Tom hanks on the apollo film and the nasa space program. Stephen kings the stand stu redman 5 episodes 1999. A space odyssey or the later interstellar as it explores our place in the solar system and, by extension, the universe. Impostor is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film based upon the 1953 short story impostor by philip k. He has become a favorite actor of mine and teamed up with joley richardson really makes him shine. Among other awards, he has won an emmy award, a golden globe award, a star on hollywood walk of fame and was nominated for an academy award sinise first starred in a film when he directed, produced, and played george milton in of mice and men, based on the novel. He is an actor, a musician, a philanthropist, a film director and a patriot. Apollo is a 1995 american space docudrama film directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, and ed harris. Dan in the movie forrest gump and his need to support service members and their families. That work featured sinise and fellow future stars dennis farina det. A thrilling true story, with kevin bacon, gary sinise, ed harris.
Nasa must devise a strategy to return apollo to earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. The film starred gary sinise, madeleine stowe, vincent donofrio, and mekhi phifer and was directed by gary fleder. Space at epcot in walt disney world, orlando, florida, usa. You and three other astronauts must travel to mars, dodge asteroids, and experience high gforce.
He is of italian from his paternal grandfather, english, scottish, irish, french, german, and swedish ancestry. Shane brolly, vincent donofrio, and gary sinise imposter 2001 official trailer 1 gary sinise movie in the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack earth. The film was based, in part, on the defunct mission to mars attraction at disney theme parks. Jul 17, 2019 what the movie gets wrong and what it gets right. Mar 21, 2019 that work featured sinise and fellow future stars dennis farina det. Dan band on fremont street in las vegas for wounded troops and their families on nov. Tom hanks falls in love, gary sinise finally makes it to.
Of all the space films in the canon, elphic posits that apollo might be one of the most accurate, especially when it came to the science of. The film depicts the first manned mars exploration mission going awry. Ny as detective mac taylor sinise has won many awards including an emmy and a golden globe award and was nominated for an academy award. Apollo is enroute to the moon when equipment failure causes the space capsule to lose oxygen can the crew perform the makeshift repairs and return to earth. In this haunting psychological thriller, telly paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8yearold son, sam, to a plane crash 14 months ago. With gene kranz, gary sinise, jim lovell, eugene cernan. From the early quest of the mercury program to put a man in space, to the historic moon landings, through the soyuz linkup and the first untethered space walk by. Tom hanks jim lovell, gary sinise ken mattingly and bill paxton fred haise in the movie apollo. Gary sinise, mel gibson y rene russo en ransom duration. When the first manned mission to mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors. A thrilling true story, with tom hanks, kevin bacon, gary sinise, ed harris. Gary sinise simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. From the early quest of the mercury program to put a man in space, to the historic moon landings, through the soyuz linkup and the first untethered space walk. Gary sinise filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting.
With kevin bacon, ed harris, bill paxton and tom hanks and gary sinise aka forrest and lt. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence. These thrilling dramas and documentaries capture our quest for the great beyond. Bill paxton, gary sinise and ed harris star in this ron howarddirected classic. Apollo, ron howards soaring salute to space exploration, lifts off with a payload of the right stuff, courage, cando, grace under pressure and other qualities derided as machismo by some and applauded as oldfashioned values. Gina torres has appeared in many television series, including hercules. You are invited to train for the very first mission to. Narrated by awardwinning actor gary sinise, when we left earth is the incredible story of humankinds greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. The film stars tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, kathleen quinlan and ed. With pitchperfect performances from tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, and ed harris, the film is packed with star power but feels remarkably intimate as we watch the crew of apollo stave off both fear and certain death, and desperately root for harriss team of nasa engineers to find a way to bring them home safely. If you like star trek, try these 8 familyfriendly space movies.
Warrior princess as cleopatra, the shortlived cleopatra 2525, alias as anna espinosa, firefly as zoe washburne, angel as jasmine, 24 as julia miliken. Nov 18, 2014 gary sinise talks about his famous role as lt. Aug 09, 2017 gary sinise essentially playing his role from the film mission to mars in the spiritual sequel, mission. A few weeks ago, the disney parks blog revealed that mission. He as in the movies of mice and men, forrest gump, george wallace, and open season. Mar 05, 2020 3 thoughts on tom hanks falls in love, gary sinise finally makes it to space, and its fun to remember robert pattinsons remember me jrralls says. Jun 21, 2019 the best space movies of all time, from spaceballs to. Dec 26, 20 in this haunting psychological thriller, telly paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8yearold son, sam, to a plane crash 14 months ago. Mission to mars was the first time i saw a release date for the year 2000 on a movie poster. Movies the best space movies of all time, from spaceballs. With tom hanks, bill paxton, kevin bacon, gary sinise. Impostor 2001 official trailer 1 gary sinise movie. With tim robbins, gary sinise, don cheadle, connie nielsen.
