Apollo 13 | Rocket Launch Scene

In this captivating clip from Apollo 13, join Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) for an exhilarating launch to the moon.

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Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time - and the odds - to bring them home.

© 1995 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, David Andrews, Chris Ellis
Produced By: Brian Grazer
Directed by: Ron Howard

[Daniel-jlfb]

The music makes the whole movie, a fantastic soundtrack.

[kcmerced]

Such a phenomenon production by Ron Howard and James Horner, music.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL

[PaulR]

The astronaut portrayed by Gary Sinise - TK 'Ken' Mattingly - died 10.31.23 age 87. He became the command module pilot (CMP) on Apollo 16 and commanded two space shuttle missions.

[chrisvongorstinger]

The 90s were the best time for films for my generation. This film is a masterclass example for filmmaking, editing, direction, music, writing, acting, effect (CGI PLUS PRACTICAL).
Now what is left? I rewatch old movies instead of new ones.

[alfix]

I must have watched this sequence hundreds of times by now... It never gets old! 🚀❤ Ron should have got an Oscar for this masterpiece.

[AUJG]

My favorite part of the whole film...never ceases to make my heart hurry. Absolutely beautiful in all its elements!

[MarkMeade-ey]

When you watch this film you realise the bravery of the astronauts, the professionalism of Mission Control and the brilliance of all the engineers and ground crew, all 400, 000 of them .
Proud that I’m an engineer as well and the Apollo missions inspired me to become an engineer 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍

[JaredOwen]

This scene still gives me goosebumps! Love it

[ctmyrvc]

The music is well done and really adds a lot of emotion to this

[deanhirasawa]

We were one of the first houses with a home theatre complete with an active subwoofer. I would play this scene on a laser disc THX sound system on an old 36 inch CRT... the whole house would shake and the dishes would rattle upstairs. It was fantastic!

[Maclabhruinn]

One Saturday afternoon back around 1995, I wandered down to the local cinema not knowing what was on, I'd just watch whatever movie was showing. I hadn't heard anything about this movie before I looked at the list of movies and though "Apollo 13? Okay, could be interesting". So I bought a ticket and went in. At the end of the movie, I wandered out of the cinema "like one that hath been stunned", I felt like I'd just flown to the Moon and back myself, enduring incredible hardship and tension. It was hours before I got back to normal. A truly brilliant movie, creating an immersive experience, by Ron Howard.

[qubex]

This scene still gives me goosebumps. I can't believe it's been almost thirty years since this film was released and I first saw it.

[KYLOWW]

Now with the Artemis program going on with NASA it was only fair to watch this one again to know where this all began just getting the biggest chills.

[TheLesserWeevil]

This stuff makes me cry, because it actually happened and it was fucking spectacular.

[ontherunjg]

I like the fact the Surgeon is a smoker. Only in the lates 60s and early 70s would you see this.

[jefferydavis]

Love that movie, one of my Ron Howard did a phenomenal job making Seen it dozens of times. Great Marilyn Lovell Jim Lovell's past away the other day aged 93 year's young. GOD BLESS

[burgers]

I don't always think about this movie, but when I do, it always feels like the best movie in the world. Still have never watched a better space movie.

[lolzlolz]

James Horner was a genius, he is sorely missed.

[dustinw]

Where Ken parked his car to watch the launch that he ended up not being on, all by himself... Imagine yourself being able to go back in time and park that field to watch such an incredible historic event... amazing he was all alone!

[texasred]

RIP, Ken Mattingly. They don't make em like you anymore...