American leading actor tom hanks has become one of the most popular stars in contemporary american cinema. Can you name all of these tom hanks movies by just. The director, ron howard, considered filming in the apollo mission control center mcc, but decided to duplicate the room on a hollywood sound stage to give him better control over lighting and camera angles. Apollo astronaut jim lovell shares stories about tom. Dramatized portrayal of the apollo manned space program. With tom hanks, bill paxton, kevin bacon, gary sinise. This hollywood drama is based on the events of the apollo lunar mission, astronauts jim lovell tom hanks, fred haise bill paxton and jack swigert kevin bacon find everything going. A mob enforcers son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
Frederick brown afp via getty images tom hanks and. Tom hanks greatest movies quotes tom hanks birthday. Apollo trailer directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks bill paxton kevin bacon gary sinise and ed harris technical troubles. Mission control, thousands of miles away from the stranded astronauts, must figure out a way to get the men home in one piece. How well do you actually know all of tom hanks iconic roles in these classic movies. 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. His mothers family, originally surnamed fraga, was entirely portuguese, while his father was of mostly english ancestry.
Every tom hanks movie, ranked worst to best rolling stone. Tom hanks is an american actor and producer who has had an extensive career in films, television and on stage. From the earth to the moon tv miniseries 1998 imdb. Apollo is my favorite movie of all time, so i had to get this when we got a 4k tv. 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. With tom hanks, nick searcy, lane smith, david andrews. Its time to put your tom hanks knowledge to the test. He made his film debut with a minor role in the horror film he knows youre alone 1980. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started.
Produced by brian grazer and directed by ron howard, apollo stars tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise and ed harris in nasas epic operation to save the lives of 3 astronauts battling to survive an illfated mission to the moon. Starring tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise and ed harris, apollo tells the harrowing tale of the apollo astronauts who had to. The iconic fiveword phrase spoken by tom hanks, portraying astronaut jim lovell, in the 1995 blockbuster apollo instantly became one of the most memorable movie quotes of all time. Apollo commander james lovell tom hanks does manual calculations in order to transfer navigation data from the command craft to the lunar module. Hanks made his professional acting debut on stage playing grumio, in the great lakes theater production of the taming of the shrew 1977. When swigert kevin bacon stirs the oxygen tanks, something goes wrong. Every tom hanks movie, ranked from worst to bestfrom wwii heroes to hired killers, forrest gump to fred rogers. Tom hanks jim lovell, gary sinise ken mattingly and bill paxton. List of awards and nominations received by tom hanks. Critics generally applauded the film and the performances of the entire cast, which included actors kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, ed harris, and kathleen quinlan. 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. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape. Original theatrical trailer for the movie apollo from 1995 starring tom hanks, bill paxton and kevin bacon. Get to know the space explorers played by tom hanks, bill paxton and.
He is known for his roles in splash, big, philadelphia, forrest gump, apollo , saving private ryan, youve got mail, the green mile, cast away, the da vinci code, captain phillips, and saving mr. Weve been trying to get in touch with you for fortyfive minutes. Apollo trailer directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks bill paxton kevin bacon gary sinise and ed harris 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. However, be aware that as this is filmbased source material, you get a lot of film grain. Tom hanks, kevin bacon, and bill paxton play respectively astronauts jim lovell, jack swigert, and fred haise in director ron howards intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. In december of 1968, three astronauts traveled to the moon.
Although lovell is widely remembered as commander of the nearly disastrous apollo mission tom hanks played him in the 1995 movie, he says he believes apollo 8 had deeper historical. Afterwards lovell, who had orbited the moon on apollo 8 in december, 1968, tells his wife marilyn that he intends to return to the moon to. Includes a digital copy of apollo subject to expiration. The director, ron howard, considered filming in the apollo mission control. In honor of the actors birthday, weve ranked our favorites.
In the real world, not only had they looked at it, mattingly said they had simulated something similar. The imax experience is an adventuredramahistory film directed by ron howard, and written by william broyles jr. Lovell participated in apollo 8, the first mission to circle the moon, and. Tom hanks and rita wilson in beverly hills for the premier of apollo in 1995. Nasa must devise a strategy to return apollo to earth safely after the. Apollo launching back into theaters for nasa moonshots 50th.
As of 2012, tom hanks films have grossed over usd 4. I worked at the johnson space center when the apollo movie was originally released. Banks, as well as for his voice work in the animated films the polar. Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker, tom hanks has been honored with numerous awards and nominations, including two consecutive oscars for philadelphia 1993 and forrest gump 1994. Not really sure it is a big improvement over the anniversary bluray edition we already had, but does have better dynamic range it is hdr even though the product image. This is the story of their lives and the amazing story of how they became the first human beings to travel beyond the confines of planet earth and reach the moon. Bound together by a desire to play mazes and monsters, robbie and his three college classmates decide to move the board game into the local. They wanted to retell the story of apollo s perilous, aborted journey to. Stranded 205,000 miles from earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts jim lovell hanks, fred haise paxton and jack swigert bacon fight a desperate battle to survive. Apollo is a 1995 american space docudrama film directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks. Years later, as we were making the movie apollo, i was out in california talking to tom hanks, because that mural had eventually ended up. Apollo is smart, captivating and a classic from the 90s. The perilous voyage of apollo by astronaut jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. Twotime oscar winner tom hanks plays reallife astronauthero jim lovell in this true story of the apollo mission to the moon that almost left three astronauts stranded in space when an oxygen tank exploded.
Remembering the 50th anniversary of apollo with a short. Hanks next roleastronaut and commander jim lovell, in the 1995 film apollo reunited him with ron howard. Apollo 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tom hanks has won a total of 50 awards on this list. Meanwhile, at mission control, astronaut ken mattingly sinise, flight director gene kranz harris and a heroic ground crew race against time and the odds to bring. A complete list of tom hanks movies in chronological order. With tom hanks, tyler hoechlin, rob maxey, liam aiken. The good guy who, like everyone else, is at the mercy of the vast globalised forces of capital tom hanks in captain phillips. Tom hanks american actor born on july 09, 1956, thomas jeffrey hanks is an american actor and filmmaker. The tom hanks film about the harrowing six days of apollo got some stuff right, but also took dramatic liberties. In 1979, hanks moved to new york city, where he made his film debut in the lowbudget slasher film he knows youre alone 1980 and landed a starring role in the television movie mazes and monsters. 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. Tom grew up in what he has called a fractured family. Thomas jeffrey hanks was born in concord, california, to janet marylyn frager, a hospital worker, and amos mefford hanks, an itinerant cook.
Yknow, it never ceases to amaze me how well films age. Are you familiar with forrest gump, saving private ryan, toy story, and the da vinci code. Tom hanks and bill paxton are starring, alongside kevin bacon, gary sinise, ed harris and kathleen quinlan. A look at the eight most realistic movies about space, from apollo to. A routine space flight becomes a desperate battle to survive in this breathtaking adventure of courage and faith starring tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise and ed harris.
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