You should watch Tom Hanks in 1993's "Philadelphia." It was a culturally important movie for its sympathetic and non-stereotypical portrayal of a gay main character in a major Hollywood production and its honest depiction of AIDS. Also after several lowbrow comedies, this was the movie that established Tom Hanks as a Oscar worthy serious actor.
Since you like these sorts of movies, you might also like The Right Stuff (1983) which is about the first astronauts and really, the start of NASA and manned space exploration. An interesting movie I recently watched was Hidden Figures (2016) which was about the black women mathematicians that were instrumental in getting manned space flight into orbit.
Nominated for Best Picture... how amazing is the "Storytelling"? You know they make it back to Earth, but I remember white knuckling it in the theater back in the 90's.. NOW YOU GOTTA WATCH CAST AWAY!!!
If you enjoyed this, you may want to seek out and view the HBO series that Tom Hanks made after this called 'From the Earth to the Moon', which is about the Apollo missions. It's about the most accurate miniseries made, and quite superb, given its age.
Soon after the movie premiered, I was able to sit in on a levture with Jim Lovell. He was asked how much was made up. He said the only real bit of “Hollywood drama” was them showing Swigert (Kevin Bacon character) as a real amateur. Lovell said the when Swigert replaced Mattingly he was every bit as proficient in doing the job, and did it 100% every time.
The only other major difference -- and it's the only change I'm not 100% on board with -- is the depiction of the CO2 crisis as something that snuck up on everyone. The movie depicts it as a sudden, unexpected realization. In reality, the moment that the flight team they decided to use the lunar module as a lifeboat, the EECOM team immediately began to work on the CO2 scrubber issue. I understand that it's more dramatic to introduce it as "OMG, the CO2!" so it's not the dramatic hill I'm going to die on. But I think it's always worth remembering the reality is that once the team knew how long it was going to take to get back, someone instantly put up his hand and said "Then we're going to have a CO2 issue unless we can modify the LM's scrubbers."
To add to what you said I saw an interview with Jim Lovell and he said the scene where they were, I think docking with the LEM in orbit, (Not sure if that’s what was happening) one of the guys in mission control says that if Swigert can’t do it they don’t have a mission. Lovell said that that wasn’t true because beside trying again He was also trained pilot and would have just swapped seats if there was any issue. So another little part that added to the drama.
Also, the yelling at each other is apparently something that didn't happen and was added for dramatic effect. Lovell didn't like it but was talked around by Ron Howard who told him that they needed to depict their inner fears, doubts, and frustration with the situation that they definitely were feeling at the time even if they didn't voice them. Similar for Gene Krantz yelling at people that he wanted the CO2 filter procedure. He knew that they were all working as fast as they could and that yelling at an underling wasn't going to make them go any faster. But, again, Howard needed a way to show the frustration they were feeling but didn't express at the time. Early astronauts could be fun-loving goofy guys, but when it came to the actual work they were consummate professionals and any potential interpersonal conflicts would have been sussed out _LONG_ before they were ever put together as prime and backup crews.
@@StarkRG Yup, you can listen to the recordings of the on-board conversations as well as the discussions with mission control. They are, impressively, boring as all hell. Absolutely no-one remotely lost their cool.
8:20 - "looking sharp, Gene" - the fact that this movie taught everyone the name of Gene Kranz is one of the remarkable feats of teaching history it achieved.
@@tarmaque From real life. “Let’s not make things worse by guessing,” “Let’s look at this thing from a standpoint of status,” “Are the roses blooming in Houston,” stuff like that. I watched a documentary with tons of raw footage, and I was really impressed by how little they strayed from the real transcripts. Ironically one line that isn’t verbatim: “Houston we have a problem” was actually “Houston we’ve had a problem.”
I worked on this film for a few days and it was remarkable to meet Jim on set. I was so happy it turned out to be a masterpiece. Your reactions are amazing!
@@MovieswithMary fun fact to Jim Lovell to date is one of if not the most traveled astronauts he was on Apollo 8 which circled the moon and collected the information on where future Apollo missions would land
General Chuck Yeager, he had the " Right Stuff ". CZcams video: Eighty-Nine Year Old Chuck Yeager • F-15 Eagle Honor Flight czcams.com/video/y73tnUn6ETY/video.html
The Navy Officer greeting Tom Hanks on the deck of the recover ship was played by the REAL Jim Lovell. And when the son asks "was it the door?" - punches me right in the feels every time. And yes, there are scenes that are a little "over" dramatized, but in general this movie is 100% factual. If you haven't seen The Martian, it's basically a whole movie of the troubleshooting and problem solving they had to do to get the CO2 scrubber canisters to fit in this movie. GREAT movie.
I've seen this movie several times and because of my age, I know Lovell by sight or just his voice but completely missed him in the Naval uniform. Thanks.
I remember a story Ron Howard told about casting Tom Hanks here, he'd asked another astronaut who knew Lovell what he's like, and he said he was as a super nice guy, but also the most competitive, tenacious S.o.B. you ever met. Howard thought "yeah, I got the right guy".
@@acecombatter6620 Costner would have been a good fit as well, even though he is a bit too tall to be an astronaut. None of them were more than 5 feet 11 inches tall.
"If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it." Without hesitation, that woman had complete faith in her son. That and "...If you have a problem with that, you can take it up with my husband. He'll be home on Friday!" Kathleen Quinlan (Marilyn Lovell) nailed this role. The acting by everyone in this movie was excellent.
The stuff breaking off during the launch is ice. The rocket fuel is cryogenic (super-cold) - and in Florida (where the launches are done) it's very humid. The combination means that after they fuel the rocket, the humidity condenses and freezes on the outside of the rocket. During launch, the ice breaks off and falls.
@@ddis29 No, it wasn't. A piece of the spray-applied foam insulation broke off from the external tank and damaged the heat-resistant tiles protecting the leading edge of the left wing. When the ship reentered the atmosphere hot gases entered the damaged wing, which resulted in the craft disintegrating (not exploding), killing everyone aboard.
"The Right Stuff" is another phenomenal space movie, albeit a long one. It is about the early days of the US space program leading up to the Apollo program. I was so enamored by Apollo 13 when I saw it in theaters as a child that we rented The Right Stuff and watched it the very same night. Ed Harris (who played Gene Krantz here) is also in that one.
The HBO series “From the Earth to the Moon” was done after this film. Tom Hanks produced it and it is as good as Apollo 13. It chronicled the Apollo program from beginning to end.
If there's one episode in From the Earth to the Moon that's not the best IMO, it's the Apollo 13 episode - but then they had to do something different, since there was this whole movie about Apollo 13 already.
It's probably one of the most accurate miniseries ever made Definitely one of the best, and is a far better and fairer job of showing the space programme than, say, The Right Stuff does.
It's not that surprising if you know how intelligence actually works. It's basically a constant throughout your life. Once you hit puberty, your G is pretty much locked in for life. I can give you a WAIS test at age 15 and another one at 50 and the scores won't be off by more than 1% provided you had a good night's sleep and aren't dehydrated or starving on either time I gave you the test. Newton came up with the laws of planetary motion, gravity and inertia, and invented calculus math.. all before 26.
I was 18 when the actual events happened & I can honestly say that this movie is accurate to what happened (at least to my experience... & I was glued to my tv, watching all the news reports & science people describing exactly what they were trying). As the years pass, this film is even more important as a document of history...while also being entertaining.
I was a fourth grader at the time of this happening. I remember the teacher leading us in a prayer for the astronauts. It really held the attention of everyone everywhere.
I made an almost identical comment on Mary's Patreon page saying Tom Hanks is this generation's Jimmy Stewart. They are both as comfortable doing comedy as heavy drama.
@@TerryNationB7 So I have to ask you, what do you think of the TV series _Andromeda?_ It was so clearly influenced by _Blake's 7._ So was _Farscape,_ a much better series all around.
Awesome reaction! “I wouldn’t let my husband leave on a bike after this” hahahahah I love it, so poetic. Have you watched first man? If you get chills in this you’ll love that one
Its incredible to think that the first trip to the moon was acheived with a computer less powerful that your phone, it actually crashed while they were landing
Fortunately, those guys were pilots who had many years of flying 'by the seat of yer pants' without much more than listening to radio beams. They weren't hampered by constant computer input.
