Apollo 13 news clips and a narrator's solemn voice deal with the actual problems. "Houston... We've Got a Problem" was also the title of an episode of the BBC documentary series "A Life At Stake", broadcast in March 1978. This was an accurate, if simplified, reconstruction of the events. Lovell was approached in 1991 by journalist Jeffrey Kluger about collaborating on a non-fiction account of the mission. The resultant book, "Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13", was published in 1994. The next year, in 1995, a film adaptation of the book, "Apollo 13", was released, directed by Ron Howard and
Tom Hanks that eventually went to John Candy. Instead, Hanks landed the lead role in "Splash", which went on to become a surprise box office hit, grossing more than US$69 million. He also had a sizable hit with the sex comedy "Bachelor Party", also in 1984. In 1983–84, Hanks made three guest appearances on "Family Ties" as Elyse Keaton's alcoholic brother, Ned Donnelly. With "Nothing in Common" (1986) – a story of a young man alienated from his father (played by Jackie Gleason) – Hanks began to extend himself from comedic roles to dramatic roles. In an interview with "Rolling Stone" magazine,