Turn Advertising Off
 
Movie Showtimes & Tickets
Showtimes By City or Zip Code:
Film Search:
    DVD News      DVD Release Dates      HD/Blu-Ray Release Dates      UMD Release Dates      Easter Eggs      DVD Reviews      Blu-Ray Reviews      HDDVD Reviews
Apollo 13
Alternate Versions:


MovieWeb Users:
0
Stars
Start Rating
Now!
Log In
 


Release Date March 16th, 1999
Genre Drama
Format DVD
Disc Aspect Ratio
2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
MPAA Rating PG Parental guidance suggested
Runtime 2 hours 20 minutes
Studio Universal Studios
UPC 025192046124
Number of Discs 1
Disc Sides 1
Production Year 1995
Plot "Houston, we have a problem." Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis, and the suspense, fear, and excitement of those days are captured in Ron Howard's epic recreation of the 1970 crisis. When the commander of the original mission Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), bows out due to possible exposure to measles, astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on what is slated as NASA's third lunar landing mission. All goes smoothly until the craft is halfway through its mission, when an exploding oxygen tank threatens the crew's oxygen and power supplies. As the courageous astronauts face the dilemma of either suffocating or freezing to death, Mattingly and Mission Control leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) struggle to find a way to bring the crew back home, all the while knowing that the spacemen face probable death once the battered ship reenters the Earth's atmosphere. Even though the outcome, in which all three astronauts miraculously survived, is historical fact, the film derives suspense from the situation itself and from the actions of the heroic astronauts and the men on the ground. Howard's taut direction, a solid ensemble of players, and eye-opening special effects all add to the overall impact of the film, which has been hailed as one of Hollywood's best historical dramas. In 2002, the movie was released in IMAX theaters as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience, with a pared-down running time of 116 minutes in order to meet the technical requirements of the large-screen format. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Most Requested Upcoming DVDs:
1. Incredible Hulk [FS]
2. Incredible Hulk [2 Discs] [Blu-ray]
3. Incredible Hulk [WS] [Special Edition] [3 Discs] [Digital Copy]
4. Babysitters
5. 80 Minutes
6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall [WS]
7. Blue Elephant
8. Friday the 13th
9. Extreme Movie
10. Iron Man [2008] [WS] [Ultimate Edition] [2 Discs] [O-Sleeve]
11. Promotion
12. Barbie and the Diamond Castle
13. Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow [WS]
14. How to Rob a Bank [WS] [O-Sleeve]
15. Incredible Hulk [WS]
16. Jerry Maguire [Blu-ray]
17. Martial Arts Essentials, Vol. 4: Yuen Wo Ping Series 2 [4 Discs]
18. Forbidden Kingdom
19. Strangers [WS]
20. Forgetting Sarah Marshall [P&S]

Availability:
Not Available.

Please check back on this item.

 

User Name:
Password:
 
Don"t have an account?
Get One Now!