How Jim Lovell helped ensure Apollo 13's authenticity in film

The real-life inspiration behind a blockbuster hit worked closely with the actors to give the movie a leg up.

The cast of “Apollo 13”, then and now: See the A-list stars of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning film more than 30 years later

The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including two acting nominations for Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. Much of the film's success can also be attributed to its cast, led by Tom Hanks, ...
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Astronaut Jim Lovell dies: About 'Apollo 13' film with Tom Hanks, true story of NASA mission

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for re-release. NASA announced Lovell, ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

‘Apollo 1’ film ‘a great tribute’ to astronauts who paved way to NASA’s future successes, says Rusty Schweickart

Apollo 9 astronaut and longtime Sonoma resident Rusty Schweickart spoke to a sold-out crowd after the Sonoma International Film Festival’s screening of the new documentary, “Apollo 1” on Saturday, ...
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30 Years Later, This Brilliant Tom Hanks and Ron Howard Team-Up Is Still the Best Space Movie Ever Made

Fred Haise (Bill Paxton), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) look out a window on Apollo 13. Image via Universal Pictures There is arguably no greater range of genre than the space ...
Cincinnati Magazine

Meet the NASA Crew Behind Apollo 11 at CMC

Following a screening of the 1969 space mission, meet professionals who enabled humankind to take its first steps on the Moon ...