Apollo 13 (1995)
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The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
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jump ↓Houston may have a problem but for us, failure is not an option. Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we blast off on the 1995 Ron Howard spectacular, Apollo 13. We're short a permaguest as Georgia is off this week but we've got Ellie riding shotgun to discuss a film with 2 distinct takes …
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Houston may have a problem but for us, failure is not an option. Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we blast off on the 1995 Ron Howard spectacular, Apollo 13. We're short a permaguest as Georgia is off this week but we've got Ellie riding shotgun to discuss a film with 2 distinct takes (and we discuss them both in depth). It's a 17th Episode that shoots us around the moon. Join us as we discuss:
- How exactly do you pronounce Gary Sinise's name?
- The lengths that Ron Howard went to in order to preserve historical accuracy
- Early casting choices for Jim, Fred, and Jack's characters
- When the film is called 'Apollo 13', how much do we really care about what's going on back down on Earth?
- Which member of our cast cried multiple times viewing this film?
- The history of chalkboards and whiteboards in various country's school systems
- Tom Hanks' impressive filmography
- If "Apollo 13" is the best space film ever.
- If "Apollo 13" is the Best Film Ever.