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Apollo 13

( Catalog Number 43119 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc

Apollo 13
1995 - 140 min. - Color
Genre: Adventure
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
The true story of the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission. On April 11, 1970, gung-ho astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and last-minute, less experienced replacement Jack Swigert blast-off towards the moon. But while in space, an oxygen tank explodes, putting the trio in peril: they quickly lose oxygen, run out of power, and get exposed to dangerously high amounts of carbon dioxide. Unbeknownst to them, there are more problems to come, including emotional friction when Jack is (wrongly) blamed for the explosion. Intensifying the situation is the fact that these mishaps catch the scientists and technicians at Mission Control by surprise, and they're not sure how to remedy the situation. Everyone must work together to come up with the right answer -- if the astronauts are to survive...

LaserDisc Movie Review:
"Houston, we've got 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. Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on NASA's fifth lunar landing mission after the original commander, Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), bows out due to possible exposure to measles. 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 re-enters 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. --- Don Kaye

You can look up the result in any encyclopedia: All three astronauts made it home alive. But from the moment Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks) utters those fateful words "Houston, we have a problem" until the astronauts are safe on the deck of the USS Iwo Jima, you'll be on the edge of your seat in genuine suspense, hoping that somehow the seemingly inevitable catastrophe will be averted. Though a certain license has been taken with the truth (Ken Mattingly, for example, was not the one who devised the "power-up" procedure), Apollo 13 is largely faithful to actual events and sets a new high-water mark for putting real-life drama on the big screen. Director Ron Howard mixes the action in orbit with scenes back at NASA, detailing the frenzy and triumph that occurred on the ground as well as far above it. The acting is solid, the special effects spectacular and the period and technical details recreated with single-minded accuracy. In fact, no documentary footage was used at all; every shot, effect and model was new. Howard went to astounding lengths in his quest for realism. To achieve actual zero-gravity, for example, the cast and crew flew more than 600 parabolic flights in NASA's KC-135 airplane; each flight earned them only twenty-three seconds of weightlessness. The beauty of Apollo 13 is that it actually fulfills the cliche of "bringing history alive." For the millions of Americans who will never experience the national obsession of the Space Race, who will never understand how the country's pride could hinge on a few scared men in a jerry-rigged tin can, or who will never list astronauts among their childhood heroes, Apollo 13 offers the unique opportunity to understand that glint in their parents' eyes. --- Matthew Doberman

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Cast for Apollo 13

Tom Hanks - Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton - Fred Haise
Kevin Bacon - Jack Swigert
Gary Sinise - Ken Mattingly
Ed Harris - Gene Kranz
Kathleen Quinlan - Marilyn Lovell
Andy Milder - GUIDO White
Austin O'Brien - Whiz Kid
Tracy Reiner - Mary Haise
Louisa Marie - Whiz Kid Mom
Brian Markinson - Pad Rat
Paul Mantee - Reporter
Ray McKinnon - FIDO White
Marc McClure - Glynn Lunney
Ben Marley - John Young
Karen Martin - Tracey
Todd Louiso - FAO White
Mark Wheeler - Neil Armstrong
Kenneth White - Grumman Rep
John Wheeler - Reporter
Ned Vaughn - CAPCOM 2
Bruce Wright - Anchor
Larry B. Williams - Buzz Aldrin
Tom Wood - EECOM Gold
James Ritz - Ted
Steve Ruge - Edward White
Mary Kate Schellhardt - Barbara Lovell
Reed Rudy - Roger Chaffee
Joe Spano - NASA Director
Max Elliott Slade - Jay Lovell
Arthur Senzy - SIM Tech
John Short - INCO White
Carl Gabriel Yorke - SIM Tech
Roger Corman - Congressman
Jack Conley - Science Reporter
Christian Clemenson - Dr. Chuck
Loren Dean - EECOM Arthur
Brett Cullen - CAPCOM 1
Joseph Culp - TELMU Gold
Julie Donatt - Reporter
Thom Barry - Orderly
Xander R. Berkeley - Henry Hurt
David Andrews - Pete Conrad
J.J. Chaback - Neighbor
Frank Cavestani - Reporter
Geoffrey Blake - GUIDO Gold
Ben Bode - INCO Gold
Emily Ann Lloyd - Susan Lovell
Rance Howard - Reverend
Miko Hughes - Jeffrey Lovell
Jean Speegle Howard - Blanch Lovell
Clint Howard - EECOM White
Michelle Little - Jane Conrad
Herbert Jefferson, Jr. - Reporter
Andrew Lipschultz - Launch Director
John Dullaghan - Reporter
Chris Ellis - Deke Slayton
Christopher John Fields - Booster White
Wayne Duvall - LEM Controller White
Ryan Holihan - SIM Tech
Todd Hallowell - Noisy Civilian
Googy Gress - RETRO White
Max Grodenchik - FIDO Gold

