30 Years Ago, My Dad Took Me To See Apollo 13 Instead Of Power Rangers. I Was Pissed Then, But Now I'm Grateful

Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon are shown in Apollo 13.

Back in the summer of 1995, a friend asked if I wanted to see Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie with him and his mom. I immediately ran home to run it by my parents, but was dismayed when my dad said “No,” and informed me that he had already bought tickets for some movie called Apollo 13 (both opened the same weekend). I was obviously upset about it and was having a serious case of “FOMO” because I was the only kid missing the Power Rangers’ big-screen debut.

However, over the years, I’ve come to the realization that my dad made the right decision and that I should be grateful for him taking me to see one of the best ‘90s movies and a Tom Hanks performance I still think about 30 years later. Let me explain…