Thanksgiving With the Kranzes

[BaileyTheHound]

I've seen this like 20 times and every time it's hilarious. At least two of the guys in the film work in Mission Control today.

[zerominuseleven]

Great vid! Interestingly I find the voice of the actor who plays Kronkite more similar to the actual Gene Kranz's voice

[Serpico261]

That was absolutely brilliant!! I rarely laughed so hard. Have you thought to contact kranz to show him that? He surely will love it

[RyeJaeQuinn]

@Serpico261 He has seen it. As have Jim Lovell and many, if not all, of the surviving members of the Apollo 13 mission. -Ryan (Gene Kranz)

[Serpico261]

@RyeJaeQuinn gosh, this is great! it would be a shame if no one of the "apollo 13 folks" hadnt seen it.

Its very hard, by the way, to make me laugh, but this parody really cracked me up. Of course i know every piece of the movie in and out, which is necessary.

[kanna248]

Rapidly.

[wendymarx1]

spot on ... especially Gene Krantz' emotional moment at the end, sitting, hand on brow, standing up, clapping ... well done

[X3Flyer]

Brilliant, Fantastic!

[Doctor699]

Never lol'd soo hard in my life! THIS WAS EPIC!

[ReverendTrask]

That was wonderful. I don't think I've seen anything so funny xD

[jtruns]

A-Mazing

[thehoaxbuster]

Simply put, nothing on YouTube matches such genius.

[CropDusterMan]

"Are you saying you want the whole smash?"! Loved this film so much...

[ceredigio]

@CropDusterMan That's one of the real lines from the movie!! Which is what makes this film SO funny!!

[jtruns]

TAKE OUT IS NOT AN OPTION!

[AbelMagwitch73]

Gold! Tell me, is there a movement that thinks thanksgiving is not real?

[usread]

One of the most brilliant, artistic, and hysterical things I've seen on youtube.

Obviously, to create this and appreciate it, requires all to have seen Apollo 13 many many times.

[marcmcardle1]

Oh my god this is amazing! Absolutely love Apollo 13 and this is one of the funniest things I've ever seen! The camera, music and dialogue you guys have used is spot on. Absolute genius.

[Q99213]

Glad everyone enjoys this so much! Man, it seems like so long ago...

-Kenmore Guy

[miatasteve1]

Watching this has become a Thanksgiving Tradition for me

[marvthewizard]

Oh my gosh, this seriously is the funniest 18 minutes I've ever seen. You have nailed the dialogue, nuances and camera angles perfectly. Thank you for sharing. Please do more!

[Blackshmuel]

I already told you, but I just have to do it again:

Very best vid on youtube!!!

And the best parody of anything i´ve ever seen!!!

You should bring it out on DVD!!!

But please make sure it ´ll be available in germany, too!!!

Perfect, perfect, perfect

[DGillyy]

Was it the door???

[Artexerxes101]

take out is not an option

[Artexerxes101]

this is really funny

apollo 13 was a great movie

[DallasMcGregor]

well done!

[marvthewizard]

One of the funniest videos I've ever seen. Perfectly written and acted - this captures the actors in the movie perfectly. I laughed so hard I cried. I am such a nerd.

[georgepelletier]

FUCKING GREAT LAUGHING MY ASS OFF

[SubRosa999]

They're all so cute...I love this parody.

[Blackshmuel]

you made it!!

You copied the exactly dialogs, evan the expressions of the faces!!!

I love it!!!

[Blackshmuel]

that´s sooooo great!!!!

I love that movie, and you guyes played it sooo perfect!!!

Best idea ever!

You play it very, very good!!!

Best, very fuckin´ best apollo - no - kichen 13 movie!!!!

[nowifeelsadashell]

this was an amazing piece of work. great job guys. you were put into the meetings of Lockheed Martin. haha

[sockfishrulez]

Apollo 13 is one of my favourite movies! This was absolutely brilliant!

[csneon2000]

Love the video guys very funny

[RyeJaeQuinn]

Pianoclassclown isn't lying. Mr. Lovell really did send an email and really has seen the film...and enjoyed it. As does Mr. Kranz.

Stop fighting on here, good Lord.

[CropDusterMan]

I just picture all of these guys going to the local Walmart to buy the traditional white shirts and thin ties...hilarious!

..."Please tell me this isn't a gvernment operation"....classic!

[ceredigio]

@CropDusterMan That's a real line from the movie, but of course the following line in this version is not!

[CropDusterMan]

@ceredigio

Ya, I know....I've seen the real film 15 times....Projected....not on DVD....Projected.