Crew for Apollo 13

Ron Howard - Director
Brian Grazer - Producer
William Boyles - Screenwriter
Jeffrey Kluger - Book Author
Capt. James Lovell - Book Author
Al Reinert - Screenwriter
Dean Cundey - Cinematographer
James Horner - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Daniel Hanley - Editor
Michael Hill - Editor
Michael Corenblith - Production Designer
David James Bomba - Art Director
Bruce A. Miller - Art Director
Michael Bostick - Associate Producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter - Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Louisa Velis - Associate Producer
Todd Hallowell - Executive Producer
Merideth Boswell - Set Designer
Joseph Hodges - Set Designer
Lori Rowbotham - Set Designer
Rita Ryack - Costume Designer
Dan Striepeke - Makeup
Annie Lennox - Singer
Raymond Stella - Camera Operator
Janet Hirshenson - Casting
Jane Jenkins - Casting
Richard L. Anderson - Sound Effects Editor
Scott Millan - Re-Recording Mixer

Awards for Apollo 13

Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Reinert, Al 1995 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Broyles, William Jr. 1995 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Michael Corenblith 1995 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Merideth Boswell 1995 Academy
Best Editing (win) Daniel Hanley 1995 Academy
Best Editing (win) Mike Hill 1995 Academy
Best Original Dramatic Score (nom) James Horner 1995 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) Steve Pederson 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) David MacMillan 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) Rick Dior 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) Scott Millan 1995 Academy
Best Supporting Actor (nom) Ed Harris 1995 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Kathleen Quinlan 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Ekker, Leslie 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Kanfer, Michael 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Rob Legato 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Matt Sweeney 1995 Academy
Best Director (win) Ron Howard 1995 Directors Guild of America

Feature Details

Title: Apollo 13
Feature Release Date: 1995
Genre: Adventure
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 140 Minutes
Chapters: 57
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 26 Feb 1997
Catalog Number: 43119
UPC: 096894311964
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Certification: THX
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 43119-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed, DTS Surround Sound, THX Certified, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint Condition with split and several light creases

Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon in...

Apollo 13

( Catalog Number 43119 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc

Apollo 13
1995 - 140 min. - Color
Genre: Adventure
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
The true story of the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission. On April 11, 1970, gung-ho astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and last-minute, less experienced replacement Jack Swigert blast-off towards the moon. But while in space, an oxygen tank explodes, putting the trio in peril: they quickly lose oxygen, run out of power, and get exposed to dangerously high amounts of carbon dioxide. Unbeknownst to them, there are more problems to come, including emotional friction when Jack is (wrongly) blamed for the explosion. Intensifying the situation is the fact that these mishaps catch the scientists and technicians at Mission Control by surprise, and they're not sure how to remedy the situation. Everyone must work together to come up with the right answer -- if the astronauts are to survive...

LaserDisc Movie Review:
"Houston, we've got 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. Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on NASA's fifth lunar landing mission after the original commander, Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), bows out due to possible exposure to measles. 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 re-enters 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. --- Don Kaye

You can look up the result in any encyclopedia: All three astronauts made it home alive. But from the moment Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks) utters those fateful words "Houston, we have a problem" until the astronauts are safe on the deck of the USS Iwo Jima, you'll be on the edge of your seat in genuine suspense, hoping that somehow the seemingly inevitable catastrophe will be averted. Though a certain license has been taken with the truth (Ken Mattingly, for example, was not the one who devised the "power-up" procedure), Apollo 13 is largely faithful to actual events and sets a new high-water mark for putting real-life drama on the big screen. Director Ron Howard mixes the action in orbit with scenes back at NASA, detailing the frenzy and triumph that occurred on the ground as well as far above it. The acting is solid, the special effects spectacular and the period and technical details recreated with single-minded accuracy. In fact, no documentary footage was used at all; every shot, effect and model was new. Howard went to astounding lengths in his quest for realism. To achieve actual zero-gravity, for example, the cast and crew flew more than 600 parabolic flights in NASA's KC-135 airplane; each flight earned them only twenty-three seconds of weightlessness. The beauty of Apollo 13 is that it actually fulfills the cliche of "bringing history alive." For the millions of Americans who will never experience the national obsession of the Space Race, who will never understand how the country's pride could hinge on a few scared men in a jerry-rigged tin can, or who will never list astronauts among their childhood heroes, Apollo 13 offers the unique opportunity to understand that glint in their parents' eyes. --- Matthew Doberman

