Beth harrington is a film directorproducer based in vancouver, washington. He had been part of the support crew for apollo 7 in 1968, and was initially apollo s backup command module pilot. Apr 14, 2010 i spent eight years interviewing 23 of the 24 apollo lunar astronauts formy 1994 book a man on the moon apollo s jack swigert had dieda few years before i began my research. Apollo soundtrack from 1995, composed by james horner. This is the true and untold story of a disastrous accident that occurred during the space flight mission of apollo on there way to the moon and the heroic rescue efforts to bring the astronauts safely home. Apollo is a 1995 american space docudrama film directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, and ed harris.
Mar 20, 2020 why nasas apollo mission was flawed from the start minutes to the moon, season 2 episode 1 bbc world service. The voyages of the apollo astronauts, published in 1994 and later made into the emmywinning 12part hbo miniseries, from the earth to the moon. A character based on john aaron was portrayed by actor loren dean in the 1995 movie apollo. Apollo was supposed to be the third human spacecraft to successfully land on the moon and. Jim lovell, later captain of apollo, flew in this mission as well as gemini vii in 1965. Why nasas apollo mission was flawed from the start. He is the author of several books, including a man on the moon. With firsthand accounts from the pilots, their families. The only two apollo astronauts not portrayed by credited actors are apollo command module pilot jack swigert, whos heard but not seen in episode 8, and. Whether its a flashy blockbuster or a low budget drama, ageing is a curse that. Asahi national broadcasting company ltd central independent television wgbh educational foundation this emmynominated documentary uses interviews, archival footage, and computer animation to chronicle the heroism of the apollo.
Imaging specialist andy saunders created sharp stills from lowquality 16mm film and by reprocessing original. From the earth to the moon is a 12part 1998 hbo television miniseries coproduced by ron howard, brian grazer, tom hanks, and michael bostick, telling the story of the apollo program during the 1960s and early 1970s in docudrama format. Apollo was the seventh manned mission in the apollo space program and the third intended to land on the moon. Astronauts jim lovell and fred haise talk about the flight jack swigert died in 1982 while the technicians, including mission operations director chris kraft and. Swigert was originally cmp of apollo s backup crew, with john young as commander and. Relive the thrilling true story of the catastrophic flight of apollo and the crews heroic battle against the odds in this nova documentary, through firsthand accounts from the pilots, their families, and mission control. The apollo 11 crew accepted an invitation to the white house on july 21 to celebrate the event. My reaction to the movie, apollo essay 719 words bartleby. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the apollo mission, for days, universe today will feature things that saved apollo, discussing different turning points of.
My reasons are 1 the value of this plutonium is extreme. Apollo was supposed to be the third human spacecraft to successfully land on the moon and return home safely, when, 250,000 miles from earth, these words pierced the vastness of space. Splashdown day finally arrived april 17, 1970 with no guarantees. Yknow, it never ceases to amaze me how well films age. In 1994, during the 25th anniversary of apollo 11, pbs released a 90minute documentary titled apollo.
I remember watching it on pbs multiple times in the mid 90s before the hollywood movie came out and felt that the ron howard film missed out on some of the detail and suspense that is conveyed in the pbs documentary. To the edge and back dvd, 2004 at the best online prices at ebay. Produced a year before ron howards film of the doomed space mission hit hollywood, to the edge and back brings the real faces of the apollo saga to the forefront. To the edge and back 1994 starring john aaron and mary haise on dvd and bluray. This documentary uses interviews with the actual astronauts, family members and. President bill clinton, vice president al gore, first lady hillary clinton, and other members of apollo flight crews were among the attendees. Houston, we have a problem technical troubles scuttle the apollo lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut jim lovell and his crew in director ron howards chronicle of this truelife story, which turns a failed journey into a thrilling saga of heroism.
Find out where apollo is streaming, if apollo is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Image enhancement techniques have shed new light on nasas stricken apollo mission. The perilous voyage of apollo by astronaut jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. To the edge and back is the gripping true story of 3 astronauts stranded in space and nasas unrelenting effort to bring them safely home. To the edge and back 1994 is a documentary movie starring john aaron and fred haise. Apollo this was the first time i have seen apollo , despite the fact that i had heard so many great things about it. Apollo was swigerts first trip to space, at age 38. Apollo was the seventh crewed mission in the apollo space program and the third meant to land on the moon. Apollo flight journal postflight activities nasa history. Rance howard full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Her most recent work explored littleknown facts in the history.
