Love this: You can tell she has never heard this story before. Service men all have stories they never tell their wives where something deadly almost happened. I love the look on his daughters face, she is now seeing her dad in a whole other light and that will forever change how she views him.
Best line ever in a film - Jim's wife telling the media to piss off: "And if you don't like it, you can take it up with my husband. He'll be home on Friday!"
This is one of the most inspiring scenes I have ever seen in a motion picture. It still gives me goosebumps to this day and it proves how acting can reach a level of transcendence at times.
I followed the space program avidly, and I remember Apollo 13 well. During one lull in the action, Jim Lovell was talking to Capcom, reflecting that this would probably be his last mission. Capcom, trying to lighten the mood, joked, "Well, Jim, if you can't take any better care of a spacecraft than that, you don't think they'll let you have another one, do you?" It was the kind of banter that went on constantly among the astronauts. As Wally Schirra put it, "Levity is appropriate in a dangerous profession."
"Aquarius, this is Houston, do you copy?" Yeah! We read you, KEN! Are the, uh, "flowers blooming in Houston"? "Uh, that is a NEGATIVE, Jim, I do NOT have the measles..." -death stare at the flight surgeon-
@@markmellon3727 It was good that he didn't go though because he was able to help and I saw a documentary that said that Swigert had done a lot of troubleshooting scenarios when he was backup so he was the right person to be where he was too.
@@ilovebeinagirl And that's why the scene where Jim learns Ken is working on it is placed right after the interview is playing on the TV. It's the lights shorting out all over again for him.
The engineer watching the amp meter is John Aaron - he is the one who told Apollo 12 to do SEC to Aux. Definetly the guys you want working on the problem.
So poignant, and well written.. When Marilyn Lovell kneels down in front of the TV (and that's an awesome tube), you can feel her anguish as she holds on to every word her husband says during the interview... Knowing this may be the last time she hears his voice.. And Lovell himself relating the story of his ordeal over the sea of Japan, with every bit of calm and confidence that you'd expect for a Naval Aviator, and astronaut, who works the problem to a solution can be found.. or, in this case, presents itself.. Really good scene..
Her acting is remarkable. She conveys that "I never knew how close I came to not having him" look impeccably. I've shown this to a number of women and told them, "This is how a man wants to know his woman feels about him". Pure class.
That's why Kathleen got her Best Supporting Actress nomination for this movie. Yeah it was an all-star cast and Tom Hanks did his amazing stuff to lead the film, but the performances of Kathleen and Ed Harris in response to the disastrous mission from home and Mission Control was what really anchored the film so well.
One of the best movies ever. So much human emotion was portrayed that you became immersed not in the story line but in the minds of everyone involved. Ron Howard is a genius and the actors performance was second to none.
that expression he delivers right after he says the line "...bring you home" is absolutely sublime acting. I don't even know how you explain that 2 second expression but its a combination of human uncertainty, hope, sadness and vulnerability in one moment. classy
Tom Hank's sincerity, James Horner's score, Ron Howard's coverage of the reactions and a touch of fate on a true story from James Lovell. None of us had a chance on this one.
Yeah The Wonder Years ran an episode where the mother would disappear for a few hours during the afternoon and it caused all kind of suspicion - then they found out she was slipping into her local church to pray for the astronauts - I was there at the time - the whole nation prayed
Regrettably not on this earth when Apollo 13 originally landed in 1970, I absolutely adore the multiple high tension moments of this classic re-enactment and, without fail despite the multitude of times I have watched the final re-entry and splashdown scene, I always cry as soon as the capsule is seen softly descending into the ocean.
Oh, it was really scary for me as a young kid. I remember our entire elementary (Catholic) school going church the morning of the splashdown and trying to paraphrase the best I can, the priest said something like "whether they land on earth or in heaven, Lord they are in your hands" (it was something like that...the way I remembered it) and it really scared me.
The acting and the message of trust is just one of the great things about this scene. But it represents something very personal to me, and I'm sure others can relate. I met the absolute love of my life as a result of the perfect timing of good and bad events in both our lives. When we watched this movie together for the first time, I hadn't really noticed this scene's power yet. After the interview part, I just paused the movie, and my girlfriend knew why. We had just spent the last week of our then very young relationship marveling at how unlikely it was for two so perfectly matched people to get together, and here we were listening to Tom Hanks wording it so eloquently! She looked me in the eyes and asked me if I loved her. I said, "Welcome home, baby!" That was hands down the best moment in my life. When we get married, we plan to put Jim Lovell's quote on the invitations. Of course we watch Apollo 13 on every anniversary.
