Apollo 13 (1995)

***Apollo 13*** is a 1995 American space docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, and Gary Sinise. The screenplay by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission and is an adaptation of the 1994 book *Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13*, by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. The film depicts astronauts Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise aboard Apollo 13 for America's fifth crewed mission to the Moon, which was intended to be the third to land. En route, an on-board explosion deprives their spacecraft of much of its oxygen supply and electrical power, which forces NASA's flight controllers to abort the Moon landing and turns the mission into one of seeking scientific and mechanical solutions to get the three men home safely.

Howard went to great lengths to create a technically accurate movie, employing NASA's assistance in astronaut and flight-controller training for his cast and obtaining permission to film scenes aboard a reduced gravity aircraft for realistic depiction of the weightlessness experienced by the astronauts in space.

## Shooting

* Filming was from September 5th, 1994 - December 10th, 1994.

## Cast

* Tom Hanks - Jim Lovell
* Bill Paxton - Fred Haise
* Kevin Bacon - Jack Swigert
* Gary Sinise - Ken Mattingly
* Ed Harris - Gene Kranz
* Kathleen Quinlan - Marilyn Lovell
* Mary Kate Schellhardt - Barbara Lovell
* Emily Ann Lloyd - Susan Lovell
* Miko Hughes - Jeffrey Lovell
* Max Elliott Slade - Jay Lovell
* Jean Speegle Howard - Blanche Lovell
* Tracy Reiner - Mary Haise
* David Andrews - Pete Conrad
* Michele Little - Jane Conrad (as Michelle Little)
* Chris Ellis - Deke Slayton
* Joe Spano - NASA Director
* Xander Berkeley - Henry Hurt
* Marc McClure - Glynn Lunney
* Ben Marley - John Young
* Clint Howard - Sy Liebergot (EECOM White)
* Loren Dean - John Aaron (EECOM Arthur)
* Tom Wood - EECOM Gold
* Googy Gress - RETRO White
* Patrick Mickler - RETRO Gold
* Ray McKinnon - Jerry Bostick (FIDO White)
* Max Grodénchik - FIDO Gold
* Christian Clemenson - Dr. Chuck
* Brett Cullen - CAPCOM 1
* Ned Vaughn - CAPCOM 2
* Andy Milder - GUIDO White
* Geoffrey Blake - GUIDO Gold
* Wayne Duvall - LEM Controller White
* Jim Meskimen - TELMU White
* Joseph Culp - TELMU Gold
* John Short - INCO White
* Ben Bode - INCO Gold (as Ben Bodé)
* Todd Louiso - FAO White
* Gabriel Jarret - GNC White
* Christopher John Fields - Booster White
* Kenneth White - Grumman Rep
* James Ritz - Ted (as Jim Ritz)
* Andrew Lipschultz - Launch Director
* Mark Wheeler - Neil Armstrong
* Larry Williams - Buzz Aldrin
* Endre Hules - Günter Wendt
* Karen Martin - Tracey
* Maureen Hanley - Woman
* Meadow Williams - Kim
* Walter von Huene - Technician
* Brian Markinson - Pad Rat
* Steve Rankin - Pad Rat
* Austin O'Brien - Whiz Kid
* Louisa Marie - Whiz Kid Mom
* Thom Barry - Orderly
* Arthur Senzy - SIM Tech
* Carl Gabriel Yorke - SIM Tech
* Ryan Holihan - SIM Tech
* Rance Howard - Reverend
* Jane Jenkins - Neighbor (as J.J. Chaback)
* Todd Hallowell - Noisy Civilian
* Matthew Michael Goodall - Stephen Haise (as Matthew Goodall)
* Taylor Goodall - Fred Haise Jr.
* Misty Dickinson - Margaret Haise
* Roger Corman - Congressman
* LeeAnne Pronitis-Matusek - Loud Reporter (as Lee Anne Matusek)
* Mark D. Newman - Loud Reporter
* Mark McKeel - Suit Room Assistant
* Patty Raya - Patty
* Jack Conley - Scientist Reporter
* Jeffrey Kluger - Scientist Reporter (as Jeffrey S. Kluger)
* Bruce Wright - Anchor
* Ivan Allen - Anchor
* Jon Bruno - Anchor
* Reed Rudy - Roger Chaffee
* Steve Bernie - Virgil Grissom
* Steve Ruge - Ed White (as Steven Ruge)
* Herbert Jefferson Jr. - Reporter
* John Dullaghan - Reporter
* John Wheeler - Reporter
* Paul Mantee - Reporter
* Julie Rowen - Reporter (as Julie Donatt)
* Thomas Crawford - Reporter
* Frank Cavestani - Reporter
* John M. Mathews - Reporter

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Walter Altman - Mission Controller (uncredited)
* Stephen Austin-Skordiles - Launch Site Reporter (uncredited)
* Jeffrey J. Ayers - Onlooker (uncredited)
* Rory J. Aylward - AFD White (uncredited)
* John Bishop - Protester (uncredited)
* John Timothy Botka - Frank Borman (uncredited)
* Greg Bronson - Launch Photographer (uncredited)
* Jaime H. Campos - Scientist (uncredited)
* Tory Christopher - NASA Technician (uncredited)
* Michael S. Connolly - Reporter (uncredited)
* Mark Falvo - NASA Tech (uncredited)
* Michael Grubb - Satellite News Technician (uncredited)
* Bryce Dallas Howard - Girl in Yellow Dress (uncredited)
* Cheryl Howard - Onlooker at Launch Site (uncredited)
* Kent Kasper - Congressman (uncredited)
* Sarah Krasner - Jack Swigert's Girlfriend (uncredited)
* Chauntal Lewis - Roxanne Strybos (Susan's Friend) (uncredited)
* Jim Lovell - Captain of USS *Iwo Jima* (uncredited)
* Marilyn Lovell - Onlooker at Launch Site (uncredited)
* Arnold Montey - NASA Tech (uncredited)
* Chris Moore - Cameraman (uncredited)
* Steve Testa - NASA Engineer (Rocket Transporter) (uncredited)
* Ted West - Cannister Team Engineer (uncredited)
* Peter Wick - NASA Employee (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Neil Armstrong
* Jules Bergman
* Walter Cronkite
* Chet Huntley
* Pope Paul VI
* Frank Reynolds
* Jimmy Wynn