[pianoclassclown]

BobbyDobby....people like you and me shouldn't be fighting each other....we should be fighting conspiracy theorists.

[pianoclassclown]

Listen to me. Send him a letter if you want. Go to their website, Click on APollo 13, scroll to the bottom of the page where it says Email Captain Lovell. THen do it for yourself. Also Me calling you a son of a bitch has nothign to do with me being a liar (which I'm not). I simply am pissed at you for calling me one without any reason to.

[xxbadgirlontheloosex]

Simple yet the product was AMAZING. Kudos to ya all. =)

[Luckas50]

of all the parodies i've seen, this is the most epic

[chessgirl64]

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! Everything is so carefully modeled after the movie, down to Gene Kranz's haircut. My favorite part is: "You're telling me the turkey is going to take another 45 hours? That brings us to about Saturday." A brilliant job of keeping very close to the dialogue when the situation is completely different. (After all, they want fewer hours here, rather than more.) Great job!

[pianoclassclown]

This video really is incredible. I love the way that you perfectly duplicated the slightest gesticulations of the mission control workers. You must have really dissected the scenes you parodied. I'd give you a hundred stars if it as possible.

[pianoclassclown]

Jim Lovell responded! He says that the owner of the video sent him and Gene Kranz both copies of it and they both find the video quite humorous.

[pianoclassclown]

I sent an Email to Jim Lovell and told him that he should watch this.

[thehoaxbuster]

We need to somehow get Tom Hanks or Ron Howard to see this.

[silveragent111]

YA!!!!!!!!

[BobbyDobby]

And you got the typical mass indirect reply thinking it was really them repling. Quit lieing.

[pianoclassclown]

Dear Mr. Bentz:

Thank you for your note. I still hear from people all over the world about the influence the space program had on their lives. It is wonderful to hear these very inspiring stories. It was a wonderful time filled with adventure and exploration for all.

I have seen the parody you sent. The gentlemen that produced it sent copies to me and Gene Kranz. We found it quite humorous.

Thank you again for your kind note. Captain Lovell

[BobbyDobby]

So wow you made up a letter to try and look right... That's pathetic.

[pianoclassclown]

what? I'm not lying...I sent him the email. He owns a family restaurant called Lovell's of Lake Forest. His son is the chef. The restaurant is semi Apollo 13 themed and you can find it on google. There's even an option to Email Captain Lovell yourself if you don't believe me you stupid son of a bitch.

[pianoclassclown]

I am not or have I ever been a liar.

[BobbyDobby]

LOL way to contradict yourself there. And who cares if they own a restaraunt? That doesn't prove your case. And resorting to name calling only makes you look more guilty, you stupid LIEING son of a bitch.

[silveragent111]

OMG!!!!!!!!

[johnpatota]

this movie is brilliant

[believingmom]

Fantastic. Great details. Even down to the overhead projector going out. I laughed til I cried. Loved the bit about the vacuum cleaner. "We havent had Thanksgiving on Friday yet, and we're not going to on my watch!" Great going guys.

[noslashnognr]

I love how you guys threw in "It hurts when I urinate" for the heck of it, even though it doesn't fit in with the turkey theme. Hilarious. Well done.

[harrisonmetz]

Absolutely marvelous. Everything form the camera techniques to the facial expressions to the lines are played upon _perfectly_. Very well done guys. Best Parody Ever!

[Flashmikko]

Fantastic... that's all I can say about this video.

[nakiboy7]

Well done guys. This is the funniest parody on You Tube. Great script.

[CropDusterMan]

Absolute Genius! These guys worked together to make this parody with flawless execution...

Just like MOCR!I wonder if Kranz has actually seen this?...he'd bust a gut!

[SaitamX]

MOST AWESOME MOVIE PARODY EVER!

Its parfect in at every point, genius, so much better than a lot of nowadays hollywood crappy comedies. You're absolutely great!

I have seen Apollo 13 lots of times and i laughed with every quote of this mastarpiece of comedy.

[LUVITALL9]

This is just fantastic! When I've had one of of those really crappie days at work, when the whole day long nothing, and I really mean NOTHING went right, I can come home and watch this, and manage to laugh. Also I am a huge fan of Apollo 13, both the movie and the real Lovell & company. So thanks, HamillianActor.

[Kempton88]

The sequence with the smoke alarms is absolutely hilarious! This is one of the best parodies I've seen in a long time!

[DasGreenCow]

Returned to the kitchen, having never once, sneezed on the food.

[doedeedum]

that's great. lot of thinking to get this video going.

[Trek001]

Houston, we have multiple coffee issues and erm.. oh the second alarm just went off.

[timmyi99200]

there goes the other one.