@@BuffaloC305 Chuck is spot on. Combat pilots, test pilots, engineers and/or scientists. Amazing folks that brought their A game to the space program. For instance, Neil fixed a problem during a Gemini flight that would have killed him, and his co-pilot, had he not stayed cool and collected, and Buzz helped to teach them the proper way to conduct extra vehicular spacewalks without over exertion.
I live and work in the US now, but when I was a kid growing in Mexico, coming here and competing with US professionals for a job seemed like an impossible task. "That's the country that won World War II and then put a man in the moon" was the view that the world had of the US back then. NASA and the JPL are now depending on foreign engineers and scientists because young US citizens have been afraid of being "nerds" for a last few generations now. I would really love for the US to regain their scientific drive, and achieve the next technological fit assumed to be impossible by all other countries.
I was in 2nd grade when this happened and our entire class watched the splashdown on a 20" black and white tv with the great Walter Cronkite telling us what was transpiring
I've heard this claim before but still can't figure out how it's possible since they landed in mid July and during summer break from school. [Unless you're not from here.]
@@patrickstracener5329 Just to be clear I forgot the year 1970. Now if the movie was about Apollo 11 your dates are correct July of 69 see how it works 11 comes before 13 🤫
Zooey Deschanel’s dad Caleb Deschanel was cinematographer and her mom was in The Right Stuff as I recall. Soundtrack was awesome too. Also Levon Helm, drummer for The Band is in there too. Phenomenal movie.
Absolutely would second this. Both Apollo 13 and The Martian are some of my very favorite movies ever. The Martian also has an incredible cast and is uplifting and profound and surprisingly funny!
@@lordmortarius538 From the NASA website “The Martian” is a technically accurate sci-fi, so tons of research and constant double-checking of math had to be done. Anything else would have been ruinous to the reader’s suspension of disbelief.”
I have friends who work at NASA who love The Martian and are generally pretty persnickety when it comes to faked/exaggerated content in space movies. In fact mission designers love that they play such a huge role in The Martian (ala the "Rich Purcell Maneuver").
It's great to see a reaction video for Apollo 13 by someone finally! It's a great movie, and there's almost no artistic license in it - it's pretty much all as it happened.
@@trhansen3244 The Chinese scientists went behind their government's back to help though. It was about scientists working together, not about politics. I thought it was a wonderful addition to the plot.
I totally forgot how good this movie is. Haven't watched since it came out. That's why I love watching reaction vids. Your reaction vids are in my top 5 of reactors Mary. Love ya sweetie. Love seeing your sleepy kitties too. They're so so cute.😸
The Apollo 11 documentary that came out in 2019 is incredible to watch as well. They used unreleased footage and radio communications that have been cleaned up and remastered to 4K/HDR. It is so good!
I highly recommend the HBO miniseries “from the earth to the moon“ which Tom Hanks and Apollo 13 Director Ron Howard began working on together almost immediately after this film is released.
I came here to make this recommendation also. Tom Hanks is passionate about space flight, and this miniseries covers the story of the Apollo program with at least as much poise, attention to detail, and gravitas as this movie.
@@davidblauyoutube It deserves even more. Hell Gemini alone deserves its own miniseries, not to mention Skylab, and at least a full episode for ASTP, when Deke finally got to fly
If you're interested in more of the Apollo-era space program, I wholeheartedly recommend the mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon". It was produced by Ron Howard (the director of this film) and Tom Hanks (who introduced every episode), Each episode tells the story of a different Apollo mission and many of the supporting actors in this film show up as different characters in that series.
More importantly, it tells each story's mission from a completely different perspective. Mission control, reporters, astronauts, wives, civilian contractors - each episode is quite different.
@@ennuieffect It's hard to pick a favourite. I did like the Apollo 12 mission with Dave Foley as Al Bean because it was light-hearted and fun. I can't remember any bad episodes at all.
Marji, Your reaction was so emotional and heartfelt. I started crying at certain points as you did. I love your reaction to "Apollo 13" ------- I have watched this many many times, like 30 times. ------- Watching this with you made me remember all the emotional intensity I felt when I first saw this. ------- You help me re-discover what I lost from those first few viewings. Thanks so much.
Some people on Patreon suggested to watch also "The Martian". I totally agree that at some point you should watch this movie. It's a fictional story, but it's really great and has a kinda similar plot like this movie.
I remember this when it happened. Was more than extraordinary. The entire world was invested in these 3 men and their journey from disaster to triumph. It's very close to the actual events that took place
My favorite Tom Hanks movie might be Bridge of Spies, written by the Coen Brothers and directed by Steven Spielberg. Mark Rylance gives one of my absolute favorite performances in it. It’s sort of bizarre to me that it doesn’t have a bigger following, considering the Hanks/Spielberg combo and how polished and entertaining the movie is.
I just watched this for the first time recently. I wanted to be blown away, but I never connected emotionally, at least not very much. I wish I knew why because the facts have all the elements, I am afraid it is a failure in story telling as far as I am concerned. But beats me why.
I think the second half of Bridge of Spies loses its strength by not having a lot of Mark Rylance in it. Loved the first half, but the second part was slightly more mediocre for me (except maybe the Wall Shooting scene).
I was ready to head off to university at the time this occurred. Everyone I knew was glued to the TV even *before* the incident. Tom Hanks, once again, absolutely nails it as an actor. It’s no wonder he got the job of a pilot in desperate circumstances again. Although there wasn’t the drama between the astronauts as depicted, it was still very tense.
Fun fact the Navy Captain that greets the astronauts at the end is the real Jim Lovell. He's still going strong at 93! This movie is based on Jim Lovell's memoir "Apollo 13". Gene Kranz wrote a memoir entitled "Failure is not an Option". Both are excellent reads.
The Right Stuff is a kind of Prequel…. There is also a series called From The Earth To The Moon by Tom Hanks himself. PS - you don’t look awful when you cry… You Look Amazing 🥲 One of my all time favorite films.
Probably the Green Mile is my fav Tom hanks movie. The Right Stuff is probably the best space movie that is based pretty much on historical events, forming of NASA.
As cool, calm and collected as they sound in this movie, when you listen to the original recordings of the "Houston, we have a problem" transmission there's even less drama and tension, it's just guys having an issue with the equipment and top professionals sorting it out. :)
Mary, you shouldn't worry about how you look after a little cry. You are being REAL and in the moment, that is beautiful in my book. All the obstacles that they overcame in the movie, happened in the real Apollo 13 mission. I was too young to realize what was happening as a child, so when I saw this in the theater it really hits you how perilous the situation was. Another movie you would enjoy is "The Martian". It has that one man against all odds situation, but it has moments of humor mixed in with the dramatic moments. Naturally this is based on a novel, but much of what happens in the book/movie are plausible. Your eyeballs and brain will enjoy it I'm fairly certain, though I'm not sure if your elbows will be as enthusiastic about it. 😋
🤠 I live about 5 miles from the Johnson Space Center in South Houston and we still frequent some of the restaurants and bars where these guys used to hang out. 🚀👍
Mary, Gregory Peck was an actor in the same vein as Tom Hanks. Every time he took on a new role he became that person and afterwards, he left it behind to become someone else. I hope you get to watch him at some point in The Big Country, Guns of Navarone and Roman Holiday, just for starters.
From the Earth to the Moon is a great HBO mini series about the Apollo program that was created 3 years after this movie came out. Tom Hanks introduces each episode.
