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1	* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/DenzelWashington had been doing a lot of boxing before the movie. It was his idea to add the boxing montage.
2	* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/DenzelWashington took this role so he would have an opportunity to "be in there jousting with a master."
3	* BackedByThePentagon: Famously averted. Tony Scott lied to the US Navy about the plot of the film to secure a technical scout of a real submarine and interviews with service personnel; when the Navy learned the film would ''actually'' be about a conflict between a missile boat's captain and XO, they refused to help any further, feeling the film would hurt the Navy's image. The newscaster had to speak from the French carrier Foch instead of the originally planned American one, and the footage of the ''Alabama'' diving was secured by following a missile boat (coincidentally, the ''real'' USS Alabama) leaving Pearl Harbor ''without'' the Navy's permission.
4	* CastTheExpert: Creator/JasonRobards, who plays the admiral in the inquiry scene, actually served in the Navy during World War II.
5	* HostilityOnTheSet: Not related to the production of the film itself, but still a hostile encounter that happened on set. According to a 1995 ''Premiere'' magazine article, when Creator/QuentinTarantino visited the set, Creator/DenzelWashington confronted him about his use of the word "nigger" in his films. Tarantino got embarrassed and wanted to move the conversation to a more private area. Washington said, "No, if we're going to discuss it, let's discuss it now." In a 2012 interview with ''GQ'', Washington said that he contacted Tarantino a few years after production and apologized for embarrassing him, asking, "You gonna walk around with that grudge the rest of your life?" He also called Tarantino "a fine artist." The same year, Washington's daughter, Katia Washington, worked as a production assistant on ''Film/DjangoUnchained''.
6	* RecycledSet:
7	** The Submarine set built for this movie was also used in the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode "Shadow".
8	** The set used for the bridge of the USS Alabama was also used as the USS Georgia's bridge in ''Film/IndependenceDay''.
9	* UncreditedRole: Creator/ShaneBlack, Creator/QuentinTarantino and Creator/RobertTowne were uncredited script doctors on the screenplay.
10	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
11	** Creator/AlPacino was originally offered the role of Captain Frank Ramsey, while Creator/WarrenBeatty was interested and Creator/TommyLeeJones passed on it.
12	** Creator/ValKilmer was originally offered the role of Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter, but turned it down, much to his regret. Creator/TomCruise, Creator/AndyGarcia and Creator/BradPitt were also considered.

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