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Where was Apollo 13 filmed?

1995 film, directed by Ron Howard.

  • Santa Catalina Island
  • Merritt Island

The story is set in Florida, about 60 miles (96 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Florida; Texas; Houston
Filmed in
Santa Catalina Island; Merritt Island
Distance
About 60 miles (96 km) between Florida and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 1,088 miles (1,751 km) between Texas and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 892 miles (1,436 km) between Houston and the nearest filming location.
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About Apollo 13

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Released
1995
Director
Ron Howard
Cast
Tom HanksBill PaxtonKevin BaconGary SiniseEd HarrisKathleen QuinlanClint HowardAustin O'BrienDavid Andrews
Genre
DocudramaAdventureDramaSurvivalDisasterHistorical
Based on
Lost Moon
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film; Academy Award for Best Sound and 6 more

On July 20, 1969, astronaut Jim Lovell hosts a party where guests watch Neil Armstrong's televised first steps on the Moon from Apollo 11.

Days before launch in April 1970, Mattingly is exposed to German measles, and the flight surgeon demands his replacement with Mattingly's backup, Jack Swigert.

As the Saturn V rocket climbs through the atmosphere, a second stage engine cuts off prematurely, but the craft reaches its Earth parking orbit.

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