Gary sinise reflects on lieutenant dan role 20 years after. After dispensing with a few spacejockey cliches, the movie focuses on a marsbound rescue mission commanded by jim mcconnell gary sinise, whose team tim robbins, connie nielsen, jerry oconnell has been sent to retrieve the sole survivor don cheadle of a tragic mars landing. American astronaut jim mcconnell gary sinise helps to coordinate a rescue mission for a colleague. Gary sinise is out and gina torres is in when mission. There are some little things, though, that many people latch onto and look forward to, and gary sinise as capcom at mission. The best movies and shows about space that you should. I personally know people who refuse to watch fallen angel because of the terminology in a biblical sense, but i assure you there is nothing evil about this movie and it quickly become one. Gary sinise celebrity profile check out the latest gary sinise photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Gary alan sinise born march 17, 1955 is an american standup comedian, actor, director, voice artist, and comedian. Tim robbins, gary sinise, don cheadle, and jerry oconnell are all likable in their roles and help save some of the iffy lines through their commitment and likability. Gary sinise essentially playing his role from the film mission to mars in the spiritual sequel, mission. The actor, who portrayed detective mac taylor on the cbs crime series from 200420, said he had a good run on the show, but with the. When the first manned mission to mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched. The robinson family thought they were going into space to save humanity, but end up having to save themselves.
In 2020, the first manned mars exploration mission goes awry. Bill paxton, gary sinise and ed harris star in this ron howarddirected classic inspired by the real. May 10, 20 apollo is a 1995 american docudrama film directed by ron howard. Mar 22, 2019 sinise later directed and then reteamed with malkovich to star in a 1992 movie version of john steinbecks of mice and men. Stephen kings the stand stu redman 5 episodes 19992001 forrest gump lieutenant dan taylor 1994. For this role he was nominated for academy award and won an oscar. Jun 24, 20 with kevin bacon, ed harris, bill paxton and tom hanks and gary sinise aka forrest and lt. Compare gary sinises height, weight, eyes, hair color with. Among other awards, he has won an emmy award, a golden globe award, a star on hollywood walk of fame and was nominated for an academy award. Gary sinise filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career.
The overall plot resembles that of the earlier 2001. Space short 2003 capcom a gentlemans game 2002 foster pearse hideous man short 2002 hideous man path to war tv movie 2002 george wallace uncredited madeup. With shane brolly, vincent donofrio, gary sinise, madeleine stowe. It wasnt a big hit at the time, but has come to be seen as a classic. Astronaut jack lousma, one of six men who both orbited the earth on skylab and then crewed aboard a space shuttle mission, says he doesnt even bother watch hollywood space movies. His family moved to highland park, where he attended high school. Hallmark did good in choosing gary sinise for this flick. The perilous voyage of apollo by astronaut jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. Nov 22, 2018 in mission to mars, a crewed mission to mars runs into some serious trouble, american astronaut jim mcconnell gary sinise races to the rescue along with a brave crew of other astronauts. You are invited to train for the very first mission to mars aboard the x2 deep. I spent a ton of time in movie theaters in the late 90s, and saw lots of posters.
A founding member of the chicagos influential steppenwolf theatre company along with terry kinney and jeff perry when he was barely 19, gary sinise made his professional acting debut at the age of 17 in a 1973 production of the physicist. Pg this 1998 movie starring gary oldman, william hurt, matt leblanc and heather graham among others is a reboot of the totally retro tv show lost in space. I like both the actors and the very touching story. The best space movies of all time, from spaceballs to gravity. If you like star trek, try these 8 familyfriendly space. Tom hanks falls in love, gary sinise finally makes it to space, and its fun to remember robert pattinsons remember me. Apollo is a 1995 american docudrama film directed by ron howard. Gary started his career as a film director, but the role of lieutenant dan in forrest gump in 1994 made him famous in one day. Tim robbins, gary sinise, don cheadle, and jerry oconnell are all likable in their roles and help save some of the iffy. The film stars tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, kathleen quinlan and ed harris. Impostor 2001 official trailer 1 gary sinise movie youtube. Gary alan sinise was born in blue island, illinois, to mylles s. The ridiculousbrilliant starship troopers 1997, paul verhoeven. Apollo, ron howards soaring salute to space exploration, lifts off with a payload of the right stuff, courage, cando, grace under pressure and other qualities derided as machismo by some and applauded as oldfashioned values by others.