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Apollo 13

This is very cleverof Ron Howard. Actually, this sequenceof not going to Acapulco was...

This is very cleverof Ron Howard. Actually, this sequenceof not going to Acapulco was really because of Apollo 8, when we came and said,"Hey, we're going to the moon”, instead of what we weregoing to do at Apollo 8. But Ron managed to feed thisvery nicely into the Apollo 13 story

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This is very clever of Ron Howard
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Actually this sequence of not going to Acapulco
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was really because of Apollo 8
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when we came and said Hey we're going to the moon
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instead of what we were going to do at Apollo 8
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But Ron managed to feed this very nicely into the Apollo 13 story
Duration
22 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:22
Uploaded
Feb 25, 2026
Genres
adventure, drama, history
Production
Imagine Entertainment,Universal Pictures

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Movie Summary

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Dad can l please wear this SureJim No No Absolutely not - Apollo 13 00:08
Dad can l please wear this SureJim No No Absolutely not
They're not rushing things, are they? - Apollo 13 00:25
They're not rushing things, are they?
Naturally it's 13 Why 13lt comes after 12 hon - Apollo 13 00:08
Naturally it's 13 Why 13lt comes after 12 hon
Apollo 13, you are go... - Apollo 13 01:00
Apollo 13, you are go...
Did you know the astronauts in the fire? - Apollo 13 00:12
Did you know the astronauts in the fire?
If you look, Kathleen has the naval academy miniature on. - Apollo 13 00:37
If you look, Kathleen has the naval academy miniature on.
But you were always still worried about the number 13. - Apollo 13 00:29
But you were always still worried about the number 13.
I hope General Motors doesn't see this movie. - Apollo 13 00:26
I hope General Motors doesn't see this movie.
All along, I had planned on not going to the launch, and then I decided to... - Apollo 13 00:23
All along, I had planned on not going to the launch, and...
I'll just be glad when this one's over. - Apollo 13 00:42
I'll just be glad when this one's over.
So the number 13 doesn't bother youOnly if it's a Friday PhilApollo 13 lifting off at 1300 hours and 13 minutesand entering the moon's gravity on April 13Uh Ken Mattingly here has been doing some scientific experimentsregarding that very phenomenon - Apollo 13 00:36
So the number 13 doesn't bother youOnly if it's a...
Jim we've got a problemWe just got some blood work back from the lab Charlie Duke has the measlesSo we need a new backupYou've all been exposed to it I've had the measlesKen Mattingly hasn't - Apollo 13 00:18
Jim we've got a problemWe just got some blood work back...
I've trained for the Fra Mauro Highlands, and this is flight surgeon horseshit, Deke! - Apollo 13 00:34
I've trained for the Fra Mauro Highlands, and this is...
Yes, sir. - Apollo 13 00:16
Yes, sir.
Then we had to tell Mattingly. - Apollo 13 00:39
Then we had to tell Mattingly.
Well l uhDamnMedical guysl had a feeling when they started doing all the blood tests that uhl mean l know it's their ass if l get sick up there but l mean Jesus - Apollo 13 00:31
Well l uhDamnMedical guysl had a feeling when they started...
And we couldn't say anything. - Apollo 13 00:42
And we couldn't say anything.
It was my call, except for the fact I had so much opposition on my trying to keep Ken aboard that there was no sense even doing anything else. - Apollo 13 00:51
It was my call, except for the fact I had so much opposition...
How ya feelin' FreddoChar broiledSo what happenedCame in too steep We're dead - Apollo 13 00:15
How ya feelin' FreddoChar broiledSo what happenedCame...
So what happenedCame in too steep We're dead - Apollo 13 00:07
So what happenedCame in too steep We're dead