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Apollo 13 (1995)

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Release Date: June 30, 1995
On DVD: March 29, 2005
Genre: Suspense, Drama
Running Time: 140 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and emotional intensity.
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert, Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, Tracy Reiner, David Andrews, Michele Little, Chris Ellis

The Apollo 13 mission was not supposed to be historic. Three astronauts, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were supposed to go to the moon, a destination that people seemingly were no longer interested in. In fact, their broadcasts from space didn't even make the news. And then the words came: "Houston...we've got a problem."

On Earth, the astronauts' families wait in horror as the reports continue to flow in. Bad reports. Gene Kranz, Read more

Movie Review

Grade: A+ Easily Ron Howard's finest work, "Apollo 13" is a tense thriller and powerful drama all rolled into one. Now out on a 10th Anniversary DVD Edition, it's a good time to look back and realize just how extraordinary this movie is. Read the full movie review

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Caixeta, by Scaixeta

June 9, 2004

Fantastic Movie!

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