Astronaut Jim Lovell Speaks At Tom Hanks AFI Life Achievement Award 

And then ''OH NAH''

Bunch of douchebags being ultra douchey.

Yes it was! I've been trying to figure out what Bill Paxton says but haven't had any luck yet in reading his lips.

Also standing up for him

Gives me goosebumps even on the 184th time I'm watching!

Jim Lovell, a true and underrated American Hero

Same here! ❤️❤️

more than that he's a hero to all humanity

@@MarshallLore why is that? what the fuq would an n.korean or an iranian or some somali who dies of hunger think this man is a hero? the fuq is wrong with you

@@HellStr82 ah you must be one of those incels ive heard about

He is german not american

Lovell's an actor, he never went to the moon.

Yeah...that was a pretty lackluster reception...at least Tom Hanks is a class act.

+FriendofRamblinJack That was pose mirror of Jim Lovell's salute.

Yes, everyone should stand up, it was strange they didn't.

They're all liberals/feminists/hoaxer's....All in denial of self-evident truth .

They're all liberals/feminists/hoaxer's ...

***** Get your head out of the microwave.

That was one sovereign recognizing another.

SGTBizarro in my opinion. When only Tom stood up. It felt like a movie moment

Feminism/PC .People are saving the standing ovations for women ....Going to be a long time .

Or a woman .

+Dayna Miller Didn't know that... thanks !!

Add on piece of trivia: the filmmakers wanted him to be an admiral in that shot, but he told them since he never was an admiral, and retired from the Navy a captain, that's what he was going to be.

Nice! Will have to check that out. Cant believe I never noticed it

And he dug out his own uniform for it.

I thought that was him!

Yabut that's dull wood!

A true and underrated American Hero

The man is a legend in every sense of the word. The only letter I have every written to a celebrated person was to Captain Jim Lovell. It was after viewing this video. I just felt so exasperated that the entire audience hadn’t honored him with a standing ovation. I expressed to him my admiration for his accomplishments and bravery during a career devoted to service to America. AND HE WROTE ME BACK!!!! I was shocked that he had taken the time to respond. A truly humble reply which of course speaks to what a genuine, unpretentious person he is. A true American hero.

national hero for you yes... most of the world does not give a fuck about him or your space program. tell it to a somali who dies of hunger that the man is a hero and see what happens. actually tell it to some US citizen who is homeless because he had to pay medical bills and see if he gives a shit

The guy's an actor, I don't believe he went to the moon.

@@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 title checks out

It wouldn't surprise me that it's in the invitation for the gala, or if it's told to the guests: "you only stand for the guest of honor". And this is for the simple reason that this is *Tom's* night. Jim Lovell has been - rightfully - honored over and over again for his tremendous effort. He is humble enough a guy not to need to also leech on the only evening in the history of time that is entirely dedicated to Tom.

Michael Karnerfors right - it's not Jim coming onto the stage for his own award acceptance...plus why focus on that part instead of how he speaks so well of Tom in a very sincere non-ass-kissing way?

if you wathced all these clips of Tom's AFI award show, the entire audience did stand for Babe and Bill, two of the real Band of Brothers.

most actors/actresses are super self involved people... thats why they act so good... but in that moment i think it was an honor moment between tom and jim.

i agree - tom has a great respect for the veterans of WWII and of the space program in the era of the Apollo missions and to have the real person tell him that he felt his story was given proper justice was a moment between just them

+nicholas smith I was lucky enough to meet Lovell once. Little guy, but one tough sonuvagun. Was totally tongue-tied in his presence.

Most Navy pilots and astronauts were on the shorter side. It's tough to fit in a capsule and maneuver around when you're really tall...75 inches is actually the astronaut height limit but most in the Gemini/Apollo era were way shorter than that.

I got a chance to meet both Jim and Marilyn at Kennedy Space Center around 2009. Have a great time talking with them. Very down to earth people despite the star status that they have. Couldn’t have asked for a better moment. Jim Lovell, an American hero!