You win the best couple award! I was just looking for this scene so I could send it to her. She's worried about the kids and I remembered this scene. You can't give up because you just never know what's gonna get you home. An excellent definition of faith, those words.
This scene is so similar to the scene in Castaway where he talks about "you never know what the tide will bring". I don't know much about Tom Hanks personally, but he delivers this message so, so well. Truly a light, and a beautiful message.
@MrFoolD Yep! Fun fact: They actually recreated this very Apollo mission at Hanks’ request, including the tank explosion and everything, in order him to fully immerse himself in the role. What tremendous commitment to his craft!
That slight little facial expression change by Mrs Lovell at 1:05, despite being incredibly subtle, says so clearly, "Oh my God, I never knew that I was that close to never seeing him again." Simply incredible. I think we all deserve to have somebody that feels that way about us.
Theirs has been an amazing marriage. In fact I believe it’s the longest of any couple in the space club. Only Michael and Pat Collins had a similarly long marriage. Best wishes!
I absolutely love this scene. It is one of those rare moments in cinema where the performance, editing, music, directing just all line up to make you forget that you are watching a movie. It makes you feel like you were there watching that interview.
Great scene. What i love about the scene is his wife probably heard a million of his story's of his but never heard this one. Just the look on his wife and daughters face speaks volumes without saying a word.
Her acting, in this scene, is unparalleled. Not a spoken word. Not a squeak. But she conveys the deepest emotions just by the ever-so-slightest facial movements, even in staring at the tv screen. Her eyes shine as she stares. Her focus intensifies, just looking at her eyes. Gets pulled into his story of hope. And when he's done, she starts to breathe and her face changes, now having lost contact after the moment of being "with him" again. Extraordinary, superlative acting...so missing in the wham, rapid fire, so-called action pictures popular in today's culture. This is real cinematic art. Ron Howard brings her gift to us.
The most memorable parts of an inspiring movie ! However desperate a position in which you find yourself , the guiding hand of the greater power will be there for you taking you home , keep the faith and you will come through
I love Hanks’ acting at the start in the interview. Typical non-plussed astronaut attitude with the slight quirks Lovell has if you watch him speak. Then right at the end, when he suggests “never knowing what will transpire to get you home” there’s a slight pained and poignant expression- Hanks letting the acting push through the typical astronaut facade (PS shook Jim Lowell’s hand once- still tough handshake at 88 years old then!)
@@abbaszaidi8371 There is no word 'plussed.' Nonplussed is not the negation of 'plussed.' I think most people assume because the word begins with an apparent negation, and generally in context the word involves some sort of surprise or confusion in the person's mind, that it must be 'not' suprised. Lovell is calm, cool, and collected in this interview.
@@AndyCutright once again thanks. I googled the antonym of the word and came up with nothing. I’m now realising why others look nonplussed when I use that word in completely the wrong context!!! Thanks again sir
You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home - That was from the original file film that the network television ran the night before the re-entry - my niece who is 50 years My junior said it's what they call a God wink
As the movie shows she was not so nice to him until this happened. Also, have these feelings for yourself. You sound like a great person. Then you will see the world change around you. Stop waiting for others. :)
No, I don't think that's her. But the real Marilyn is visible in the bleachers during the preparation for launch. She's in front of and slightly right of the actor Marilyn, wearing white and blue with a scarf.
ATTN: Tom Hanks, Ron Howard et al -- The Apollo 13 astronauts never argued with one another. Their mid-course correction LEM engine burn was calm and well coordinated, not the Keystone Cops scene you made it out to be. No one in Mission Control ever said, "Failure is not an option." The use of the LEM air filters in the CM was planned as a contingency in advance, not improvised. You re-wrote history and portrayed a lot of people falsely. The movie "Apollo 13" was a sham.
I'm not sure what you mean by "not improvised", the CM filters were legitimately not compatible with the LM system and NASA engineers did have to figure out a solution rapidly. There's a reason Apollo 14 and on had the filtration system redesigned to use the same filters in both modules.
They didn’t argue, true. I’ve heard the recordings. Their military and aviation training obviously discouraged conflict. It would make for a rather dull movie, however.
Does the 'real' version of this interview with Jim Lovell exist, or was this scene written for the movie? I know the story's true, but I've never seen Lovell tell it on TV the way it's portrayed here.
