Artist: C.A. Martin APOLLO 13 - A Retrospective Look Back By Douglas Meacham U.S. Release Date: June 30, 1995 Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton Music by: James Horner Directed by: Ron Howard “HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!” - Jim Lovell On April 13, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was three days into its voyage to the Moon. Its lunar module was supposed to be the third manned spacecraft ever to land on the surface. But instead, it ended up serving as a lifeboat for three astronauts striving to stay alive after a routine procedural check of their service module goes wrong. Twenty-five years later, a film was made to accurately portray the events of the mission that was dubbed “the successful failure.” Directed by Ron Howard, known for hits like COCOON and WILLOW, and starring America’s then leading man Tom Hanks as the spacecraft’s commander Jim Lovell, along with Kevin Bacon as command module pilot Jack Swigert and Bill Paxton as lunar module pilot Fred Haise, the...
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