Hey Mary, since you've watched this movie, there is a 12 part mini-series about the space program that would interest you. And it's produced by Tom Hanks, and Ron Howard (who directed Apollo 13) here. It's called "From The Earth To The Moon" (1998) where Tom gives an introduction to each 1 hour episode and actually stars in the last one. It covers one Mercury mission, several Gemini missions but is mostly about Apollo. I consider Apollo 13 an excellent companion piece to the series (and vise-versa) that deals with each Apollo mission including the Apollo 1 fire, and the 13 mission but from a different perspective than the movie here. There's another drama you should watch even before watching Earth To The Moon and that's "The Right Stuff" (1983) which is about the formation of NASA and the Mercury missions, and ends where Earth To The Moon begins, so it's better to watch Right Stuff first. Perhaps you could do react vids on all these and since the Earth To Moon episodes are 1 hour you could do two at a time. Whether do videos or not, watch The Right Stuff and the rest to see some drama, re-enactments and some history on this subject. They mix actual footage in with productions. @ 8:23 You clapping your hands there Mary... you definitely need to watch the docu-dramas I've suggested! LOL! @ 9:53 I recall the space sickness rate is about 1 in 5+ who go up, though one gets over it in a few hours. You'll see that happen a couple times in Earth To The Moon. @ 11:00 I was 15 at the time and I could find no one, adult, fellow teenager or child who was bored with it. Even my parents were complaining about the blackout. @ 17:00 They took great care to make this movie accurate. I've seen documentaries on the Apollo 13 disaster and they match the movie fairly well. @ 24:38 As several have likely told you, the man playing the ship's captain shaking Tom Hanks hand is the real Jim Lovell. I think you'll enjoy those movies, but watch documentaries about it all too, to get the real history and see how they compare to the movies. ✌️😎
I concur; it's almost a requirement to watch the mini-series if you liked this movie. Interestingly, the hardest part about the mini-series watching for me was getting used to all the cast members I know from Apollo 13 playing each others' roles. :)
Hey, Marij the beauty of Tom Hanks as an actor is that his combination of determination, strength, and willingness to be vulnerable makes him perfect to portray so many stories. Someone once said, "We could have cast someone else to play his many roles, but would we have cared so much if it wasn't Tom Hanks." No matter what role he plays, he makes us care for the character and thus the story. What an amazing talent. Matthew McConahey, Robin Williams, Jim Carey are all similar in that way as well. You should dive down those rabbit holes next.
You know, I was going to say "maybe we love this men because they're part of our childhood", but Mary is getting to know them as an adult and connects with them just as much, so what gives? Is it just galactic levels of charisma?? Is that the actual "movie magic"???
Great reaction! This captured the excitement and fear of the actual events. And, yes, I was alive and witnessed it first hand on the tv. The entire world was watching and holding their breath.
A bit of irony is that the dramatized emotional breakdown/argument scene between the astronauts is exactly what they didn't do. The real Jim Lovell even said "bounce off the walls for 10 minutes and end up right back where we started" to explain why they were able to keep their emotions under control. I remember that he also said that two things you never talked about were "how bad it smelled and being scared."
I was a very small child when these events took place, but I remember watching it on TV with my grandmother. Obviously I had no idea of the significance of what I was watching until years later. When I saw the movie the first time, I specifically remembered some of the news sequences that were shown. To say 'surreal' wouldn't come close to being accurate. I still get emotional whenever I watch it...because of the events themselves and the memories with my grandmother. I guess that's probably why it's one of my favorite movies ever.
This is without a doubt my favourite Tom Hanks movie. The funny thing is the one thing they had to fictionalize was the conflict between the Astronauts. They generally were too busy trying to get home to get into conflicts apparently from the recordings that came back. The Martian is amazing. And has the benefit of some actual space science to it rather than being just a SciFi.
That Ron Howard really knows how to make a movie. Another movie about the US space program is "The Right Stuff." It chronicles the early days of the Mercury program which put the first Americans into space. I have always viewed this situation as a measure of what the human race COULD do if we were truly commited to positive progress.
The Right Stuff is magnificent and a must see if you have any interest in Space Travel. After that I would suggest watching the mini-series "From The Earth To The Moon" (co-produced by Tom Hanks) as that covers the whole of the Apollo program. One of its episodes is about Apollo 13 , but it cleverly doesn't rehash this movie it covers the events from the angle of the news reporters to get a different view of events
Love this movie. Ron Howard, the director (little Opie from The Andy Griffith Show), really hit it out of the park. The whole cast is stellar (ha!). Ron put a lot of his family in it: the priest with the family at the end is his dad, Rance Howard. Someone already told you about his mom, and his brother Clint was one of the techs (I forget which specifically). Great reaction! All those emotions you experienced… they hit me, too.
"You don't need to invent a crazy story, because truth is so crazy on its own" What a great quote...should be on a billboard right in the middle of Hollywood!
Shortly after this movie came out, HBO released a ten part series about the Apollo missions called From The Earth To The Moon. Well worth the watch. Loved your reaction to this one too. Your channel is one of my go to channels for reaction vids. You're killin it Mary!
The elderly guy who mentions cutting the Apollo program due to budget was played by film producer Roger Corman, notorious for making movies the cheapest way possible.
Grew up in Houston during this time. One thing I love about this movie is how accurate it is to the time. The living room of the Lovell's could be a match for ours. The decor. The furniture, etc
hi Mary, awesome reaction. I think you ought to watch THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) it is one of the first movies about this, the US space program. It's about the very first astronauts and what kind of characters they were and what kind of "stuff" they had to have. Who were the first astronauts? (No spoilers!!) 😁 Well okay I will tell you that "Gus" Grissom was one of them.
Great reaction Mary! I would suggest First Man, about Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon. It’s definitely a different feel to it and it’s mingled with his personal struggles and intense space scenes (obviously the moon landing but everything building up to it) The music is exquisite as well. I believe it won three awards for score and one for visual effects.
Fun fact: A lot of the scenes of them floating about in the capsule were actually filmed on a set that they built inside of a KC-135 jet which would fly to a high altitude and then perform a Zero-G dive to simulate actual weightlessness for a few moments.
Now that you've seen this you should definitely see the Right Stuff which tells the story of the lead up to the Gemini and Apollo space programs and the Test pilots that tested these craft, fact the Eagle spacecraft that lands on the moon it's Hull is only as thick as 3 to 4 sheets of kitchen foil because there's no up or down in space whichever way you travel you're falling so you'd fall to the moon going to orbit and then fall back to Earth.
Andy Weir was inspired to write 'The Martian' in part by this movie and the story behind it. I heard the live broadcast of the re-entry on the family car radio. It did drag on like that. These impressions don't fade.
One the best reactions I've seen for this movie 💞 so happy I finally stumbled across your channel (and subsequently binge-watched a ton of videos) - you're such a joy to watch along with, the kind that makes people's hearts happy! :)
I agree with the other recommendations - HBO's "From The Earth To The Moon" miniseries would be a great watch for you, if you want to carry on the space journey! A note on Apollo 13's historical accuracy... yes, they do take quite a few liberties, but they're mostly to do with simplifying things, or having the main characters do things that others were actually responsible for, for dramatic purposes. The specific details, like technical jargon and procedures, are all pretty much spot-on, and this creates such a feeling of verisimilitude that the whole thing becomes incredibly compelling - even if you know the outcome! Oh, and when you teared up when Lovell was imagining himself taking his first steps on the Moon? On the audio commentary track that Jim & Marilyn Lovell did for this movie's DVD, Marilyn Lovell cried at that moment, because she knew how much her husband had dreamed of doing that. Jim himself remained stoical, though! Some little invented details: it wasn't really Jim Lovell's call to drop Mattingley. The whole point of having a backup crew was to have fully-trained personnel that could step in if any of the prime crew were injured or for sick, so it was standard procedure. The only worry was them being able to work together as an efficient crew, but these were amazingly highly-trained men and Swigert was as qualified as Mattingley (they were both rookies, as was Haise); in fact, he'd written most of the command module emergency procedures so it's hard to imagine a better man to have up there! Also, Mattingley wasn't the only astronaut working to figure stuff out on the ground - they were pretty much all involved, and some of the things that were shown as being worked out on the spot were really pre-existing emergency procedures that they had to dig out of the archives. It's true that they were all flying by the seat of their pants though, and the movie really shows the inspired teamwork that helped bring those men home. Such an amazing story, and such an amazing film!
