I watched this for the first time in years tonight. Man, I was taken aback by the stupid scene where Lovell looks down on the moon and fantasizes about running around on the surface and plays around in the dust. I had no memory of that scene. I can't get over how funny looking and frivolous that whole scene is. It seems like Lovell has more important things to do than imagine himself frolicking on moon at that point.
shareI disagree. This scene happens at the point they are closest to the moon. This is where, if everything had gone as planned, he would be taking the LEM down to the moon, then getting out and walking on the moon. That wasn't going to happen and he had to process the loss. Note that right after this scene, he asks the others, "Gentlemen, what are your intentions? I want to go home." He had to process and accept that he was not going to walk on the moon, so he could put it out of his head and focus on getting home.
You must be the change you seek in the world. -- Gandhi
Concur w/ MTBGreatful, i.e. psychologically it was very apropos, even at that time, as at least they were in radio blackout, and not being interrupted by Houston.
The sole element which bothered me about that scene was the GOOFY HELMET VISOR (w/ Miami Dolphins colors?)... WTH? Was that deliberate, i.e. to make it CLEAR that this was a day-dream sequence? It was just such an jarring juxtaposition to the strict historical accuracy elsewhere.
That helmet is a perfect representation of an actual spacesuit. The costumers for this movie didnt design it, NASA did. Miami Dolphins colors and all.
shareWas this a deleted scene? I remember the other two all agoggle out the window and Lovell looking pensive until he said "Gentlemen, what are your intentions" But there was no dream sequence in any showing I have seen, But I haven't seen an extended cut or any Deleted scenes on DVD.
Only Dream Sequence I remember is Lovell's before the flight about the hatch failing in flight.
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water!
Not sure how many versions have been "printed", but my 2-disc set has a "long" version @ 2:20 running time, and the IMAX widescreen version @ 1:56 -- a whopping 24 minute hack... yet, it's there in both.
PS: IIRC, it was his WIFE, MARILYN LOVELL, who had the nightmare about hatch blowing in flight, followed by Hollyweird hyperbolic de-pressurizing + structural collapse scenario. There's danger in giving any director too big of a budget, 'cause you just KNOW they izz gonna blow it on "dream sequences"... if duh writers don't blow it on their favorite cop-out first--the flashback.
It is absolutely 100% not a deleted scene and is, and always has been, present in all cuts of the movie.
And although it is a "Lovell" dream, the hatch failure dream was Marilyn's, not Jim's.
Yeah I remember that the Hatch blowout dream was Marilyn's.
Still don't remember the other shots.
I remember the other two looking out the viewport all ecstatic and oohhhing and ahhhing over the view of the Moon.
I remember one of them turning to Lovell and telling him "You've got to see this"
And his response of "I've seen it"
After a pensive moment... He responds again "Gentlemen, what are your intentions?"
When they turn from the viewport to him, he says "I'd like to go home now".
I can easily see how there could be a daydream sequence between the pensive moment and his asking their intentions. Clearly he is thinking about all that he could have done and now will never do. But I do not ever remember seeing it actually shown.
I know it is shown as too many others have commented. But I have seen the show about a dozen times (theatrical and original DVD release) and not in ANY of those viewing do I remember seeing that shot.
It's got to be on some extended version/director's cut.
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water!
Well...just to prove that *I* wasn't going crazy, I busted out my 1998 Universal Widescreen Collector's Edition DVD of it. The dream sequence starts right at the 73:00 mark. Can't speak to memory, but this DVD is not advertised as an extended cut or director's cut, just a collector's edition.
I guess you should actually consider yourself lucky, CGSailor, because it really is the worst moment - dare I say, the only bad moment (except maybe for the unnecessary vilification of the LM designers) - in the film. Ron Howard - I like the guy, but sometimes he can be a real sap.
My copy was "borrowed" and never returned. I'll have to look and see if Netflix has it for streaming.
As to my relying on memory, they say it's the first thing to go and I got got a reminder the other day of my getting old.
A lady I was dating and myself were discussing my Naval service and I mentioned being in Desert Storm ('91). She responded with... "Oh yeah.. we studied that in Middle School"
DOH!
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water!
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Kudos... I too have developed, inadvertently (at first), some Daddy Issues/Distinguished Professor/Most Int. Man in the World "game"... some bumps and backfires are inevitable...
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