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2	* ActorAllusion: Jordan Tate is "Miss July '89" -- actress Erika Eleniak, who played her, was actually Playboy's Playmate of the Month of July 1989 in real life. She was even wearing a naval-themed outfit in her centerfold.
3	* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
4	** Finland: "Hijack at Sea"
5	** France French: "Trap on the High Sea"
6	** Québec French: "Battleship in Peril"
7	* NotScreenedForCritics: At the time of its release, this was the highest-grossing movie not to have been pre-screened for critics.
8	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/TommyLeeJones, usually a quippy but stern lawman or soldier, clearly has a ball playing a snarky, unhinged terrorist masquerading as a rock star. Also, Creator/GlennMorshower, who would be more well-known for his ReasonableAuthorityFigure roles, plays an arrogant {{Jerkass}} naval officer.
9	* ProductionPosse: Andrew Davis previously directed Seagal in ''Film/AboveTheLaw1988'' in 1988, followed by directing Tommy Lee Jones in ''The Package'' the next year. Davis's involvement sparked Jones into joining this film; [[Film/TheFugitive their next endeavor]] the following year netted Jones an Oscar.
10	* ThoseTwoActors: Joseph F. Kosala is in many Creator/AndrewDavis films, though usually with Ron Dean.
11	* UncreditedRole: Creator/StevenSeagal did some uncredited rewrites to the script.
12	* WagTheDirector: Seagal claimed in an interview that the character played by Erika Eleniak was not included in the original screenplay and that he personally suggested the inclusion of a stripper as a sidekick to add some humor to the film.
13	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
14	** According to a claim made by Creator/JennyMcCarthy during an interview, she was offered the role of Jordan Tate but declined because it would have required nudity. This was before [=McCarthy's=] days as a Playboy Playmate, when she was trying to make it as a legitimate actress.
15	** The original script, then called ''Dreadnaught'', was at one point offered to Fox as a possible ''[[Film/DieHardWithAVengeance Die Hard 3]]'', but ultimately rejected and another script, ''Troubleshooter'', was bought instead (and abandoned when ''Under Siege'' went into production and a new script written).
16	* WorkingTitle: ''Dreadnought''.

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