My Favorite Quote from Apollo 13 by Ed Harris [playing Gene Krantz we did not see here on youtube: "Failure is NOT an option." I was 14 when this really happened. For a few days the whole world watched and worried TOGETHER. You would think that we all would have learned from this how precious life is and to treat each other accordingly...but no....this was the 2nd to last movie I saw with my father when it was new. He passed away in 2002. Mary, your husband is the luckiest guy in the world.
It really is an amazing story of triumph when they were dealt blow after blow to overcome everything that happened... The scene where Jim secures the crew and ship and says "Houston, this is Odyssey, signing off" was one of the finest lines Tom hanks has ever delivered...
As others have said, The Martian is very similar, where it's about surviving in space when everything goes wrong. Although The Martian is fictional, it's based on a book by an engineer who did a lot of research to make most of the problems and all the solutions realistic.
The scenes in the Apollo spacecraft were filmed inside a set built inside an airplane know as a "Vomit Comet". It's been used for a long time for micro-gravity experiments without actually having to got to space. The catch? Well the plane travels in parabolic arcs in order to achieve about 30 second of micro-gravity at a time. So what did the director Ron Howard do? Well he filmed 30 second segments of the actors floating in real micro gravity for every scene shot in the Apollo 13 spacecraft. Meaning they are actually weightless in these scene you're seeing. You can do it yourself for a ticket price of about $5,000. Ever wondered what cats would act like in micro-gravity? Wonder no more!: czcams.com/video/H-kkLjFVUSU/video.html
I was 11 years old on Christmas Eve at my Grandmothers house watch live television pictures of the Moon from 60 miles away from Apollo 8! Jim Lovell was the Command Module pilot on that flight. I will never forget that. If you want another great Tom Hanks film to watch I would recommend “Bridge of Spies” directed by Steven Spielberg. Also based on a real story.
Think watching the movie was tense ...try being an 8 year old living it. My father did his best to keep up my spirits even after it was thought they had burned up. It taught me an important lesson about hope.
PLEASE WATCH , The right stuff 1983 , if you want to see the start of the SPACE RACE in an excellent film with an all star cast some of them are even in this film lol .
For their cool and calmness, you got to remember that all three of them were former fighter pilots. They tend to be able to keep a cool level head in stressful situations because if they didn't, it could've been the end of them. Yes, the filter thing was real and it wasn't designed by a team of people but by one guy who thought the entire thing up, in his head, *while he was driving there from home*.
If Ken Mattingly hadn't been removed from the Apollo 13 mission because of the chance of getting the measles, he wouldn't have been able to come up with the Re-entry plan that ultimately brought them home. People have called Apollo 13's return a Miracle, based on the events maybe it was.
If you really like this kind of movie, Tom Hanks made a 10 part HBO Mini-Series called "From the Earth to the Moon", a couple of years after he made this movie. The entire mini-series is excellent.
Three other space movies I would love to see you watch are Gravity, The Martian, and Hidden Figures! I see that all three of them have been mentioned in other comments, but I wanted to throw in my vote as well. :)
If you want another good space movie, watch Sunshine. It's a hidden gem, and quite interesting. If you want to see some good Science Fiction in space, watch the original Star Trek movies. They deserve to be watched and have been universally ignored by the reactor community. Be a pioneer and watch them, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
It's been a long, long wait, but we ARE about to send people into deep space again. The Starship program that SpaceX is developing and building right now will likely be putting humans on the moon (and beyond) within the next five years. If you were to react to those launches/landings on your channel, I'd absolutely watch.
As a composer, I’m delighted you mentioned your love of the music, composed by James Horner. Like most movies, Apollo 13 was “scored to picture,” with a composer writing original cues that are perfectly timed to the story, tone, and action on screen. As a violinist, I had the honor of playing on a few of James’ scores, including The Pelican Brief, Jumanji, and Clear and Present Danger. His death was an immense loss for our community as he was an inspirational, talented, and gracious artist.
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You should watch Tom Hanks in 1993's "Philadelphia." It was a culturally important movie for its sympathetic and non-stereotypical portrayal of a gay main character in a major Hollywood production and its honest depiction of AIDS. Also after several lowbrow comedies, this was the movie that established Tom Hanks as a Oscar worthy serious actor.
Since you like these sorts of movies, you might also like The Right Stuff (1983) which is about the first astronauts and really, the start of NASA and manned space exploration. An interesting movie I recently watched was Hidden Figures (2016) which was about the black women mathematicians that were instrumental in getting manned space flight into orbit.
Nominated for Best Picture... how amazing is the "Storytelling"? You know they make it back to Earth, but I remember white knuckling it in the theater back in the 90's.. NOW YOU GOTTA WATCH CAST AWAY!!!
Fun Fact: Your cell phone is 65 times more powerful then all the computers combined, that put Apollo 11 on the moon and returned them safely.
If you enjoyed this, you may want to seek out and view the HBO series that Tom Hanks made after this called 'From the Earth to the Moon', which is about the Apollo missions. It's about the most accurate miniseries made, and quite superb, given its age.
Soon after the movie premiered, I was able to sit in on a levture with Jim Lovell. He was asked how much was made up. He said the only real bit of “Hollywood drama” was them showing Swigert (Kevin Bacon character) as a real amateur. Lovell said the when Swigert replaced Mattingly he was every bit as proficient in doing the job, and did it 100% every time.
The only other major difference -- and it's the only change I'm not 100% on board with -- is the depiction of the CO2 crisis as something that snuck up on everyone. The movie depicts it as a sudden, unexpected realization. In reality, the moment that the flight team they decided to use the lunar module as a lifeboat, the EECOM team immediately began to work on the CO2 scrubber issue. I understand that it's more dramatic to introduce it as "OMG, the CO2!" so it's not the dramatic hill I'm going to die on. But I think it's always worth remembering the reality is that once the team knew how long it was going to take to get back, someone instantly put up his hand and said "Then we're going to have a CO2 issue unless we can modify the LM's scrubbers."
A lot of the dialogue in the movie was taken word-for-word from the actual footage from Mission Control.
To add to what you said I saw an interview with Jim Lovell and he said the scene where they were, I think docking with the LEM in orbit, (Not sure if that’s what was happening) one of the guys in mission control says that if Swigert can’t do it they don’t have a mission. Lovell said that that wasn’t true because beside trying again He was also trained pilot and would have just swapped seats if there was any issue. So another little part that added to the drama.
Also, the yelling at each other is apparently something that didn't happen and was added for dramatic effect. Lovell didn't like it but was talked around by Ron Howard who told him that they needed to depict their inner fears, doubts, and frustration with the situation that they definitely were feeling at the time even if they didn't voice them. Similar for Gene Krantz yelling at people that he wanted the CO2 filter procedure. He knew that they were all working as fast as they could and that yelling at an underling wasn't going to make them go any faster. But, again, Howard needed a way to show the frustration they were feeling but didn't express at the time. Early astronauts could be fun-loving goofy guys, but when it came to the actual work they were consummate professionals and any potential interpersonal conflicts would have been sussed out _LONG_ before they were ever put together as prime and backup crews.
@@StarkRG Yup, you can listen to the recordings of the on-board conversations as well as the discussions with mission control. They are, impressively, boring as all hell. Absolutely no-one remotely lost their cool.
Forrest Gump: "If you're ever a shrimp boat captain. That's the day i became an astronaut!" Well lieutenant Dan kept his promise. I love this movie.
I haven't read the book, but from what I have heard, Forrest does go to space in the book.
@@spddracer i haven't ready it either. I'm curious
@@spddracer Forrest is neither as simple or as likeable as Tom Hanks makes him. Closer to John Cena, in looks, and just slightly simpler than average.
Both Forrest Gump books sucked big time. Don"t bother reading them.
Ha, I’ve always loved that line…
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8:20 - "looking sharp, Gene" - the fact that this movie taught everyone the name of Gene Kranz is one of the remarkable feats of teaching history it achieved.
His wife made those vests for him to wear prior to each mission that he was in charge. BTW, he just celebrated his 88th birthday a few weeks ago.
@@thomast8539 I know - I learned so much about this guy just because I remembered his name from this movie.
Fun fact: that vest is currently on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in DC.
@@elliebell2317 Which one? The real one or the movie one? (Either way, it's awesome.)
