LaserDisc Review

Apollo 13

Genre: Drama

Reviewed in Issue 21 of Widescreen Review

Picture
5
Sound
5

Stars: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris & Kathleen Quinlan

Disc Information
Studio/Distributor MCA/Universal Home Video
Catalog Number 42679
MPAA Rating PG
Retail Price $99.98
Running Time 140
Color Type Color
Chaptered/Scene Access Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Theatrical Release 1995
LD Release Date 7/96
THX Digitally Mastered Yes
Credits
Director Ron Howard
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Stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris & Kathleen Quinlan
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Sound Information
Soundtrack Dolby Surround
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Special Features

This autographed collector’s edition, features a making of Apollo 13 58-minute documentary, Lost Moon: The Triumph Of Apollo 13. The featurette abruptly begins on Side 4 with no title treatment and combines cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes visuals, explanations of the special effect sequences, comparison of the film’s key sequences with the original NASA footage and more. James Horner’s complete near-hour-long soundtrack album occupies the analog tracks on Side 4. Plus there is an informative running commentary by Ron Howard and the real James and Marilyn Lovell making this edition an outstanding production.

Story Synopsis

Based on the book “Lost Moon” by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, Apollo 13 is an astonishing space epic that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit. This is the true story of a routine space flight gone wrong in 1970. Three astronauts—Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Sweigert (Bacon)—face a desperate fight for their lives when an oxygen tank explodes over 200,000 miles from Earth. While they labor frantically in the space capsule, the NASA Mission Control Center ground crew races against the odds to get these brave men back safely.

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