Apollo 13 (1995)
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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SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish
"Have you ever seen Apollo 13? Yeah. You remember the part where they had a problem, Houston?"
— Chuck
Chuck references Apollo 13 to explain a scene where an astronaut uses bioluminescent dinoflagellates to navigate back to an aircraft carrier.
Jan 26, 2019
#010618
SYSK Selects: What Makes a One-hit Wonder?
"It was in Apollo 13."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions that the song 'Spirit in the Sky' was featured in Apollo 13.
Jan 6, 2018
#030816
How The Iditarod Works
"Wasn't it the basis of the Paul Walker movie, Paul Walker? The Fast and the Furious? Same guy."
— Josh
Josh incorrectly references a Paul Walker movie about the Japanese Antarctic expedition with sled dogs, likely confusing it with another film.
Mar 8, 2016
#060514
How the Space Race Worked
"Yeah. Well, it's like Apollo 13. That was one of their big concerns"
— Chuck
Chuck referenced the movie when discussing the challenges of accurately reentering Earth's atmosphere.
Jun 5, 2014
#042214
How Mars Works
"I might be confusing Bill Paxton from Apollo 13."
— Josh
Josh thinks he might be mixing up actors from different space movies.
Apr 22, 2014
#082013
How Ejection Seats Work
"remember on Apollo 13 when they were, um, like shooting off the little booster rockets?"
— Josh
Josh uses Apollo 13 as an example to explain how Vernier rockets work to stabilize ejection seats.
Aug 20, 2013
#030513
What Makes a One-hit Wonder?
"It was in Apollo 13."
— Josh
Josh mentioned that the song 'Spirit in the Sky' was featured in the movie Apollo 13.
Mar 5, 2013
#090612
Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish
"You remember the part where they had a problem, Houston?"
— Josh
Josh referenced Apollo 13 to describe a scene where Tom Hanks' character uses bioluminescent organisms to navigate back to an aircraft carrier.
Sep 6, 2012
#042412
How Air Traffic Control Works
"They look like Ed Harris in Apollo 13."
— Josh
Used to describe what air traffic controllers look like, comparing them to Ed Harris's character
Apr 24, 2012
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
Blanch Lovell
Tracy Reiner
Mary Haise
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