10 Crazy Facts From These Military Backdrop Movies I Bet You Didn't Know!!

1.SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

For The Movie 'Saving Private Ryan',Director Steven Spielberg chose Matt Damon for the character Private Ryan because of his All-American look and his status as a unknown actor at the time.But Damon won an Oscar for the Movie  "Good Will Hunting" and become an overnight star before the release of 'Saving Private Ryan'.

2.BLACK HAWK DOWN

Did you know in Black Hawk Down?!The sequence of events near the end of the film in which some US Rangers are forced to run behind an undefended rescue convoy indeed happened in real life. This unfortunate event was named after the battle by the soldiers as "The Mogadishu Mile".

3.FULL METAL JACKET 

Did you know in 'Full Metal Jacket?!,In the first part of the film, To Shoot a scene inside the barracks during an exercise, The makers designed a special lens to keep each recruit in focus.Director Stanley Kubrick wanted no one to be special and everyone to be treated equally.

4.LONE SURVIVOR

Did you know in 'Lone Survivor'?!, Mark Wahlberg who played Marcus Lutrell in the movie revealed that the real Marcus Lutrell was very reserved when they first met and did not make eye contact during their conversation.Wahlberg spent several weeks gaining Latrell's trust before he was ready to speak.

5.AMERICAN SNIPER 

After Chris Kyle's first kill, he returns to find another team member reading a graphic novel. The graphic novel is for the character The Punisher, who wears a skull on his chest.This skull is later seen on decorating uniforms and vehicles in Kyle's team.

6.HACKSAW RIDGE 

Did you know in Hacksaw ridge?!,At the end of the film, it is stated that Desmond saved 75 people by dropping them directly off the embankment, but he also treated about 55 others who were able to escape without further assistance. During the journey, which lasted about three weeks, he rescued nearly 300 people.Did you also know?!The film received a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival in September 20'16, which lasted 9 minutes and 48 seconds, According to Mel Gibson who timed it.

7.PLATOON

Did you know in the Movie 'Platoon'?!According to Oliver Stone, he intentionally cast Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe in opposition to the usual casting types. Berenger was best known for playing good guys, while Dafoe had previously played mostly bad guys. Both men were nominated for Oscars for their work in this movie.Did you also know?!,Oliver Stone wrote the first draft in 19'71 and sent it to Jim Morrison in the hopes that he would play the role Charlie Sheen would eventually play. Morrison had the script with him when he was found dead in Paris. It is unknown whether he would have been selected had he lived.However, Stone eventually directed "The Doors" that released in 19'91 based on Morrison's life.

8.THE PATRIOT 

Did you know in 'The Patriot'?!,Mel Gibson's character, Benjamin Martin, is loosely based on real-life soldier Francis Marion, also known as "The Swamp Fox." The Swamp Fox taught his soldiers about guerrilla tactics.Did you also know?!,Heath Ledger who played the character of Corporal Gabriel Edward  didn't work for a year because he was only offered the role of a teenage heartthrob at the time.When he was cast in this film, he was about to quit acting and return to Australia.

9.FURY

Did you know in 'Fury'?!,The cast members underwent a month of rigorous training. The final test was to man a real tank during a combat exercise.Brad Pitt, who was much older than his cast mates, made sure that he participated in all of the physical training alongside the other actors.Did you also know?!,Shia LaBeouf didn't get along well with the cast and crew, so he stayed in a nearby bed and breakfast away from everyone involved during filming.

10.FACT FROM PEARL HARBOR 

Did you know in 'Pearl Harbor'?!,Ben Affleck's character, Rafe McCawley, is loosely based on real fighter pilot Joe Foss, who had 32 confirmed kills during the war and many more probables.McCawley's speech about the plane feeling like an extension of his body was taken almost verbatim from Michael Bay's conversation with Foss.