| 1 | * AbilityOverAppearance: As the footage at the end shows, Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/KurtRussell and Creator/GinaRodriguez look almost nothing like their real-life counterparts but their performances were still very acclaimed. |
| 2 | * AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it had an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121.8 million with a budget around $110-120 million. |
| 3 | * BoxOfficeBomb: On a budget of $110-120 million, this film sank hard, managing a domestic gross of $61,433,527 and an international gross of $60,356,846, making for a total of $121,790,373. |
| 4 | * CastTheExpert: Graham [=McGuinness=] plays the Coast Guard Lieutenant. He's an actual Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, stationed in New Orleans. |
| 5 | * MethodActing: Mark Wahlberg stayed in character on set in between takes. |
| 6 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
| 7 | ** Kate Hudson would normally show up as the EverybodyLovesBlondes figure in a romantic comedy. A drama playing the concerned wife is different. |
| 8 | ** Mildly for Dylan O'Brien, who was best known for appearing in supernatural {{Teen Drama}}s. |
| 9 | * RealLifeRelative: Kurt Russell appears alongside his stepdaughter Kate Hudson (although he and Hudson's mother Creator/GoldieHawn never married), in the only film they've ever done together. They only share one scene however, and no dialogue. |
| 10 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 11 | ** Originally, [[Creator/JCChandor J.C. Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, but [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired Creator/PeterBerg that they got the movie they wanted. |
| 12 | -->'''Lorenzo di Bonaventura''' (Producer): [[TemptingFate "I believe that the movie-star version of this movie is going to be a more profitable movie."]] |
| 13 | ** Emma Stone turned down a role, as the script wasn't fully written yet. Kristen Stewart was offered a role too, but couldn't take it due to a schedule conflict. |
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