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Apollo 13   1995         PG, 145 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama Director: Ron Howard   Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Joe Spano, Xander Berkeley, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, Tracy Reiner, Chris Ellis   Often, real life is better than fiction. This true story of the ill-fated, 1970's Apollo 13 space mission that suffered an explosion in the command module, is gripping from beginning to end. "Houston, we have a problem" is the message sent from the astronauts—mission leader Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (Bill Paxton)—while on their lunar landing mission. At Mission Control, leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) and the original mission commander Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) work together with technicians and scientists to bring the crew home alive. The film won Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Sound and had several nominations, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Ed Harris). Cast Tom Hanks Jim Lovell Kevin Bacon Jack Swigert Bill Paxton Fred Haise Gary Sinise Ken Mattingly Ed Harris Gene Kranz Kathleen Quinlan Marilyn Lovell Mary Kate Schellhardt Barbara Lovell Emily Ann Lloyd Susan Lovell Joe Spano NASA Director Xander Berkeley Henry Hurt Miko Hughes Jeffrey Lovell Max Elliott Slade Jay Lovell Jean Speegle Howard Blanch Lovell Tracy Reiner Mary Haise Chris Ellis Deke Slayton