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Cast for Apollo 13

Tom Hanks - Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton - Fred Haise
Kevin Bacon - Jack Swigert
Gary Sinise - Ken Mattingly
Ed Harris - Gene Kranz
Kathleen Quinlan - Marilyn Lovell
Andy Milder - GUIDO White
Austin O'Brien - Whiz Kid
Tracy Reiner - Mary Haise
Louisa Marie - Whiz Kid Mom
Brian Markinson - Pad Rat
Paul Mantee - Reporter
Ray McKinnon - FIDO White
Marc McClure - Glynn Lunney
Ben Marley - John Young
Karen Martin - Tracey
Todd Louiso - FAO White
Mark Wheeler - Neil Armstrong
Kenneth White - Grumman Rep
John Wheeler - Reporter
Ned Vaughn - CAPCOM 2
Bruce Wright - Anchor
Larry B. Williams - Buzz Aldrin
Tom Wood - EECOM Gold
James Ritz - Ted
Steve Ruge - Edward White
Mary Kate Schellhardt - Barbara Lovell
Reed Rudy - Roger Chaffee
Joe Spano - NASA Director
Max Elliott Slade - Jay Lovell
Arthur Senzy - SIM Tech
John Short - INCO White
Carl Gabriel Yorke - SIM Tech
Roger Corman - Congressman
Jack Conley - Science Reporter
Christian Clemenson - Dr. Chuck
Loren Dean - EECOM Arthur
Brett Cullen - CAPCOM 1
Joseph Culp - TELMU Gold
Julie Donatt - Reporter
Thom Barry - Orderly
Xander R. Berkeley - Henry Hurt
David Andrews - Pete Conrad
J.J. Chaback - Neighbor
Frank Cavestani - Reporter
Geoffrey Blake - GUIDO Gold
Ben Bode - INCO Gold
Emily Ann Lloyd - Susan Lovell
Rance Howard - Reverend
Miko Hughes - Jeffrey Lovell
Jean Speegle Howard - Blanch Lovell
Clint Howard - EECOM White
Michelle Little - Jane Conrad
Herbert Jefferson, Jr. - Reporter
Andrew Lipschultz - Launch Director
John Dullaghan - Reporter
Chris Ellis - Deke Slayton
Christopher John Fields - Booster White
Wayne Duvall - LEM Controller White
Ryan Holihan - SIM Tech
Todd Hallowell - Noisy Civilian
Googy Gress - RETRO White
Max Grodenchik - FIDO Gold

Crew for Apollo 13

Ron Howard - Director
Brian Grazer - Producer
William Boyles - Screenwriter
Jeffrey Kluger - Book Author
Capt. James Lovell - Book Author
Al Reinert - Screenwriter
Dean Cundey - Cinematographer
James Horner - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Daniel Hanley - Editor
Michael Hill - Editor
Michael Corenblith - Production Designer
David James Bomba - Art Director
Bruce A. Miller - Art Director
Michael Bostick - Associate Producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter - Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Louisa Velis - Associate Producer
Todd Hallowell - Executive Producer
Merideth Boswell - Set Designer
Joseph Hodges - Set Designer
Lori Rowbotham - Set Designer
Rita Ryack - Costume Designer
Dan Striepeke - Makeup
Annie Lennox - Singer
Raymond Stella - Camera Operator
Janet Hirshenson - Casting
Jane Jenkins - Casting
Richard L. Anderson - Sound Effects Editor
Scott Millan - Re-Recording Mixer

Awards for Apollo 13

Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Reinert, Al 1995 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Broyles, William Jr. 1995 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Michael Corenblith 1995 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Merideth Boswell 1995 Academy
Best Editing (win) Daniel Hanley 1995 Academy
Best Editing (win) Mike Hill 1995 Academy
Best Original Dramatic Score (nom) James Horner 1995 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) Steve Pederson 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) David MacMillan 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) Rick Dior 1995 Academy
Best Sound (win) Scott Millan 1995 Academy
Best Supporting Actor (nom) Ed Harris 1995 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Kathleen Quinlan 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Ekker, Leslie 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Kanfer, Michael 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Rob Legato 1995 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Matt Sweeney 1995 Academy
Best Director (win) Ron Howard 1995 Directors Guild of America

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