To the edge and back dvd,they were 200000 miles from earth when an. Chaikin is an expert on the apollo program, having conducted extensive research, including more than 150 hours of. To the edge and back is the gripping true story of 3 astronauts stranded in space and nasas unrelenting effort to bring them safely. Why nasas apollo mission was flawed from the start minutes to the moon, season 2 episode 1 duration. To the edge and back takes you through the intense events that came about during the flight of apollo on its way to landing on the moon after the spacecraft underwent massive internal damage that put the lives of commander jim lovell, command module pilot jack swigert, and lunar module pilot fred haise in jeopardy. Why nasas apollo mission was flawed from the start minutes to the moon, season 2 episode 1 bbc world service. Episode 2 details the denial and disbelief of mission control to the accident, with other episodes. Lovell served as a backup for gemini 4, before being assigned as one of two crew members on gemini 7, which. Universals new 10th anniversary edition has some issues the dts audio option being available only on the imax edition, but the release offers more supplements and. Following the flight, the crew planned to write a book, but they all left nasa without starting it. Cutting edge standup comedy recorded at the famous hammersmith apollo. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. After having some time to think about it, i can honestly say i took a lot of things out of it.
To the edge and back movie trailer starring rob whittlesey, john aaron, gene kranz, fred haise, james lovell, jack swigert. She worked as a back up singer for jonathan richman and the modern lovers on the warner bros sire records label from 1980 to 1984 prior to shifting to film. A powerful and incredibly tense drama, apollo is a wellacted look at the heroic acts made in order to bring the apollo astronauts back home safely. Eugene cernan later calculated that they were about two seconds away from smashing into. Aaron was also played by john travis in the 1998 miniseries from the earth to the moon. I remember watching it on pbs multiple times in the mid 90s before the hollywood movie came out and felt that the ron howard film missed out on some of the detail and suspense that is conveyed in. Shop dvd empire for free sameday shipping on instock dvd movies and blurays. The story of the apollo mission has been dramatized multiple times, most notably in the 1995 film apollo. She was born in boston and received her masters degree from the university of massachusetts boston. Andrew chaikin is an awardwinning science journalist and space historian. Apollo to the edge and back 1994 full movie online free. I think it would be very wise for nasa to reconsider its stance on recovering this discarded 3.
Largely based on andrew chaikins 1994 book, a man on the moon, the series is known for its accurate telling of the story of apollo and the special effects. With tom hanks, bill paxton, kevin bacon, gary sinise. To the edge and back program is the best documentary on the subject, bar none. Astronauts jim lovell and fred haise talk about the flight jack swigert died in 1982 while the technicians, including mission operations director chris kraft and flight director. Over 60000 dvd titles are available now, ranging from hard to find movies and cult classics to major movie releases. The craft was launched from kennedy space center on april 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module sm failed two days into the mission. Nasa must devise a strategy to return apollo to earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Apollo produced a year before ron howards film of the doomed space mission hit hollywood, to the edge and back brings the real faces of the apollo saga to the forefront.
To the edge and back dvd,they were 200,000 miles from earth when an explosion crippled their spacecraft, stranding them, perhaps forever. To the edge and back for all the historic magnitude of the firstmenonthemoon apollo 11 flight, it cant match the stomachchurning drama of the badluck apollo mission. The crew instead looped around the moon, and returned safely to earth on april 17. Just a week after their return, jim lovell and jack swigert joined nasa officials. To the edge and back, and in two history channel documentaries about mission control, failure is not an. With firsthand accounts from the pilots, their families, and the people of mission control, it documents a thrilling struggle against time and all odds and serves as a reminder that, in the words of james lovell. It was removed from apollo 10 for modification and during the extraction was dropped 2 inches, slightly jarring an internal fill line. To the edge and back tells the gripping, true story of the catastrophic flight of the apollo and the heroic struggle to bring the astronauts back alive. To the edge and back 1994 vhs tape documentary space new. Apollo was the seventh crewed mission in the apollo space program and the third meant to. Through interviews with these three astronauts, their wives.
The 87minute documentary contains extensive archival footage of the aborted moon mission and firsthand accounts from crew members jim lovell, fred haise, and jack swigert, as well as commentary. Relive the thrilling true story of the catastrophic flight of apollo and the crews. Released by mca in 1995 mca3p3432 containing music from apollo 1995. This closing chapter of the apollo flight journal will explore events after the mission. This documentary uses interviews with the actual astronauts, family. This program follows the gripping story of apollo s sudden, devastating emergency which happened when an oxygen tank ruptured en route to the moon on april , 1970, cutting off most of the crews consumables of air, electricity and water and the desperate efforts to get the astronauts home alive. Voiceover apollo would bring back rock and soil samples from a hilly region of the moon, a much trickier landing site than those of previous missions. With john aaron, fred haise, mary haise, gene kranz. Apollo 1995 95% critics 87% audience technical troubles scuttle the apollo lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut jim lovell and his crew in director ron howards chronicle of this truelife story, which turns a failed journey into a thrilling saga of heroism.
Lovell dispelled that notion on page one of his 1994 autobiography, lost moon, the basis for the apollo film. Apollo is smart, captivating and a classic from the 90s. Each of the four astronauts singled out by the film, lovell, haise, mattingly and. Apollo astronauts share surprises from their successful.