Apollo 13

Marilyn Lovell: You're drunk, Lovell. Jim Lovell: Yup, I'm not used to the champagne. Marilyn Lovell: Me neither. [Picks at some random glasses and dishes on the patio table, then drops the trash bag she's holding] I can't deal with cleaning up. Let's sell the house. Jim Lovell: Alright, we'll sell the house. [Still looking at the moon] They're back inside now, looking up at us. Isn't that something? Marilyn Lovell: [Settles into a lawn chair] I'll bet Janet Armstrong doesn't get a wink of sleep tonight. When you were on the far side on 8, I didn't sleep at all. I just vacuumed over and over again.

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Jim Lovell: The astronaut is only the most visible member of a very large team, and all of us, right down to the guys sweeping the floor are honored to be a part of it. What did the man say? "Give me a lever long enough and I'll move the world." Well that's exactly what we're doing here. This is divine inspiration, folks. It's the best part of each one of us that anything is possible. Things like a computer that can fit into a single room and hold millions of pieces of information, or the Saturn V rocket. Now, this is the actual launch vehicle that will be taking Alan Shepard and his crew on the first leg of the Apollo 13 mission. Congressman: When are you going up again, Jim? Jim Lovell: I'm slated to be the commander of Apollo 14 sometime late next year. Congressman: If there is an Apollo 14. Now, Jim, people in my state are asking why we're continuing to fund this program now that we've beaten the Russians to the moon. Jim Lovell: Well, imagine if Christopher Columbus came back from

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Jim Lovell: Hey! Anybody home? Barbara Lovell: [wearing a hippy costume] I'm not being a cheerleader, Mom! You don't understand, I worked so hard on this! Marilyn Lovell: Barbara, maybe I don't understand, but you're not wearing that out in this neighborhood. That's the end of it! Susan Lovell: She's not even wearing a bra! You can see everything– Barbara Lovell: Shut up! Marilyn Lovell: Susan! Jim Lovell: [Shows up] Hi. Marilyn Lovell: [Surprised] Jim. Jim Lovell: Hon, trick-or-treat. Remember those Easter vacation trips we had planned for Acapulco? Marilyn Lovell: Uh oh. Jim Lovell: Well, I was thinking there might be a slight change in destination. Marilyn Lovell: Really? Jim Lovell: Maybe, say...the moon. Jim Lovell: Al Shepard's ear infection has flared up. We've all been bumped up to the prime crew of Apollo 13. Straight to the front line, to the Fra Mauro highlands. Marilyn Lovell: Six months? You're moving up six months? Barbara Lovell: [Shows Jim her costume] Dad, can I please

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Jeffrey Lovell: Dad, did you know the astronauts in the fire? Jim Lovell: Yeah, I knew the astronauts in the fire. All of them. Jeffrey Lovell: Could that happen again? Jim Lovell: Well, I'll tell you something about that fire. A lot of things went wrong. The, uh, the door, it's called the hatch. They couldn't get it open when they needed to get out, that was one thing. And, uh... well, a lot of things went wrong in that fire. Jeffrey Lovell: Did they fix it? Jim Lovell: Oh, yes, absolutely. We fixed it. It's not a problem anymore.

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Reporter 1: So, the number 13 doesn't bother you? Fred Haise: Only if it's a Friday, Phil. Reporter: Apollo 13, lifting of at thirteen hundred hours and thirteen minutes, and entering the moon's gravity on April 13th. Jim Lovell: Ken Mattingly's been doing some scientific research regarding that very phenomenon, haven't you, Ken? Ken Mattingly: Uh, yes, well, I had a black cat walk over a broken mirror under the lunar module ladder. It didn't seem to be a problem. Fred Haise: We're also considering a letter from a fella who said we oughta take a pig up with us for good luck. Reporter 1: Does it bother you that the public regards this flight as routine? Jim Lovell: There's nothing routine about flying to the moon. I can vouch for that. And, uh… I think that an astronaut's last mission, his final flight, that's always going to be very special. Reporter 2: Why is this your last, Jim? Jim Lovell: I'm in command of the best ship with the best crew that anybody could ask for, and I'll be wal

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Deke Slayton: [He and Dr. Chuck find Lovell observing the rocket and launch pad being transported] Jim, we've got a problem. Dr. Chuck: I just got some blood work back from the lab. Charlie Duke has the measles. Jim Lovell: [Unconcerned] So, we need a new backup. Dr. Chuck: You've all been exposed to it. Jim Lovell: Oh, I've had the measles. Deke Slayton: Ken Mattingly hasn't. Jim Lovell: You want to break up my crew two days before the launch; when we can predict each others' moves, we can read the tone of each others' voices? Dr. Chuck: Ken Mattingly will be getting seriously ill precisely when you and Haise will be ascending from the lunar surface to rendezvous with him. Deke Slayton: Jim, that's a lousy time for a fever. Jim Lovell: All right, now look, Jack Swigert has been out of the loop for weeks. Chris Kraft: He's fully qualified to fly this mission. Jim Lovell: He's a fine pilot, but when was the last time he was in a simulator? Chris Kraft: I'm sorry, Jim, I understand how y

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