Quentin Tarantino did uncredited script work on this film.
Great sites
Mistakes
When Denzel is talking to the crew about upgrading to DEFCON 3, they say the last time was 32 1/2 years ago during the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. The problem is that they both take place during October, meaning that the half year part is a mistake. See more...
Movie Mistakes blog
Popular blog posts:
15 Transformers mistake pictures
15 biggest Harry Potter mistake pictures
Crimson Tide (1995) - 4 trivia entries
Directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen (add more)
Quentin Tarantino did uncredited script work on this film.
In the beginning of the movie, where it shows a rather scenic footage of the sub about to dive, the exact shot was also used in G.I. Jane. Note that Crimson Tide was directed by Tony Scott and GI Jane by brother Ridley. A bit of sibling teamwork?
I just saw the movie Crash Dive 2 (which is also about submarines and also involves an enemy Akula-class sub) and it has many recycled scenes from Crimson Tide. To name a few: the scene where the sub does a "snap shot" of two torpedoes, the scene of the Akula being hit, and the scene where a torpedo barely misses the heroes' sub.
Not only is the opening footage recycled in GI Jane, so is one of the officers. The Weapons Officer "Weps" also appears as the terroristic Drill Instructor, Viggo Mortensen with a Kitchener moustache.
You may also like: Gallipoli | Slumdog Millionaire | Fail Safe | The Mist | Cloverfield
Message boards
No discussions yet
Register as a member to post a message
The message boards are meant for discussing things with other users, rather than making submissions/corrections. By all means feel free to post what you like here, but for anything to be looked at properly and entered into the "official" section please use the "submit something" link in the navigation bar. Any members who post offensive content will have their accounts blocked. This is also not the place to contact Jon (who runs the site (although the members who help him check are a BIG help)) - for that, please use the contact form.