[Trek001]

Gene... Wake up mission control?

We landed on the moon, we gotta be able to figure out how to cook a Turkey

[ltajusaf]

i just could not stop laughing. brilliant

[thedaps1]

the best ever!!!!

[dickenine]

just break the freaking smoke alarms

[Tigrael]

Did I hear him say fracking? I think I heard him say fracking.

[believingmom]

Yea, I heard it too. Still a great parody. Going to have to mark it as a favorite. Along with the Electronics Store Glengarry Glen Ross.

[rekoy]

TIGHTTTTTTIGHTTTTTIGHTTTTTIGHT­

[hannipawz88]

haha I love it when he throws the book down on his knee, this is so great. I wish I had been a Riddle Player back then so I could have been a part of this. Great work.

[AlexandraLara]

Happy Thanksgiving my fellow Americans! Today is the day Americans will commit genocide amongst 250 Million Turkeys. The single most hugest genocide committed against a certain ethnic group.

[toddsmitts]

Save a turkey. Eat a chicken. (Chicken tastes better anyway).

(BTW, I highly doubt it's 250 million. That would almost be one turkey for every single person).

[oldsteinar]

God bless you. These are the best times of your lives.  Humorous. Gramps

[HisButler]

Fantastic Parody.... I loved it!

[AarmOZ]

Man.... this is an awesome paradoy. Perfect for thanksgiving.

[slmm931]

man this is awesome. truly brilliant.

great job.

mission accomplished.

: )

[NASA904]

That is absolutely brilliant! :-)

[Happy2poo]

wow! that was a really tite parady!!! 5 Pies for that one! and to legs up!

i really liked it, seriously, i made a thanksgiving parady, and this just blew it outa the water, hahah it was awesome!

[mothersnyder]

that was great so funny and origanal

[offcameherhead]

A beauty.

[notyogibear]

Beats the hell out of another Pilgrim Movie... Great job!

[adamndirtyshame]

show some respect. if it wasnt for the pilgrims, there would be no america. if there was no america, there'd be no youtube. therefore, you wouldnt even be able to watch this video. and even if you could, it would probably be full of native americans.

[ravenrabit]

*shakes head* Great... *chuckles*

[jrkelm]

Good stuff! Well done - the video, not the turkey.

[azuddin777]

Two words

Totally genius.

Short, but this is the best parody i ever seen. Great job.

[titan0814]

Amazing! I was laughing so hard.  "Take out is not an option!" Just great!

[JBurdoo]

Excellent! I especially like the way the camera angles were recreated.

[KHismyobbsession]

Hey! My cousin is in this!!

HI COUSIN RYAN!! ^.^ (Schile)

This video is incredible.

[philcheesesteak]

Amazing video! This is the best tribute/parody I've ever seen.

[nyi52foxbook]

Andy, the door is open!! that was the best line. Awesome job guys, I know each line of Apollo 13 and you guys nailed it!!

[stevencastellaw]

*an amazing job...

[stevencastellaw]

You guys did and amazing job. I was crying from laughing so hard when Jim's son asked if it was the door. Amazing. Apollo 13 is my favorite movie of all time, and you guys did an amazing job with every nuance of every character.

[helmsb]

"The Saturn V was not designed to cook a turkey" I had to pause it I was laughing so hard

[believingmom]

What about "What does the Kenmore guy think of this?" Ha, Ha, Haaaaaa.

[CrippledPidgeon]

The impression of Clint Howard is f**king awesome!

[Trek001]

I love this so much. I wish i could get a copy of this for myself to watch at home.

You guys matched everything so perfectly, Gene Kranz was shown the dvd of it on by Fred Haise who himself was shown it. He now watches it every holiday

[f15cg]

Apollo 13 is my favorite movie. You guys did a great job with this parody!

[squeakywaffle]

amazing... thanks guys for making me laugh hard for 8 minutes, apollo 13 is maybe my favorite movie and you guys did a great job parodying it in good taste. :)

[marilson84]

this video is just friggin'AWESOME..

[mkcm123]

i must've seen this video thing 6 times already. it never gets old! my sides still hurt

<br>multiple coffee problems lol

[KHismyobbsession]

Cousin Ryan!!!

AMAZINGNESS MAX!!

This is the most amazing thing ever!!!

Cousin Emily~

[primesweatsuger]

Completely awesome. The guy that plays Ed Harris who plays Gene Kranz gets the lines down and the expressions down perfectly. Well done, I must say. Well done.

[believingmom]

I hope Ed Harris has seen this. I've heard imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Yea, the "ed harris" guy was great - along with all the rest. Awesome!

