Houston, we have a problem.
Astronaut Jim Lovell, in the movie Apollo 13 (1995), William Broyles Jr., screenwriter.
The actual conversation went like this:
55:55:19 Swigert: Okay, Houston…
55:55:19 Lovell: [Garbled]
55:55:20 Swigert: . . . we’ve had a problem here.
55:55:28 Lousma: This is Houston. Say again, please.
55:55:35 Lovell: Uh, Houston, we’ve had a problem. We’ve had a Main B Bus Undervolt.
Jack Swigert, Jim Lovell, and CAPCOM Jack R. Lousma, Apollo 13 Flight Journal for April 13, 1970. In the movie, a reconstruction of the declaration in the present tense was spoken by actor Tom Hanks, portraying Jim Lovell. This statement is listed as #50 in the American Film Institute’s AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movie Quotes, June 21, 2005.