Thanks for uploading. Prob my favorite on earth scene. I got to meet Fred Haise once. He was my dad's boss at Northrop Grumman. Stoic dude. Tom Hanks and Kevin bacon and paxton stayed in my hometown while they made Apollo 13. They are at our Mexican restaurant and the meal tom Hanks got was renamed the tom Hanks special. Haven't been there in awhile so they could have changed it but the restaurant is still there. La Casita
Love this: You can tell she has never heard this story before. Service men all have stories they never tell their wives where something deadly almost happened. I love the look on his daughters face, she is now seeing her dad in a whole other light and that will forever change how she views him.
As a married army vet I love this comment. It's 100 percent true. Some stories aren't meant to be asked about
You realize, this is just a movie, and probably doesn’t follow real events to a tee.
Best line ever in a film - Jim's wife telling the media to piss off: "And if you don't like it, you can take it up with my husband. He'll be home on Friday!"
This is one of the most inspiring scenes I have ever seen in a motion picture. It still gives me goosebumps to this day and it proves how acting can reach a level of transcendence at times.
I followed the space program avidly, and I remember Apollo 13 well. During one lull in the action, Jim Lovell was talking to Capcom, reflecting that this would probably be his last mission. Capcom, trying to lighten the mood, joked, "Well, Jim, if you can't take any better care of a spacecraft than that, you don't think they'll let you have another one, do you?" It was the kind of banter that went on constantly among the astronauts. As Wally Schirra put it, "Levity is appropriate in a dangerous profession."
I love the very end of this..."Ken's working on it," done in a tone implicating, "Yup, we're good; we'll make it."
NASA was already in a bad light, they had to hold on every good opportunity they got.
"Aquarius, this is Houston, do you copy?"
Yeah! We read you, KEN! Are the, uh, "flowers blooming in Houston"?
"Uh, that is a NEGATIVE, Jim, I do NOT have the measles..." -death stare at the flight surgeon-
@@markmellon3727 It was good that he didn't go though because he was able to help and I saw a documentary that said that Swigert had done a lot of troubleshooting scenarios when he was backup so he was the right person to be where he was too.
@@ilovebeinagirl And that's why the scene where Jim learns Ken is working on it is placed right after the interview is playing on the TV. It's the lights shorting out all over again for him.
The engineer watching the amp meter is John Aaron - he is the one who told Apollo 12 to do SEC to Aux. Definetly the guys you want working on the problem.
These two scenes are just examples of why Apollo 13 is one of the greatest movies ever made.
So poignant, and well written.. When Marilyn Lovell kneels down in front of the TV (and that's an awesome tube), you can feel her anguish as she holds on to every word her husband says during the interview... Knowing this may be the last time she hears his voice.. And Lovell himself relating the story of his ordeal over the sea of Japan, with every bit of calm and confidence that you'd expect for a Naval Aviator, and astronaut, who works the problem to a solution can be found.. or, in this case, presents itself..
Really good scene..
Her acting is remarkable. She conveys that "I never knew how close I came to not having him" look impeccably. I've shown this to a number of women and told them, "This is how a man wants to know his woman feels about him". Pure class.
That's why Kathleen got her Best Supporting Actress nomination for this movie. Yeah it was an all-star cast and Tom Hanks did his amazing stuff to lead the film, but the performances of Kathleen and Ed Harris in response to the disastrous mission from home and Mission Control was what really anchored the film so well.
One of the best movies ever. So much human emotion was portrayed that you became immersed not in the story line but in the minds of everyone involved. Ron Howard is a genius and the actors performance was second to none.
that expression he delivers right after he says the line "...bring you home" is absolutely sublime acting. I don't even know how you explain that 2 second expression but its a combination of human uncertainty, hope, sadness and vulnerability in one moment. classy
Well said.
Tom Hanks is a great actor.
Tom Hank's sincerity, James Horner's score, Ron Howard's coverage of the reactions and a touch of fate on a true story from James Lovell. None of us had a chance on this one.
Yeah The Wonder Years ran an episode where the mother would disappear for a few hours during the afternoon and it caused all kind of suspicion - then they found out she was slipping into her local church to pray for the astronauts - I was there at the time - the whole nation prayed
That scene for me perfectly illustrates what cinema is. A great film and one of my favourites.
Regrettably not on this earth when Apollo 13 originally landed in 1970, I absolutely adore the multiple high tension moments of this classic re-enactment and, without fail despite the multitude of times I have watched the final re-entry and splashdown scene, I always cry as soon as the capsule is seen softly descending into the ocean.
“Ahhh Houston, this is Odyssey.....it’s good 2 see u again !!!!! “
Gene Krantz: ya damn rite! **lights cigar
Oh, it was really scary for me as a young kid. I remember our entire elementary (Catholic) school going church the morning of the splashdown and trying to paraphrase the best I can, the priest said something like "whether they land on earth or in heaven, Lord they are in your hands" (it was something like that...the way I remembered it) and it really scared me.
