hioo1 t1_j29uhl5 wrote
Reply to comment by andrewta in Which "based on a true story" films butchered the true story the worst? by yoaver
Curious, I always thought apollo 13 was relatively accurate, what was in accurate about it?
Lt_Rooney t1_j29xqje wrote
It's fairly accurate except that many of the fixes they came up with in the movie were actually developed much earlier in the program, and not after the accident. It's not quite as dramatic to just read the solutions out of a handbook.
andrewta t1_j2a8sy0 wrote
Was going to respond with basically what you just wrote. Thank you
vince_irella t1_j29xkdm wrote
The only thing I remember Jim Lovell saying was that nobody doubted Jack Swaggert‘s abilities as a last-minute replacement IRL but Lovell didn’t seem to think the little bit of extra drama was a big deal.
JanncorLennox t1_j29xprd wrote
The crew's dynamic in the disaster was slightly exaggerated for dramatic effect. In the movie there's a strange tension between Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon which culminates into a shouting match trying with them at each other's throats. In real life they were completely calm and cool as cucumbers focusing on the task in hand and troubleshooting their dilemma.
Other than that small element, I actually admired the historical accuracy of this movie. The command module and lunar module were exact replicas of the real thing down to the actual switches and knobs and they accurately corresponded to the real "button presses" in several scenes when they are stirring their O2 tanks and resetting electrical transfer busses.
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