History Trivia / CrimsonTide

* CastTheExpert: Creator/JasonRobards, who plays the admiral in the inquiry scene, actually served in the Navy during World War II and received the Navy Cross (though he is not listed in official rolls of Navy Cross winners, despite the claims some - not he - have made).

* CastTheExpert: Jason Robards, who plays the admiral in the inquiry scene, actually served in the Navy during World War II and received the Navy Cross (though he is not listed in official rolls of Navy Cross winners, despite the claims some - not he - have made).

* 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 real missile boat leaving Pearl Harbor ''without'' the Navy's permission.

* 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 real missile boat leaving Pearl Harbor without the Navy's permission.

* BackedByThePentagon: Averted, as they refused a script involving a mutiny. The newscaster had to speak from the French carrier Foch instead of the originally planned American one.

* HostilityOnTheSet: 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''.

* UncreditedRole: Creator/QuentinTarantino and Creator/ShaneBlack were uncredited script doctors on the screenplay.

** Creator/ValKilmer was originally offered the role of Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter, but turned it down, much to his regret. Creator/TomCruise, Creator/BradPitt and Andy Garcia were also considered.

* UncreditedRole: Creator/QuentinTarantino was an uncredited script doctor on the screenplay.

* PropRecycling: The Submarine set built for this movie was also used in the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode "Shadow".

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Ryan Phillippe in his first film. He plays a very small part as a sailor with a fishtank who is stationed in the radio room.
** And of course, [[Film/LordOfTheRings Aragorn]] as Weps.
** And [[Series/TheSopranos Tony Soprano]] as one of the officers who sides with the Captain.
*** And he gets assistance from [[Series/{{NCIS}} Director Vance and SecNav]].
** Rick Schroder -- in between his childhood role on SilverSpoons and his adult role on ''Series/NYPDBlue'' -- plays a junior officer. He's almost impossible to recognize if you're not looking for him; he's the one shouting for the guys to get out of the flooding room.
** What about [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Mr. Krueger]] as the Russian rebel leader?
** [[Film/{{Titanic 1997}} Fabrizio]] appears as Rivetti.

* HeyItsThatGuy -- Ryan Phillippe in his first film. He plays a very small part as a sailor with a fishtank who is stationed in the radio room.

** Rick Schroder -- in between his childhood role on SilverSpoons and his adult role on ''NYPDBlue'' -- plays a junior officer. He's almost impossible to recognize if you're not looking for him; he's the one shouting for the guys to get out of the flooding room.

** [[Film/{{Titanic}} Fabrizio]] appears as Rivetti.

* PropRecycling: The Submarine set built for this movie was also used in the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode "Shadow".

** And of course, [[LordOfTheRings Aragorn]] as Weps.

*** And he gets assistance from [[Series/{{NCIS}} Director Vance]].

** What about [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Mr. Krueger]] as the Russian rebel leader?

** And [[TheSopranos Tony Soprano]] as one of the officers who sides with the Captain.

*** And he gets assistance from [[{{NCIS}} Director Vance]].
** Rick Schroder -- in between his childhood role on SilverSpoons and his adult role on NYPDBlue -- plays a junior officer. He's almost impossible to recognize if you're not looking for him; he's the one shouting for the guys to get out of the flooding room.
** What about [[{{Seinfeld}} Mr. Krueger]] as the Russian rebel leader?