The acting and the message of trust is just one of the great things about this scene. But it represents something very personal to me, and I'm sure others can relate. I met the absolute love of my life as a result of the perfect timing of good and bad events in both our lives. When we watched this movie together for the first time, I hadn't really noticed this scene's power yet. After the interview part, I just paused the movie, and my girlfriend knew why. We had just spent the last week of our then very young relationship marveling at how unlikely it was for two so perfectly matched people to get together, and here we were listening to Tom Hanks wording it so eloquently! She looked me in the eyes and asked me if I loved her. I said, "Welcome home, baby!" That was hands down the best moment in my life. When we get married, we plan to put Jim Lovell's quote on the invitations. Of course we watch Apollo 13 on every anniversary.
You win the best couple award! I was just looking for this scene so I could send it to her. She's worried about the kids and I remembered this scene. You can't give up because you just never know what's gonna get you home. An excellent definition of faith, those words.
Doubt they are still together now lol.
@@Bravo2uniform Baruch HaShem.
Very beautiful. Baruch HaShem.
This is one of the best scene in movies history....
This scene is so similar to the scene in Castaway where he talks about "you never know what the tide will bring". I don't know much about Tom Hanks personally, but he delivers this message so, so well. Truly a light, and a beautiful message.
this is why i love Tom Hanks his acting is...its not even acting! its real!
+Do M Absolutely correct.
+Do M Well said! Actors like Tom Hanks only come around every so often.
+Do M indeed! His acting is indeed real, if he was acting his acting then he wouldn’t be acting :)
@theleanmonster3735 Then he’d be a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!
@MrFoolD Yep! Fun fact: They actually recreated this very Apollo mission at Hanks’ request, including the tank explosion and everything, in order him to fully immerse himself in the role. What tremendous commitment to his craft!
That slight little facial expression change by Mrs Lovell at 1:05, despite being incredibly subtle, says so clearly, "Oh my God, I never knew that I was that close to never seeing him again." Simply incredible. I think we all deserve to have somebody that feels that way about us.
Theirs has been an amazing marriage. In fact I believe it’s the longest of any couple in the space club. Only Michael and Pat Collins had a similarly long marriage. Best wishes!
I absolutely love this scene. What an amazing story, told by an amazing actor, giving an amazing performance. Perfection.
I absolutely love this scene. It is one of those rare moments in cinema where the performance, editing, music, directing just all line up to make you forget that you are watching a movie. It makes you feel like you were there watching that interview.
The music itself portrays the emotions as much as the actors do. It's incredible.
Great scene. What i love about the scene is his wife probably heard a million of his story's of his but never heard this one. Just the look on his wife and daughters face speaks volumes without saying a word.
Yes, sometimes the absence of light does help you to see.......and lead you home.
Kathleen Quinlan was amazing in this movie.
Her acting, in this scene, is unparalleled. Not a spoken word. Not a squeak. But she conveys the deepest emotions just by the ever-so-slightest facial movements, even in staring at the tv screen. Her eyes shine as she stares. Her focus intensifies, just looking at her eyes. Gets pulled into his story of hope. And when he's done, she starts to breathe and her face changes, now having lost contact after the moment of being "with him" again. Extraordinary, superlative acting...so missing in the wham, rapid fire, so-called action pictures popular in today's culture. This is real cinematic art. Ron Howard brings her gift to us.
"Ken's working on it?"
He doesn't say it aloud, but you can hear it in Jim's voice - "Thought he had the measles, Doc..."
Brave, brave men. Astronauts are surely the bravest of all explorers. Soviet, American, Chinese, whoever. Brave, brave men.
The most memorable parts of an inspiring movie ! However desperate a position in which you find yourself , the guiding hand of the greater power will be there for you taking you home , keep the faith and you will come through
Amen
its now my favorite scene too :))) so many thanks for uploading it sir!
1:38 love that pause from the interviewer almost like he's saying "Ohhhhkaaaay.....what a weirdo"
נכון. Back then he didn't know how to respond.
Tom Hanks the actor legend
Maan, what a scene, God Dayum.
My favorite scene in the movie. And Kathleen Quinlan is just beautiful.
I love Hanks’ acting at the start in the interview. Typical non-plussed astronaut attitude with the slight quirks Lovell has if you watch him speak. Then right at the end, when he suggests “never knowing what will transpire to get you home” there’s a slight pained and poignant expression- Hanks letting the acting push through the typical astronaut facade (PS shook Jim Lowell’s hand once- still tough handshake at 88 years old then!)
