Release Date
June 30, 1995
DVD Release Date
March 29, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
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
Studio
Running Time
140 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language and emotional intensity
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,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
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. Full movie review »
