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Misquote: “Houston, we have a problem.”
Also sometimes misquoted as: “Houston, we’ve got a problem.” Both are wrong. The correct historical phrase was: “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
Misquote: “Houston, we have a problem.”
Actual movie quote: “… Ah, Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
“Houston, we have a problem”: there are countless movie quotes that have become a part of the common lexicon, but are being misquoted.
In fact, in "Apollo 13," no one says “Houston, we have a problem." The line is actually "Ah, Houston, we've had a problem.” Similar, but different just the same.
Quoting It Wrong: “Houston, we have a problem.”
Doing It Right: “Ah, Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
Cassidy • 3 days ago
Houston, we have a problem isn't wrong! Watch the clip, that's exactly what it says! I swear, it's changed twice now. Mandela Effect.
Often heard amid the dawning realisation that something pretty bad has happened – though seldom life threatening - in fact Jim Lovell on the original mission and Tom Hanks in the film said "Houston, we’ve had a problem".
Misquote: "Houston, we have a problem."
Correct quote: "Ah, Houston, we've had a problem."
Misquote: “Houston, we have a problem.”Also sometimes misquoted as: “Houston, we’ve got a problem.” Both are wrong. The correct historical phrase was: “Houston, we’ve had a problem.”
In the film Apollo 13 (1995), the entire conversation surrounding the crisis, involving astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) as he communicated with Mission Control, was:
Astronaut Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon): "Hey, we've got a problem here."
Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks): "What did you do?"
Swigert: "Nothin'. I stirred the tanks."
Mission Control: "Whoa! Hey! Uh, this is Houston. Uh, say again please."
Lovell: "Houston, we have a problem."
Play clips from Apollo 13 (1995): Apollo 13 (short) Apollo 13 (extended)
[The line has often been misquoted as: "Houston, we've got a problem." Some of the film's posters emphasized and reinforced the misquote, since they were printed with: "Houston, we have a problem."]
The actual message during the original mission was first delivered by astronaut Jack Swigert who said:
Astronaut Jack Swigert: "Hey, Houston, we've had a problem here."
Mission Control: "Uh. Say again, please?"
Astronaut Lovell: "Ah, Houston, we've had a problem."
Play clip: Apollo 13 (The real Apollo 13 mission)
Writer Thomas Pynchon articulated about the scope and structure of one's ignorance: "Ignorance is not just a blank space on a person's mental map. It has contours and coherence, and for all I know rules of operation as well. So as a corollary to [the advice of] writing about what we know, maybe we should add getting familiar with our ignorance, and the possibilities therein for writing a good story."
originally posted by: BadBoYeed
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
Apparently you chose to ignore the other evidence in the op that say the movie line is we've had a problem
originally posted by: BadBoYeed
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
The op clearly states that there is evidence that the movie at one point said we've had a problem
Houston, we have a problem.
Note: ranked #50 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.
In real life, the quote was "Houston, we've had a problem." Apollo Expeditions to the Moon, ch. 13.1, by James A. Lovell. The original phrase pronounced by Jack Swigert, "Houston, we've had a problem here" and then repeated by Lovell, "Houston, we've had a problem", was altered to a present-tense in the film script.
John Swigert, Jr. and James Lovell who, with Fred Haise Jr., made up the crew of the US's Apollo 13 moon flight, reported a problem back to their base in Houston on 14th April, 1970. 'Houston, we have a problem' is often credited to the project's leader Lovell. Actually, not only did Lovell not say the phrase, he wasn't even the first not to say it, if you see what I mean.
Swigert and then Lovell (almost) used the phrase to report a major technical fault in the electrical system of one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks:
Swigert: 'Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here.'
Houston: 'This is Houston. Say again please.'
Lovell: 'Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a main B bus undervolt.'
Houston, we have a problem'Houston, we have a problem' was used later as the tagline for the 1995 film - Apollo 13. It is the dialogue of the film. edited for dramatic effect, that is now best remembered:
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: odzeandennz
Writer Thomas Pynchon articulated about the scope and structure of one's ignorance: "Ignorance is not just a blank space on a person's mental map. It has contours and coherence, and for all I know rules of operation as well. So as a corollary to [the advice of] writing about what we know, maybe we should add getting familiar with our ignorance, and the possibilities therein for writing a good story."
Of course it is merging timelines, what are you blind?
originally posted by: BadBoYeed
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
Apparently you chose to ignore the other evidence in the op that say the movie line is we've had a problem