The title of the film is a misquotation of the ominous announcement made by Commander Jim Lovell following the explosion of an oxygen tank which tore off the side of the spacecraft's service module. Lovell actually said, "Houston, we've had a problem".[1]
The film does not focus on the spaceflight itself, but rather on the crises in Mission Control. Jim Lovell wrote a letter to TV Guide about the film, saying that the crises in Mission Control were dramatized. Lovell called the film "fictitious and in poor taste."[2]
Executive producer Herman Saunders said he could have never sold the television station on a documentary and that warnings were added to the film to indicate it was fictitious.[2]
houston, problem, 1974, american, made, television, drama, film, about, apollo, spaceflight, directed, lawrence, doheny, starring, nelson, role, nasa, flight, director, gene, kranz, genredrama, fiwritten, byjeremy, helsondirected, bylawrence, dohenystarringrob. Houston We ve Got a Problem is a 1974 American made for television drama film about the Apollo 13 spaceflight directed by Lawrence Doheny and starring Ed Nelson in the role of NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Houston We ve Got a ProblemGenreDrama Sci FiWritten byJeremy HelsonDirected byLawrence DohenyStarringRobert CulpClu GulagerGary CollinsSandra DeeEd NelsonMusic byRichard ClementsCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerHarve BennettProducerHerman S SaundersProduction locationsJohnson Space Center 2101 NASA Rd Houston TexasCinematographyJ J JonesEditorRobert F ShugrueRunning time74 min Production companiesSilverton ProductionsUniversal TelevisionDistributorABCNBCUniversal Television Distribution syndication ReleaseOriginal networkABCPicture formatColorAudio formatMonoOriginal releaseMarch 2 1974 1974 03 02 Technical and historical accuracy EditSee also Houston we have a problem The title of the film is a misquotation of the ominous announcement made by Commander Jim Lovell following the explosion of an oxygen tank which tore off the side of the spacecraft s service module Lovell actually said Houston we ve had a problem 1 The film does not focus on the spaceflight itself but rather on the crises in Mission Control Jim Lovell wrote a letter to TV Guide about the film saying that the crises in Mission Control were dramatized Lovell called the film fictitious and in poor taste 2 Executive producer Herman Saunders said he could have never sold the television station on a documentary and that warnings were added to the film to indicate it was fictitious 2 Spaceflight portalReferences Edit Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo 13 Accident NASA Retrieved 2011 04 11 a b Apollo 13 Movie Irks Lovell The South Bend Tribune South Bend Indiana Associated Press February 28 1974 p 5 via Newspapers com External links EditHouston We ve Got a Problem at IMDb This article related to an American TV movie is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Houston We 27ve Got a Problem amp oldid 1125099373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
