houston, we have a problem
Houston, we have a problem. Note: ranked #50 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. In real life, the quote was Houston, we've had a problem. Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, ch. 13.1, by James A. Lovell. The original phrase pronounced by Jack Swigert, Houston, we've had a problem here and then repeated by Lovell, Houston, we've had a problem, was altered to a present-tense in the film script. Gentlemen, it's been a privilege flying with you.