Ron Howard’s APOLLO 13 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Coming To Blu-ray June 2

“Launch Control this is Houston. We are GO for launch.”

A harrowing moment in human history became an exhilarating cinematic event two decades ago when acclaimed director Ron Howard chronicled NASA’s tense 1970 lunar mission crisis in the Oscar-nominated film Apollo 13.

To NASA enthusiasts and Saturn V rocket experts, the launch sequence, along with James Horner’s emotional score, is the greatest in movie history.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates the unforgettable tale of courage and conviction with Apollo 13: 20th Anniversary Edition, coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD on June 2, 2015.

Newly restored and remastered using the original high-resolution 35mm film elements, the commemorative edition comes with an array of bonus features including “Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later,” an all-new retrospective featuring exclusive interviews with director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer.

The restored version of Apollo 13 premieres on March 27 at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. NASA astronaut Captain James Lovell, the real-life subject of the film, will be on hand for the 20th Anniversary world premiere restoration.

Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, Apollo 13 is the inspiring and riveting story of the space flight that gripped the nation and changed the world. Although it had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another “routine” space flight — until these infamous words pierced the immense void of space: “Houston, we have a problem.”

Apollo 13: 20th Anniversary Edition stars Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris in the story of NASA’s epic operation to save the lives of three astronauts battling to survive an ill-fated mission to the moon.

Bonus Features:

• Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later: A Conversation with Director Ron Howard and Producer Brian Grazer
• Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
• Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
• Lucky 13: The Astronaut’s Story
• U-Control: The Apollo Era
• U-Control: Tech-Splanations
• Feature Commentary with director Ron Howard
• Feature Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell

FILMMAKERS
Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan
Directed By: Ron Howard
Written By: William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert
From the Book By: Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
Produced By: Brian Grazer
Executive Produced By: Todd Hallowell
Director of Photography: Dean Cundey
Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
Edited By: Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Costume Designer: Rita Ryack
Music By: James Horner

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY:
Street Date: June 2, 2015
Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 61168453/61168448
Running Time: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG for language and emotional intensity
Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby 2.0; French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian and Brazilian Portuguese Subtitles

For more on Apollo 13, read “Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13” and “Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond” Both are excellent books on the mission.