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{{quote|''[[Memetic Mutation|Houston, we have a problem.]]''|'''Jim Lovell'''}}

In 1970, the ''Apollo 13'' was launched, headed for the moon. But this ill-fated flight would never reach its goal. Instead, its crew would have to handle another crisis - one which endangers not only the mission, but their very lives. But this movie is no sci-fi epic. Based on actual events, ''~~'''~~Apollo 13~~'''~~'' depicts real history.

In 1970, the ''Apollo 13'' was launched, headed for the moon. But this ill-fated flight would never reach its goal. Instead, its crew would have to handle another crisis - one which endangers not only the mission, but their very lives. But this movie is no sci-fi epic. Based on actual events, ''[[Apollo 13]]'' depicts real history.

When an explosion rocks the service module, the crew soon realizes that the oxygen tanks aboard the Command Module ''Odyssey'' are leaking, forcing Mission Control to abort the landing. The crew shut down ''Odyssey'' and power up the Lunar Module ''Aquarius'' (which normally could only support two men for a few days) to act as a lifeboat as they slingshot around the <s>dark</s> far side of the moon. Only ingenuity and the ability to keep their wits about them will allow them to get home safely...

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* [[Conflict Ball]]: One arises by way of John Swigert trying to bring to the crew's attention to a prediction he made of the module not having a steep enough return trajectory, before hitting his head and [[Cluster F-Bomb|cursing]] out of frustration. [[Justified Trope|The ensuing argument is then realized]] that they were all thinking slightly less rationally than usual, by Houston alerting them to their [[Almost Out of Oxygen|high carbon dioxide levels]].

* [[Continuous Decompression]]: The dream sequence, apparently based on a real dream Marilyn Lovell had shortly before the launch.

* [[Conveniently-Close Planet]]: The craft was launched in a way to make it easy to get back to ~~Earth—however~~ this was the first time in [[Real Life|human history]] where actually people were in a crippled spacecraft and had to get back home, and had to deal with the challenges of getting back to Earth and not merely bouncing off the atmosphere or burning up or dying and mummifying in orbit.

* [[Conveniently-Close Planet]]: The craft was launched in a way to make it easy to get back to Earth -- however this was the first time in [[Real Life|human history]] where actually people were in a crippled spacecraft and had to get back home, and had to deal with the challenges of getting back to Earth and not merely bouncing off the atmosphere or burning up or dying and mummifying in orbit.

* [[Cool Starship|Cool Spaceship]]

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Averted. Some of the things the Apollo 13 crew had to do (such as hook up the carbon dioxide scrubbers from one craft to the other) ''even the people in charge of planning for really weird stuff hadn't even considered''.

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* [[The Film of the Book]]: Started even ''before'' the book, ''Lost Moon,'' was finished.

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: But no less tense and gripping for all that.

* [[Good Is Boring]]: All the networks dropped the Apollo 13 live ~~broadcast—but~~ took up coverage the moment things went bad.

* [[Good Is Boring]]: All the networks dropped the Apollo 13 live broadcast -- but took up coverage the moment things went bad.

{{quote|'''Marylin Lovell''': (arriving at NASA to watch it) Where's their broadcast?

'''Henry''': All the networks dumped us. One of them said we make goin' to the moon as exciting as taking a trip to [[Pittsburgh]].}}