[TheTTT]

This is one of the funniest videos I've seen. I love it. Excellent job.

[Outlaw1257]

I will never look at cooking Thanksgiving Dinner in the same light again.

[icantan88]

i love that Saturn V model rocket. it looks really good..

[rigel74]

funny funny funny :)

[IanCalton]

brilliant! absolutely brilliant! and oddly inspirational? lol

[Varmanaone]

Well that's a new one - but we'll take it!

[FilmChemist]

That was really good.

[laserfloyd]

Amazing. Well done (no pun!)

[JWall416]

Simply amazing.

[trapper439]

Nice work.

Can't run a vacuum cleaner on 12 amps... excellent!

[TheCoryDog]

Funny thing is; that very vacuum called our bluff. Printed in big letters right on it, "10 Amps". Modern-day energy-efficient piece of junk...

[TehRedRisky]

I Just finished watching apollo 13 for the first time in years, this is perfect

[blpadge2]

You rock. The white shirts and skinny ties.  The kitchen straight from the 70's. This first class stuff. I'd love a copy to show my high school students.

[DryFrankie]

That was masterful. You should be proud for making something as entertaining and clever as this.

[rokkitgurl]

That was the greatest thing I have ever seen! You guys rock...My sides still ache from laughing so hard! You even matched cinematography! Not to mention the hilarious dialogue!

[yourSWvideoguy]

Oh my God, I loved that movie. That was hilarious. I agree, best parody I've ever seen.

[blackdout03]

houston we are burning something in the oven

I can see it in the oven right now

its definatly a pultry of some sort...

its gotta be the turkey.

( cant spell )

great job i laughed so hard

[ShitCrap]

This is made of god and win.

[WonderMom]

that was brilliant! "Takeout is not an option." I was totally laughing. Brilliant.

[Lew747]

Absolutely Fantastic! Loved it! :-D Yeah where did the Saturn V model come from? Once again..brilliant!

[marakai666]

One of the best parodies I have ever watched in my life on one of the best movies I have ever watched. I had tears streaming down my face from laughing so hard.

Well done!

[mwtrek]

Wow, there are more dorks like me. Extremely well done

[Darkstick27]

where did u get the Saturn V model I want one

[sohn717]

woooow that guy has very similar hair to ed harris' hair in apollo 13.. hahah

[kornfan02]

Wow. This is maybe the best parody I've ever seen of anything. You can tell everyone actually watched the movie and applied the dialogue to this. VERY well written. Even the same camera shots were implemented with excellent editing. Fantastic job, guys.

[IBleedBraves]

I was actually watching apollo 13 when I found this. this is so great! I heard gene kranz actually saw this and loved it.

[marko13130]

haha that is the greatest...such a great concept and u have done it perfectly....great work on this one!

[ChristianTimeless]

At first glance, I thought this was going to be a phony kind of thing, but as I watched it; oh man, absolutely hilarious. Like the other guy if you've seen the movie a bunch of times, or know it by heart you'll get by laughing and smiling. "Kiss the backup pilot" ...or even when the overhead broke. :)

[trebob27]

That is the funniest thing I have seen in my life!

[ledzepp461]

Loved it!

[WhiteKnightRider]

Complete with the overhead projector that craps out....Well done boys and girls!!

[allenu]

Well done!

[thekatrid]

That. Was. Awesome.

I have never laughed so hard. EVER.

"Uh-oh. There goes the other one."

Bravo. This is a masterpiece.

[machaeroguy]

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Thanks!

[bishiehunterenya]

This is the best video I think I've ever seen. I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. I'm such a space nerd :D

[pbneurogirl]

Ok I have seen Apollo 13 probably 50 times, so this was incredibly amusing for me. Thank you! You deserve to be featured. :)

[Countachcx]

Take-out is not an option!

[thekatrid]

That was so funny!!!

He ACTUALLY looks like the real Gene, too!

[Bletsoburger]

LOL! Roger that we copy your burning great stuff.... just great

[zeverken]

very good work!

[JonathanStarr]

Haha great stuff!

[robotguy]

that was hilarious.

[mrdodobird]

LOL! I need to see both this and Apollo 13 again.

So good.

[RyeJaeQuinn]

To those who have seen Apollo 13 it's good. To those who have seen Apollo 13 several times it's great. To those who know Apollo 13 by heart, it's absolutely perfect.

[Varmanaone]

To quote what Harry Truman said after being told of the successful use of the atomic bomb, "This is the Greatest thing in history."

[hannipawz88]

Oh man, poor Ken Mattingly. It's a good role for Terry ;-). Jane's "son" is adorable! That's good stuff guys. AV makes a good Hanks =P