@@tarmaque From real life. “Let’s not make things worse by guessing,” “Let’s look at this thing from a standpoint of status,” “Are the roses blooming in Houston,” stuff like that. I watched a documentary with tons of raw footage, and I was really impressed by how little they strayed from the real transcripts.
Ironically one line that isn’t verbatim: “Houston we have a problem” was actually “Houston we’ve had a problem.”
Real Jim Lovell is the guy that greet them on the aircraft carrier
That’s so cool!
I worked on this film for a few days and it was remarkable to meet Jim on set. I was so happy it turned out to be a masterpiece. Your reactions are amazing!
He and Gene are still with us.
@@MovieswithMary fun fact to Jim Lovell to date is one of if not the most traveled astronauts he was on Apollo 8 which circled the moon and collected the information on where future Apollo missions would land
This is movie is so amazing! 90% of the audience knew they returned safely, but you're still on the edge of your seat the entire time.
Mary, please react to the Right Stuff.
Maybe only in the US
Yes, " The Right Stuff ". Excellent.
General Chuck Yeager, he had the " Right Stuff ". CZcams video: Eighty-Nine Year Old Chuck Yeager • F-15 Eagle Honor Flight
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I'm still on the edge of my seat and I've seen it a bunch of times.
The Navy Officer greeting Tom Hanks on the deck of the recover ship was played by the REAL Jim Lovell.
And when the son asks "was it the door?" - punches me right in the feels every time.
And yes, there are scenes that are a little "over" dramatized, but in general this movie is 100% factual.
If you haven't seen The Martian, it's basically a whole movie of the troubleshooting and problem solving they had to do to get the CO2 scrubber canisters to fit in this movie. GREAT movie.
You beat me to all these points by 3 hours
Yup, The Martian is one of the best space movies of all time, and without straying too much into SF to get away with stuff.
I've seen this movie several times and because of my age, I know Lovell by sight or just his voice but completely missed him in the Naval uniform. Thanks.
The real Marilyn Lovell is in the crowd watching the launch, too.
"With all due respect, I believe this is going to be our finest hour"
One of the all time lines
That and, "And that, gentlemen, is how we do that."
I still quote that one whenever I manage to do something cool.
I remember a story Ron Howard told about casting Tom Hanks here, he'd asked another astronaut who knew Lovell what he's like, and he said he was as a super nice guy, but also the most competitive, tenacious S.o.B. you ever met. Howard thought "yeah, I got the right guy".
@@acecombatter6620 Costner would have been a good fit as well, even though he is a bit too tall to be an astronaut. None of them were more than 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Lovell is in the movie--he plays the captain of the recovery ship and you see him patting Tom Hanks on the shoulder.
"If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it." Without hesitation, that woman had complete faith in her son. That and "...If you have a problem with that, you can take it up with my husband. He'll be home on Friday!" Kathleen Quinlan (Marilyn Lovell) nailed this role. The acting by everyone in this movie was excellent.
I think that lady was Ron Howard’s actual mother.
@@Simple1Jack She was Ron Howards mother, and EECOM white is Clint Howard, Ron's brother.
Mt favourite quote is "Gentlemen, it's been a privilege flying with you."
The chaplain that pats the youngest son on the shoulder is Ron Howard's father.
Another great NASA story, Hidden Figures.
The stuff breaking off during the launch is ice. The rocket fuel is cryogenic (super-cold) - and in Florida (where the launches are done) it's very humid. The combination means that after they fuel the rocket, the humidity condenses and freezes on the outside of the rocket. During launch, the ice breaks off and falls.
The movie "The Martian" starring Matt Damon is a great space thriller that you should see.
@Krister L oof, too soon
that ice is the culprit in the columbia shuttle explosion.
@@ddis29 No, it wasn't. A piece of the spray-applied foam insulation broke off from the external tank and damaged the heat-resistant tiles protecting the leading edge of the left wing. When the ship reentered the atmosphere hot gases entered the damaged wing, which resulted in the craft disintegrating (not exploding), killing everyone aboard.
@@philliplozano7587 you're right. thank-you.
1 internet awarded.
"The Right Stuff" is another phenomenal space movie, albeit a long one. It is about the early days of the US space program leading up to the Apollo program. I was so enamored by Apollo 13 when I saw it in theaters as a child that we rented The Right Stuff and watched it the very same night. Ed Harris (who played Gene Krantz here) is also in that one.
Hey, you got any Beeman's?
Another great movie, it's got so many memorable scenes and situations. "Our Germans are better than theirs" indeed :D
Great, Great, Great soundtrack, too.
Lol in the movie The Abyss, when Ed Harris was wearing a deep dive suite, I thought gee, he looks just like John Glenn.
gravity is awsome as well
The HBO series “From the Earth to the Moon” was done after this film. Tom Hanks produced it and it is as good as Apollo 13. It chronicled the Apollo program from beginning to end.
I concur. From the Earth to the Moon is an amazing show. Totally brings from from Gemini all the way to Apollo 17. So good.
If there's one episode in From the Earth to the Moon that's not the best IMO, it's the Apollo 13 episode - but then they had to do something different, since there was this whole movie about Apollo 13 already.
@@davefranklin4136 I completely agree. They just didn't want to reinvent the wheel on that one.
It's probably one of the most accurate miniseries ever made Definitely one of the best, and is a far better and fairer job of showing the space programme than, say, The Right Stuff does.
@@davefranklin4136 I really love the finale with Apollo 17 mixed in with George Mellies...that and the geology episode
It's amazing that a lot of the engineers and scientists that made those missions possible in the 1970s were just in their 20s.
and many of the mathemeticians who made the complex calculations were women.
And more than a few Werner Von Brauns
It's not that surprising if you know how intelligence actually works. It's basically a constant throughout your life. Once you hit puberty, your G is pretty much locked in for life. I can give you a WAIS test at age 15 and another one at 50 and the scores won't be off by more than 1% provided you had a good night's sleep and aren't dehydrated or starving on either time I gave you the test.
Newton came up with the laws of planetary motion, gravity and inertia, and invented calculus math.. all before 26.
I was 18 when the actual events happened & I can honestly say that this movie is accurate to what happened (at least to my experience... & I was glued to my tv, watching all the news reports & science people describing exactly what they were trying). As the years pass, this film is even more important as a document of history...while also being entertaining.
I remember it being a spotty mixture of news broadcasts knowing very little but hoping for the best (and without today's 24/7 news).
I was a fourth grader at the time of this happening. I remember the teacher leading us in a prayer for the astronauts. It really held the attention of everyone everywhere.
I love Tom Hanks in movies, he always seems to blend perfectly into any role. An everyman actor in the same vein as Glenn Ford or Jimmy Stewart,
I made an almost identical comment on Mary's Patreon page saying Tom Hanks is this generation's Jimmy Stewart. They are both as comfortable doing comedy as heavy drama.
Are you the real Terry Nation? Did you write _Blake's 7?_
@@tarmaque Just a tribute to him so he won't be forgotten. Sadly he went up to the big spaceship in the sky back in '97
@@TerryNationB7 I knew that. I was just teasing you.
@@TerryNationB7 So I have to ask you, what do you think of the TV series _Andromeda?_ It was so clearly influenced by _Blake's 7._ So was _Farscape,_ a much better series all around.
Catch Me If You Can is AWESOME.
So much fun.
Highly recommended.
Also a true story.
Oh YES. Oh Yes. One of my Favs
I concurr
Based on a book that’s claimed to be true by the author but most of the claimed events are highly disputed now.
I'd call it more a Leonardo DiCaprio movie, though, more than a Tom Hanks movie. Also, Christopher Walken has a small but important roll.
@@ckinzh1129 True, but...whatever.
Still a fantastic movie.
Awesome reaction! “I wouldn’t let my husband leave on a bike after this” hahahahah I love it, so poetic. Have you watched first man? If you get chills in this you’ll love that one
Its incredible to think that the first trip to the moon was acheived with a computer less powerful that your phone, it actually crashed while they were landing
Fortunately, those guys were pilots who had many years of flying 'by the seat of yer pants' without much more than listening to radio beams. They weren't hampered by constant computer input.