Nonplussed means surprised. Not 'not surprised,' nor 'calm.'
@@AndyCutright I’ll check that thanks. So he’s plussed then?
@@abbaszaidi8371 There is no word 'plussed.' Nonplussed is not the negation of 'plussed.' I think most people assume because the word begins with an apparent negation, and generally in context the word involves some sort of surprise or confusion in the person's mind, that it must be 'not' suprised. Lovell is calm, cool, and collected in this interview.
@@AndyCutright once again thanks. I googled the antonym of the word and came up with nothing. I’m now realising why others look nonplussed when I use that word in completely the wrong context!!! Thanks again sir
A great quote. Too bad we couldn't see any of Jules Bergman's clips from 1970, let alone Jim Lovell in the actual segment.
My favorite part of the movie.
They don't know how to do it...
- True son, but Ken's working on it right now! 😉
Without giving any spoilers, my favorite line was the washing machine one
Epic scene!
1:59 fred looked like he shit a brick when that helium disk burst.
Apollo 13, The successful Disaster. Amazing movie
Successful failure **
One of my favorite monologues
You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home - That was from the original file film that the network television ran the night before the re-entry - my niece who is 50 years My junior said it's what they call a God wink
I typed in “it was the algae, right” and here we are
Movie producer: "We have someone who did something, somewhere, sometime, with someone, for something"
Other movie producer: "Okay, I'll call Tom"
Look at Jim's eyes, and look at his mother's. Jim got his strength from Blanche.
i wish my wife had awesome feelings like this towards me
I wish for the same thing in my life. I hope it happens for both of us...all of us...sometime
I wonder if you sat down with her one night and told her how you feel, if things would change?
Make her.
If she doesn't, divorce her ass and find a woman who does.
As the movie shows she was not so nice to him until this happened. Also, have these feelings for yourself. You sound like a great person. Then you will see the world change around you. Stop waiting for others. :)
I always wondered why Jack didn't have his own Mic.
I love Tom Hanks
Absolutely
bad ass man
When Jim Lovell says Banshee he's referring to the McDonald f2h Banshee fighter
Mine too.
In a banshee at night
Losing sleep over this story. I deeply empathise. It's live even 50+ years later
“They dunno how to do it”
Great Scene besides lift off engine burn in space and splash down.
You never know what
Amazing story it sounds true but is it Jim's? Maybe someone else's?
@0:33
Is that the real Marilyn Lovell in the blue sweater making a somewhat disguised cameo?
No, I don't think that's her. But the real Marilyn is visible in the bleachers during the preparation for launch. She's in front of and slightly right of the actor Marilyn, wearing white and blue with a scarf.
ATTN: Tom Hanks, Ron Howard et al -- The Apollo 13 astronauts never argued with one another. Their mid-course correction LEM engine burn was calm and well coordinated, not the Keystone Cops scene you made it out to be. No one in Mission Control ever said, "Failure is not an option." The use of the LEM air filters in the CM was planned as a contingency in advance, not improvised. You re-wrote history and portrayed a lot of people falsely. The movie "Apollo 13" was a sham.
Now that’s fascinating. I’ve seen this movies literally dozens of times, it’s my all time favorite, and I never knew that. Thanks for commenting that.
You sound like a ball of fun guy .
I'm not sure what you mean by "not improvised", the CM filters were legitimately not compatible with the LM system and NASA engineers did have to figure out a solution rapidly.
There's a reason Apollo 14 and on had the filtration system redesigned to use the same filters in both modules.
They didn’t argue, true. I’ve heard the recordings. Their military and aviation training obviously discouraged conflict. It would make for a rather dull movie, however.
Who the actor playing jim? 🐜🐬🐕
And it was the algae.........right .............
Does the 'real' version of this interview with Jim Lovell exist, or was this scene written for the movie?
I know the story's true, but I've never seen Lovell tell it on TV the way it's portrayed here.
Considering the clip of Jules Bergman is real, I imagine this did take place.
Jesse P. Pollack of course! Never thought of that... thanks a lot 😊
Hanks' performance here is just excellent!
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Tipical crap
Typical. The word is "typical."
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Thanks for uploading. Prob my favorite on earth scene. I got to meet Fred Haise once. He was my dad's boss at Northrop Grumman. Stoic dude. Tom Hanks and Kevin bacon and paxton stayed in my hometown while they made Apollo 13. They are at our Mexican restaurant and the meal tom Hanks got was renamed the tom Hanks special. Haven't been there in awhile so they could have changed it but the restaurant is still there. La Casita