
Ed Harris was friggen outstanding in this movie
I've seen this movie dozens and dozens of times. I love this movie.
It would have been great if you said you have seen it at least 13 times.
I have this on VHS , When this happened I was almost 12 years old, an American kid in Canada , other kids laughed and said that 3 more Americans were going to die. Seeing them come back ALIVE was the best early birthday present I've ever had!!!!
Shut up
@@anarchistatheist1917 and then what ? take over a bunch of cockroach infested ruins ?
That's not the AMERICAN way !
Damn onions, get me every time watching this movie.
That long pause with only the controller speaking is peak drama. You're almost afraid to breathe in the scene. It's to the point that even knowing what was going to happen, it's still a euphoric pay off when they return their call.
Dude the moment when tha capsule entered the atmosphere was epic and it becomes more exciting when you know that's a free fall from the moon!
Few folks mention the soundtrack, which is heroic.
Yes!! I absolutely agree. That was more of the genius of this entire film. Everything worked together to make a wonderful movie about that truly historic and miraculous event in American history 🙌
James Horner providing the orchestra and Annie Lennox providing the vocals