Apollo 13 (1995)

This Day in History !!!!!

On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13 suffered an explosion onboard that would set into motion a historic series of events. For the official NASA version of the story, click here.

Wikipedia.org Article for Apollo 13:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13

So, of course our recomendation for today is the Ron Howard thriller ..................

..... Apollo 13 (1995)



Run Time:  140 mins
Genre:  Historical, Biopic, Drama, Thriller
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Ron Howard
Starring:  Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)

Find the link to Director Ron Howard's Wikipedia.org Article from our Gung Ho (1986) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/gung-ho-1986.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Tom Hanks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks

Wikipedia.org Article for the real Jim Lovell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lovell

Apollo 13: Part 1:  Evening News Reports on YouTube (the other parts are on YouTube too.  These are the actual news reports from CBS, NBC and ABC at the time it happened):


Find the link to Bill Paxton's Wikipedia.org Article from our Tombstone (1993) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/tombstone-1993.html

Find the link to Kevin Bacon's Wikipedia.org Article from our Footloose (1984) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/footloose-1984.html

Find the link to Gary Sinise's Wikipedia.org Article from our Quick and the Dead (1995) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/quick-and-dead-1995.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Ed Harris:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Harris

Wikipedia.org Article for Kathleen Quinlan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Quinlan

Trailer for the Film on YouTube (This is for the IMAX 2002 trailer):


Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Apollo 13 (1995) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/apollo-13-27769

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/apollo-13/130527/

Check back in tomorrow ......................
For our next Film of the Day .....................