Nasa never scraped the bottom of the barrel when they picked astronauts, always top-drawer people

@@billolsen4360 Though oftentimes they had very strong personalities, as many Test Pilots do. Those original Mercury 7 were very colorful characters indeed. I just wish schools spent more time teaching about them. But oftentimes the only names anyone remembers are Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and John Glenn

That almost looked like genuine surprise. I wonder if he wasn't aware that Jim was going to be there giving the tribute?

I did too.

Ginny Messina, My father, made sure we were in front of our black and white television, in Tyler, Texas, to make sure we saw history in the making. I remember how my father had tears in his eyes. I remember how my father told us to remember that the USA was the greatest nation ever on the Earth. My father was a Navy man, I was a 24 year Army man. I still carry the love of this great country that my father taught me.

I'm sure engineers did also something for them...

God had a hand in getting them home

I thought so too... Really disrespectful...

Giannivee Vee I happen to stumble of this video today and saw your comment. So very true how these men are our true hero's and how we are losing them, such as John Glenn just a day ago.

We also lost Jack Swigert...

Stilgar Dragonclaw Good taste in heroes.

And most guys like him can't stand it all anyway, makes them feel being sucked up too.

Great quote. Those of us who use RU-vid to relive the Apollo program should heed Gene Cernan's advice by not engaging with the conspiracy theorists here on YT. There is no point; it only fuels the trolls. Can't say I didn't enjoy seeing Buzz Aldrin punch a conspiracy theorist one time though... 👊😂

Cernan was a great guy.

@Roy G Biv And if they want free speech they are free to make their own youtube or publish a book, nobody prevents them to spread their ideas into society.

@@cyberneticbutterfly8506 It should read, "nobody prevents them to spread their Idiocy into society"

Neil Armstrong had far more integrity and found the whole thing a burden to live with. But he was beginning to 'talk', albeit cryptically, when he spoke about "removing truth's protective layers"

Marilyn is still beautiful too.

They’re one of the few couples from that era of NASA to stay together long term.

@@kingofthings7929 I believe the only other marriage from the Gemini class to survive the space program was Frank and Susan Borman. He is also one of the few who is still alive as well.

You should hear her in the BBC podcast 13 minutes to the Moon season I. They have a recording of her calling NASA the morning after the explosion on 13. Ken Mattingly is giving her the party line that they've done the course correction and are on a free trajectory back to Earth, and she comes back with: 'What engine did they use? Was it the LEM?' She knows their contingencies as well as they do, and knows what that means.

At the end of the movie, the admiral greeting Jim Lovell upon his return...

One of the officers that salutes Hanks on the carrier that picked up the command module after splashdown.

Yup, he's the comander on the air craft carrier that picks them up upon their return. Gotta luv Jim Lovell, classy, ballsy, and funny as all hell when he speaks about his career.

Marilyn Lovell is in the movie too.

@@jshepard152 Never knew that! Thanks.

Tom wanted to be an astronaut as a boy, so playing Jim Lovell, and knowing the real Jim Lovell, means a whole lot to him.

Apollo 13 is considered ‘NASA’s most successful failure’ in that they didn’t achieve the objective of the mission but when things went to hell on a fast pass, they got their astronauts home safely

Yes....but there was no Hanks connection for those other 3 missions.

Plus, to be fair, leading the Apollo 13 crew was his biggest achievement. Given the difficulty of that mission.

In the uncut version of the video, the crowd does stand and applaud him. Plus why would they mention the other missions? It has nothing to do with Tom Hanks.

Have to agree that it was appropriate to recognize Jim Lovell for ONLY Apollo 13 since the night was about Tom Hanks getting the award and Hank’s role & connection to Lovell was only Apollo 13. But I’m sure all us space enthusiasts recognize Jim Lovell for all the missions he flew.

He was approached to be the Admiral, but Lovell said he retired as a Captain, so that is what he wanted to be. As you see him in the film, he is indeed wearing his old Captain stripes as he salutes Tom Hanks' Lovell and shakes his hand.

Ps Tom Hanks salute is more photogenic than most of the Airborne personnel I served with. Rendered in such text book fashion!

ffs

I hate to differ but I think Alice Kramden beat him to it

I Reckon He'd Jump At The Chance.

Everyone else knows NASA is full of shit.