@@BuffaloC305 Chuck is spot on. Combat pilots, test pilots, engineers and/or scientists. Amazing folks that brought their A game to the space program. For instance, Neil fixed a problem during a Gemini flight that would have killed him, and his co-pilot, had he not stayed cool and collected, and Buzz helped to teach them the proper way to conduct extra vehicular spacewalks without over exertion.
I live and work in the US now, but when I was a kid growing in Mexico, coming here and competing with US professionals for a job seemed like an impossible task. "That's the country that won World War II and then put a man in the moon" was the view that the world had of the US back then.
NASA and the JPL are now depending on foreign engineers and scientists because young US citizens have been afraid of being "nerds" for a last few generations now.
I would really love for the US to regain their scientific drive, and achieve the next technological fit assumed to be impossible by all other countries.
@@granadosvm Tesla and SpaceX seem to be helping with this.
@@bigdream_dreambig I think you mean the American taxpayer, in tax breaks, loans and subsidies.
I was in 2nd grade when this happened and our entire class watched the splashdown on a 20" black and white tv with the great Walter Cronkite telling us what was transpiring
I've heard this claim before but still can't figure out how it's possible since they landed in mid July and during summer break from school.
[Unless you're not from here.]
@@patrickstracener5329 Apollo 13 took off April 11and and returned April 17
@@patrickstracener5329 Just to be clear I forgot the year 1970. Now if the movie was about Apollo 11 your dates are correct July of 69 see how it works 11 comes before 13 🤫
@@paulobrien9572 I apologize. The last time I saw a comment about school and moon landings it was Apollo 11 and confused the 2.
"The Right Stuff" is a movie worth watching. It's about the earliest astronauts and their early attempts at putting a man in space.
Hey, you got any Beeman's?
Zooey Deschanel’s dad Caleb Deschanel was cinematographer and her mom was in The Right Stuff as I recall. Soundtrack was awesome too. Also Levon Helm, drummer for The Band is in there too. Phenomenal movie.
I would recommend the movie “the Martian”, another great space movie with Matt Damon playing as the main character
An excellent movie from an excellent book.
Both are worth the effort.
Absolutely would second this. Both Apollo 13 and The Martian are some of my very favorite movies ever. The Martian also has an incredible cast and is uplifting and profound and surprisingly funny!
ehhhh, it's not that great, a lot of junk science in it.
@@lordmortarius538 From the NASA website “The Martian” is a technically accurate sci-fi, so tons of research and constant double-checking of math had to be done. Anything else would have been ruinous to the reader’s suspension of disbelief.”
I have friends who work at NASA who love The Martian and are generally pretty persnickety when it comes to faked/exaggerated content in space movies. In fact mission designers love that they play such a huge role in The Martian (ala the "Rich Purcell Maneuver").
It's great to see a reaction video for Apollo 13 by someone finally! It's a great movie, and there's almost no artistic license in it - it's pretty much all as it happened.
You definately need to see The Martian one day. Fantastic Sci Fi Drama with Matt Damon stranded on Mars after a Mission there. Very fun and emotional
They ruined it by making China look like good guys.
@@trhansen3244 The Chinese scientists went behind their government's back to help though. It was about scientists working together, not about politics. I thought it was a wonderful addition to the plot.
I totally forgot how good this movie is. Haven't watched since it came out. That's why I love watching reaction vids. Your reaction vids are in my top 5 of reactors Mary. Love ya sweetie. Love seeing your sleepy kitties too. They're so so cute.😸
I anticipate plenty of "OH NEEEE NEEE NEEEE"
HAAAAAAAA!! ☠️
And you were right lol
The Apollo 11 documentary that came out in 2019 is incredible to watch as well. They used unreleased footage and radio communications that have been cleaned up and remastered to 4K/HDR. It is so good!
I highly recommend the HBO miniseries “from the earth to the moon“ which Tom Hanks and Apollo 13 Director Ron Howard began working on together almost immediately after this film is released.
I came here to make this recommendation also. Tom Hanks is passionate about space flight, and this miniseries covers the story of the Apollo program with at least as much poise, attention to detail, and gravitas as this movie.
@@davidblauyoutube It deserves even more. Hell Gemini alone deserves its own miniseries, not to mention Skylab, and at least a full episode for ASTP, when Deke finally got to fly
If you're interested in more of the Apollo-era space program, I wholeheartedly recommend the mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon". It was produced by Ron Howard (the director of this film) and Tom Hanks (who introduced every episode), Each episode tells the story of a different Apollo mission and many of the supporting actors in this film show up as different characters in that series.
That series is so good, I'm still hoping to see someone do a react series for it, it deserves more love.
More importantly, it tells each story's mission from a completely different perspective. Mission control, reporters, astronauts, wives, civilian contractors - each episode is quite different.
Came here to make the exact same comment; I couldn't agree more.
One of my favorite episodes was the building of the lunar module… incredible writing int that one.
@@ennuieffect It's hard to pick a favourite. I did like the Apollo 12 mission with Dave Foley as Al Bean because it was light-hearted and fun. I can't remember any bad episodes at all.
Marji, Your reaction was so emotional and heartfelt. I started crying at certain points as you did. I love your reaction to "Apollo 13" ------- I have watched this many many times, like 30 times. ------- Watching this with you made me remember all the emotional intensity I felt when I first saw this. ------- You help me re-discover what I lost from those first few viewings. Thanks so much.
It is strange how the mind works like that isn't it? I had the exact same reaction to Mary's review.
Some people on Patreon suggested to watch also "The Martian". I totally agree that at some point you should watch this movie. It's a fictional story, but it's really great and has a kinda similar plot like this movie.
Agree. Another great film, albeit fictional. The problem solving under extreme pressure & stakes in The Martian & Apollo 13 are true to life.
I also agree with "The Martian", it's very much like Apollo 13.
And it gets much of the science right.
I remember this when it happened. Was more than extraordinary. The entire world was invested in these 3 men and their journey from disaster to triumph. It's very close to the actual events that took place
This is one of the more historically accurate movies.
My favorite Tom Hanks movie might be Bridge of Spies, written by the Coen Brothers and directed by Steven Spielberg. Mark Rylance gives one of my absolute favorite performances in it. It’s sort of bizarre to me that it doesn’t have a bigger following, considering the Hanks/Spielberg combo and how polished and entertaining the movie is.
I just watched this for the first time recently. I wanted to be blown away, but I never connected emotionally, at least not very much. I wish I knew why because the facts have all the elements, I am afraid it is a failure in story telling as far as I am concerned. But beats me why.
I was just about to watch, Bridge of Spies. Again.
I think the second half of Bridge of Spies loses its strength by not having a lot of Mark Rylance in it. Loved the first half, but the second part was slightly more mediocre for me (except maybe the Wall Shooting scene).
That's a great film. People born after 1980 have no real idea of the impact of the Berlin Wall, you had to be alive at the time to appreciate it.
I was ready to head off to university at the time this occurred.
Everyone I knew was glued to the TV even *before* the incident.
Tom Hanks, once again, absolutely nails it as an actor. It’s no wonder he got the job of a pilot in desperate circumstances again.
Although there wasn’t the drama between the astronauts as depicted, it was still very tense.
"I wouldn't let my husband leave on a bike after this!" That got a lol.
This one really captured the feeling everyone watching the re-entry had as the time went on and on.
Fun fact the Navy Captain that greets the astronauts at the end is the real Jim Lovell. He's still going strong at 93!
This movie is based on Jim Lovell's memoir "Apollo 13". Gene Kranz wrote a memoir entitled "Failure is not an Option".
Both are excellent reads.
A League of Their Own is a good one with Tom Hanks that's fun and a change of pace.
The Right Stuff is a kind of Prequel…. There is also a series called From The Earth To The Moon by Tom Hanks himself.
PS - you don’t look awful when you cry… You Look Amazing 🥲 One of my all time favorite films.
Probably the Green Mile is my fav Tom hanks movie. The Right Stuff is probably the best space movie that is based pretty much on historical events, forming of NASA.
