With an impressive career spanning over 40 years,Tom Hankshas revealed which of his movies brought him to tears while it was being made. Initially making his film debut in the low-budget slasherHe Knows You’re Alone,he has since gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most recognizable and influential stars. Boasting a slew of award nominations, including winning two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor in 1993 (Philadelphia) and 1994 (Forrest Gump),Hanks has amassed over 100 film creditsas an actor in addition to his work as a director, producer, and writer.
Appearing on theReelBlend Podcastto promote hisForrest Gumpreunion movieHere, which sees him reteam with Robin Wright and Robert Zemeckis, Hanks reflected on one of the strongest emotional reactions of his entire career. Explaining that while he waspresent for the soundtrack recording of 1995’sApollo 13,the orchestral score composed by James Horner for the “Re-entry into Earth” sequence caused him to burst into tears. Admitting that he could only listen to it once,he described the moment as so immensely “powerful and heavy”due to the live orchestra playing with the movie’s scene playing up on the screen. Check out his comments below:
I was on the recording stage for Apollo 13, for James Horner’s recording of the “Re-entry into Earth” sequence. And I could only listen to it once. Because you hear the live orchestra, and then you see it playing up on the (screen). I could only hear it once because I burst into tears. It was so powerful and so heavy. Later on, you see how also his theme for the launch was so filled with majesty and hope and gravitas.
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Apollo 13Remains One Of Tom Hanks' Best Movies
No stranger to working on critically acclaimed fare, 1995’sApollo 13stands as another career high pointin Hanks’ impressive filmography. Serving as one of the highest-grossing movies of 1995, in a year which also saw Hanks dominate the box office as the voice of Woody in the originalToy Story, the dramatization of the real-life, trouble-plagued Apollo 13 mission remains one of the best-known space movies to ever be produced.
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Not only wouldApollo 13introduce a whole new generation to the extraordinary events that unfolded in 1970, but it would also beresponsible for coining one of the best-known movie quotes of all time. While much of the movie’s dialogue was lifted verbatim from the original NASA mission recordings and transcripts,Hanks’ famous lineas Commander Jim Lovell was changed slightly from the words uttered by the real-life astronaut. While audiences worldwide will frequently recount the words “Houston, we have a problem,” the movie is responsible for modifying Lovell’s original utterance, “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
Indeed, so prolific were Horner’s musical contributions to the film industry in that year, that hisApollo 13nomination saw him competing directly with another memorable soundtrack that he composed for Mel Gibson’sBraveheart.
These minor historical inconsistencies aside,Apollo 13remains one of Hanks’ best movies, and his performance as Lovell is significantly bolstered by Horner’s Academy Award-nominated film score. Indeed, so prolific were Horner’s musical contributions to the film industry in that year, that hisApollo 13nomination saw him competing directly with another memorable soundtrack that he composed for Mel Gibson’sBraveheart.
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Apollo 13’s Score Is Iconic.
All too often, the role of a movie’s soundtrack in the finished product is too easily overlooked in the wake of big-name stars like Hanks and hisApollo 13co-stars. However, Horner’s contribution to the movie, along with the vocals provided by Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox, helped bring the Ron Howard-directed film to new heights. This kind of impact does not appear to be lost onHanksat all, and in a career that has seen him tackle countless emotionally charged roles, it speaks volumes when he singles out his experience onApollo 13as one of his most memorable.
Apollo 13
Cast
Ron Howard directed this iconic Science Fiction film released in 1995. Starring a powerhouse cast of Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, and Bill Paxton, the story sees a band of Astronauts attempting to make it back home from a Moon-bound mission when their equipment fails.
