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10 tricks behind Apollo 13’s most realistic space scenes

Ron Howard wanted Apollo 13 (1995) to feel less like a Hollywood version of the space program and more like something audiences might have watched unfold in 1970. That meant recreating everything from ...
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Behind the Scenes of the Tom Hanks-Starring ‘Apollo 13’ Amid Beloved Film’s 30th Anniversary

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Houston, we have a problem." — and director Ron Howard had a few of them himself shooting his riveting, reality-based 1995 ...
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Apollo 13 - Rocket launch scene (Tom Hanks)

Apollo 13 - Rocket launch scene (Tom Hanks) Posted: May 20, 2026 | Last updated: May 20, 2026 In this captivating clip from Apollo 13, join Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred ...
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30 Years Later, This Brilliant Tom Hanks and Ron Howard Team-Up Is Still the Best Space Movie Ever Made

There is arguably no greater range of genre than the space film. The action of the Star Wars films, the horror of Alien, the comedy of Galaxy Quest, or the suspense/WTF of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Kevin Bacon Talks Footloose, Apollo 13 & the Scene Cut From Wild Things

Kevin Bacon wants to set the record straight—he’s not trying to go to space or Mars, he just wants to focus on things here. In our new series, “For The Record,” the legendary actor takes us through ...