"12 people have landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin... who else?? Have you ever heard of Harrison Schmidt??" - Norm Macdonald
As cool, calm and collected as they sound in this movie, when you listen to the original recordings of the "Houston, we have a problem" transmission there's even less drama and tension, it's just guys having an issue with the equipment and top professionals sorting it out. :)
Mary, you shouldn't worry about how you look after a little cry. You are being REAL and in the moment, that is beautiful in my book. All the obstacles that they overcame in the movie, happened in the real Apollo 13 mission. I was too young to realize what was happening as a child, so when I saw this in the theater it really hits you how perilous the situation was.
Another movie you would enjoy is "The Martian". It has that one man against all odds situation, but it has moments of humor mixed in with the dramatic moments. Naturally this is based on a novel, but much of what happens in the book/movie are plausible. Your eyeballs and brain will enjoy it I'm fairly certain, though I'm not sure if your elbows will be as enthusiastic about it. 😋
🤠 I live about 5 miles from the Johnson Space Center in South Houston and we still frequent some of the restaurants and bars where these guys used to hang out. 🚀👍
Mary, Gregory Peck was an actor in the same vein as Tom Hanks. Every time he took on a new role he became that person and afterwards, he left it behind to become someone else. I hope you get to watch him at some point in The Big Country, Guns of Navarone and Roman Holiday, just for starters.
From the Earth to the Moon is a great HBO mini series about the Apollo program that was created 3 years after this movie came out. Tom Hanks introduces each episode.
Hey Mary, since you've watched this movie, there is a 12 part mini-series about the space program that would interest you. And it's produced by Tom Hanks, and Ron Howard (who directed Apollo 13) here. It's called "From The Earth To The Moon" (1998) where Tom gives an introduction to each 1 hour episode and actually stars in the last one. It covers one Mercury mission, several Gemini missions but is mostly about Apollo. I consider Apollo 13 an excellent companion piece to the series (and vise-versa) that deals with each Apollo mission including the Apollo 1 fire, and the 13 mission but from a different perspective than the movie here. There's another drama you should watch even before watching Earth To The Moon and that's "The Right Stuff" (1983) which is about the formation of NASA and the Mercury missions, and ends where Earth To The Moon begins, so it's better to watch Right Stuff first. Perhaps you could do react vids on all these and since the Earth To Moon episodes are 1 hour you could do two at a time. Whether do videos or not, watch The Right Stuff and the rest to see some drama, re-enactments and some history on this subject. They mix actual footage in with productions. @ 8:23 You clapping your hands there Mary... you definitely need to watch the docu-dramas I've suggested! LOL! @ 9:53 I recall the space sickness rate is about 1 in 5+ who go up, though one gets over it in a few hours. You'll see that happen a couple times in Earth To The Moon. @ 11:00 I was 15 at the time and I could find no one, adult, fellow teenager or child who was bored with it. Even my parents were complaining about the blackout. @ 17:00 They took great care to make this movie accurate. I've seen documentaries on the Apollo 13 disaster and they match the movie fairly well. @ 24:38 As several have likely told you, the man playing the ship's captain shaking Tom Hanks hand is the real Jim Lovell. I think you'll enjoy those movies, but watch documentaries about it all too, to get the real history and see how they compare to the movies. ✌️😎
I love From the Earth to the Moon series!
I concur; it's almost a requirement to watch the mini-series if you liked this movie. Interestingly, the hardest part about the mini-series watching for me was getting used to all the cast members I know from Apollo 13 playing each others' roles. :)
Hey, Marij the beauty of Tom Hanks as an actor is that his combination of determination, strength, and willingness to be vulnerable makes him perfect to portray so many stories. Someone once said, "We could have cast someone else to play his many roles, but would we have cared so much if it wasn't Tom Hanks."
No matter what role he plays, he makes us care for the character and thus the story. What an amazing talent. Matthew McConahey, Robin Williams, Jim Carey are all similar in that way as well. You should dive down those rabbit holes next.
You know, I was going to say "maybe we love this men because they're part of our childhood", but Mary is getting to know them as an adult and connects with them just as much, so what gives? Is it just galactic levels of charisma?? Is that the actual "movie magic"???
Great reaction! This captured the excitement and fear of the actual events. And, yes, I was alive and witnessed it first hand on the tv. The entire world was watching and holding their breath.
A bit of irony is that the dramatized emotional breakdown/argument scene between the astronauts is exactly what they didn't do. The real Jim Lovell even said "bounce off the walls for 10 minutes and end up right back where we started" to explain why they were able to keep their emotions under control. I remember that he also said that two things you never talked about were "how bad it smelled and being scared."
I was a very small child when these events took place, but I remember watching it on TV with my grandmother. Obviously I had no idea of the significance of what I was watching until years later. When I saw the movie the first time, I specifically remembered some of the news sequences that were shown. To say 'surreal' wouldn't come close to being accurate. I still get emotional whenever I watch it...because of the events themselves and the memories with my grandmother. I guess that's probably why it's one of my favorite movies ever.
I will never forget how mission control went mad when they splashed down.
This is without a doubt my favourite Tom Hanks movie. The funny thing is the one thing they had to fictionalize was the conflict between the Astronauts. They generally were too busy trying to get home to get into conflicts apparently from the recordings that came back.
The Martian is amazing. And has the benefit of some actual space science to it rather than being just a SciFi.
That Ron Howard really knows how to make a movie. Another movie about the US space program is "The Right Stuff." It chronicles the early days of the Mercury program which put the first Americans into space. I have always viewed this situation as a measure of what the human race COULD do if we were truly commited to positive progress.
That Thing You Do is a massively underrated Tom Hanks movie!
I would like to recommend The Right Stuff as another great Space movie, the beginning of the US space program.
The Right Stuff is magnificent and a must see if you have any interest in Space Travel. After that I would suggest watching the mini-series "From The Earth To The Moon" (co-produced by Tom Hanks) as that covers the whole of the Apollo program. One of its episodes is about Apollo 13 , but it cleverly doesn't rehash this movie it covers the events from the angle of the news reporters to get a different view of events
@@martynhill3479 Yes, I enjoyed that mini series very much.
Yep. A stellar film (pun intended). BTW, you got any Beeman's?
Oddly enough "Armageddon" is currently usued by NASA as a vetting tool, if you can spot 125 some odd scientific inaccuracies, you pass the test.
Love this movie. Ron Howard, the director (little Opie from The Andy Griffith Show), really hit it out of the park. The whole cast is stellar (ha!). Ron put a lot of his family in it: the priest with the family at the end is his dad, Rance Howard. Someone already told you about his mom, and his brother Clint was one of the techs (I forget which specifically). Great reaction! All those emotions you experienced… they hit me, too.
Clint is the one who tells Gene they have to shut down the react valves and that from his seat this is their only option.
@@memnarch129 Oh, I always recognize him, I meant I couldn’t remember his character’s name or title. 🤷🏻♂️
"You don't need to invent a crazy story, because truth is so crazy on its own" What a great quote...should be on a billboard right in the middle of Hollywood!
The Admiral shaking Tom Hanks' hand on the deck of the ship when they land is actually Jim Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13.
Wow! Thank you for telling us that!
Shortly after this movie came out, HBO released a ten part series about the Apollo missions called From The Earth To The Moon. Well worth the watch. Loved your reaction to this one too. Your channel is one of my go to channels for reaction vids. You're killin it Mary!
This is the second best movie about the US manned space program. The best is The Right Stuff.
Fuckin'A Bubba :P
The elderly guy who mentions cutting the Apollo program due to budget was played by film producer Roger Corman, notorious for making movies the cheapest way possible.
Grew up in Houston during this time. One thing I love about this movie is how accurate it is to the time. The living room of the Lovell's could be a match for ours. The decor. The furniture, etc
hi Mary, awesome reaction. I think you ought to watch THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) it is one of the first movies about this, the US space program. It's about the very first astronauts and what kind of characters they were and what kind of "stuff" they had to have. Who were the first astronauts? (No spoilers!!) 😁 Well okay I will tell you that "Gus" Grissom was one of them.
