From the Earth to the Moon

April 5 – May 10, 1998

From the Earth to the Moon is a 12-part 1998 HBO television miniseries co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick telling the story of the Apollo program during the 1960s and early 1970s in docudrama format. Largely based on Andrew Chaikin's 1994 book, A Man on the Moon, the series is known for its accurate telling of the story of Apollo and the special effects under visual director Ernest D. Farino.

The series takes its title from, but is not based upon, the 1865 Jules Verne science fiction novel From the Earth to the Moon. Hanks appears in every episode, introducing each of the first eleven. The last episode is represented in a pseudo-documentary format narrated by Blythe Danner, interspersed with a reenactment of the making of Georges Méliès' 1902 film Le Voyage dans la Lune, which was in part inspired by Verne's novel. Hanks narrates and appears in these scenes as Méliès' assistant.

Storyline

An inside look at the Apollo explorations that saw man go to the moon in the 1960s and early '70s. Also, how one millionaire funded his own trip to the moon.

Sound Effects Used

• Hollywoodedge, Big Slow Boinkboing CRT015801 (Heard once in "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)
• Hollywoodedge, Decending Gong Hit CRT015808 (Heard once in "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)
• Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boings 7 Type CRT015901 (1st boing heard twice in "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABLAM (Heard once in "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID (Heard once in "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 01 (R & B) (Heard once in a low pitch "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 02 (R & B) (Heard once in "Can We Do This?" showing a Woody Woodpecker sequence on screen.)