Great reaction Mary! I would suggest First Man, about Neil Armstrong’s landing on the moon. It’s definitely a different feel to it and it’s mingled with his personal struggles and intense space scenes (obviously the moon landing but everything building up to it) The music is exquisite as well. I believe it won three awards for score and one for visual effects.
Fun fact: A lot of the scenes of them floating about in the capsule were actually filmed on a set that they built inside of a KC-135 jet which would fly to a high altitude and then perform a Zero-G dive to simulate actual weightlessness for a few moments.
The stuff breaking off is ice, not the ship.
Now that you've seen this you should definitely see the Right Stuff which tells the story of the lead up to the Gemini and Apollo space programs and the Test pilots that tested these craft, fact the Eagle spacecraft that lands on the moon it's Hull is only as thick as 3 to 4 sheets of kitchen foil because there's no up or down in space whichever way you travel you're falling so you'd fall to the moon going to orbit and then fall back to Earth.
Right stuff is great!
Please listen to this Mary...the Right Stuff is another fantastic astronaut film.
@@Hiraghm yeah that's a brilliant quote from the film, these guys had ball's the size of bowling balls real heroes.🚀
Andy Weir was inspired to write 'The Martian' in part by this movie and the story behind it. I heard the live broadcast of the re-entry on the family car radio. It did drag on like that. These impressions don't fade.
Fun fact: Ed Harris also voices mission control in the movie _Gravity_ .
One the best reactions I've seen for this movie 💞 so happy I finally stumbled across your channel (and subsequently binge-watched a ton of videos) - you're such a joy to watch along with, the kind that makes people's hearts happy! :)
I agree with the other recommendations - HBO's "From The Earth To The Moon" miniseries would be a great watch for you, if you want to carry on the space journey!
A note on Apollo 13's historical accuracy... yes, they do take quite a few liberties, but they're mostly to do with simplifying things, or having the main characters do things that others were actually responsible for, for dramatic purposes. The specific details, like technical jargon and procedures, are all pretty much spot-on, and this creates such a feeling of verisimilitude that the whole thing becomes incredibly compelling - even if you know the outcome!
Oh, and when you teared up when Lovell was imagining himself taking his first steps on the Moon? On the audio commentary track that Jim & Marilyn Lovell did for this movie's DVD, Marilyn Lovell cried at that moment, because she knew how much her husband had dreamed of doing that. Jim himself remained stoical, though!
Some little invented details: it wasn't really Jim Lovell's call to drop Mattingley. The whole point of having a backup crew was to have fully-trained personnel that could step in if any of the prime crew were injured or for sick, so it was standard procedure. The only worry was them being able to work together as an efficient crew, but these were amazingly highly-trained men and Swigert was as qualified as Mattingley (they were both rookies, as was Haise); in fact, he'd written most of the command module emergency procedures so it's hard to imagine a better man to have up there!
Also, Mattingley wasn't the only astronaut working to figure stuff out on the ground - they were pretty much all involved, and some of the things that were shown as being worked out on the spot were really pre-existing emergency procedures that they had to dig out of the archives. It's true that they were all flying by the seat of their pants though, and the movie really shows the inspired teamwork that helped bring those men home. Such an amazing story, and such an amazing film!
My Favorite Quote from Apollo 13 by Ed Harris [playing Gene Krantz we did not see here on youtube: "Failure is NOT an option." I was 14 when this really happened. For a few days the whole world watched and worried TOGETHER. You would think that we all would have learned from this how precious life is and to treat each other accordingly...but no....this was the 2nd to last movie I saw with my father when it was new. He passed away in 2002. Mary, your husband is the luckiest guy in the world.
It really is an amazing story of triumph when they were dealt blow after blow to overcome everything that happened... The scene where Jim secures the crew and ship and says "Houston, this is Odyssey, signing off" was one of the finest lines Tom hanks has ever delivered...
As others have said, The Martian is very similar, where it's about surviving in space when everything goes wrong. Although The Martian is fictional, it's based on a book by an engineer who did a lot of research to make most of the problems and all the solutions realistic.
The scenes in the Apollo spacecraft were filmed inside a set built inside an airplane know as a "Vomit Comet". It's been used for a long time for micro-gravity experiments without actually having to got to space. The catch? Well the plane travels in parabolic arcs in order to achieve about 30 second of micro-gravity at a time. So what did the director Ron Howard do? Well he filmed 30 second segments of the actors floating in real micro gravity for every scene shot in the Apollo 13 spacecraft. Meaning they are actually weightless in these scene you're seeing. You can do it yourself for a ticket price of about $5,000. Ever wondered what cats would act like in micro-gravity? Wonder no more!: czcams.com/video/H-kkLjFVUSU/video.html
24:39 that gentlemen he is shaking hands with, thats the Real Jim Lovell ... :) pretty amazing shot right there
I was 11 years old on Christmas Eve at my Grandmothers house watch live television pictures of the Moon from 60 miles away from Apollo 8! Jim Lovell was the Command Module pilot on that flight. I will never forget that.
If you want another great Tom Hanks film to watch I would recommend “Bridge of Spies” directed by Steven Spielberg. Also based on a real story.
Think watching the movie was tense ...try being an 8 year old living it. My father did his best to keep up my spirits even after it was thought they had burned up. It taught me an important lesson about hope.
PLEASE WATCH , The right stuff 1983 , if you want to see the start of the SPACE RACE in an excellent film with an all star cast some of them are even in this film lol .
For their cool and calmness, you got to remember that all three of them were former fighter pilots. They tend to be able to keep a cool level head in stressful situations because if they didn't, it could've been the end of them.
Yes, the filter thing was real and it wasn't designed by a team of people but by one guy who thought the entire thing up, in his head, *while he was driving there from home*.
Tom Hanks...Cloud Atlas... far and away his best movie
Hidden Figures, First Man, and The Martian are great space travel movies.
Hey, Marij if you love space. You must must must check out, " The EXpanse" or "the Martian"
Oh wow, I would LOVE for Marij to react to The Expanse!! That show is so incredible!
If Ken Mattingly hadn't been removed from the Apollo 13 mission because of the chance of getting the measles, he wouldn't have been able to come up with the Re-entry plan that ultimately brought them home. People have called Apollo 13's return a Miracle, based on the events maybe it was.
If you really like this kind of movie, Tom Hanks made a 10 part HBO Mini-Series called "From the Earth to the Moon", a couple of years after he made this movie. The entire mini-series is excellent.
Three other space movies I would love to see you watch are Gravity, The Martian, and Hidden Figures! I see that all three of them have been mentioned in other comments, but I wanted to throw in my vote as well. :)
While it’s a TV series, not a movie, the HBO series “From the Earth to the Moon” produced by Tom Hanks and Ron Howard is a must see.
"Did this part happen where they're building this?" Yes
My favorite Tom Hanks movie has to be That Thing You Do!, it was his directorial debut and he played a supporting role in it.
If you want another good space movie, watch Sunshine. It's a hidden gem, and quite interesting. If you want to see some good Science Fiction in space, watch the original Star Trek movies. They deserve to be watched and have been universally ignored by the reactor community. Be a pioneer and watch them, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
It's been a long, long wait, but we ARE about to send people into deep space again. The Starship program that SpaceX is developing and building right now will likely be putting humans on the moon (and beyond) within the next five years.
If you were to react to those launches/landings on your channel, I'd absolutely watch.
You're genuine and honest and I'm so glad I found your channel.
As a composer, I’m delighted you mentioned your love of the music, composed by James Horner. Like most movies, Apollo 13 was “scored to picture,” with a composer writing original cues that are perfectly timed to the story, tone, and action on screen. As a violinist, I had the honor of playing on a few of James’ scores, including The Pelican Brief, Jumanji, and Clear and Present Danger. His death was an immense loss for our community as he was an inspirational, talented, and gracious artist.
"Hidden Figures" is also a great movie, is the story of the brilliant African-American women working at NASA
Fun fact 24:37 the admiral of the ship shaking tom hanks hand is the real Jim Lovell.
At 15:45 is the scene that inspired the book the Martian. That book was adapted in a movie with Matt Damon.
Do Armageddon. Everyone loved it, no one reviews it, it’s a fun movie, and it’s about space.