Crimson Tide (1995) is an action/thriller movie directed by Tony Scott and written by Michael Schiffer. The movie stars Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, James Gandolfini and Viggo Mortensen in lead roles.
The story of Crimson Tide (1995) is set on on a US nuclear missile submarine. A young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Crimson Tide (1995) was nominated for 3 Academy Awards (Oscars). The movie was released on 12th May, 1995 and earned a total of $150 Million on worldwide box Office. Today, I have a list of Interesting facts and details about the movie Crimson Tide (1995). Let’s have a quick look.
15. The disagreement between Cpt. Ramsey and Lcdr. Hunter over the origin of the Lipizzaner stallions throughout the movie foreshadows and illustrates the fundamental source of friction between the two men. Both insisting that their mutually exclusive version of reality is the truth. Ironically, Cpt. Ramsey, (who believes the stallions are Portuguese) or Lcdr. Hunter (who says they are Spanish) are both incorrect. The Lippizaner stallions are in fact Slovenian. They originate from a town called Lipica. However, the horses are generally associated with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna (Austria), so Hunter was technically closer to the truth than Ramsey.
14. According to a 1995 Premiere magazine article, when Director Quentin Tarantino visited the set if Crimson Tide (1995), actor Denzel Washington 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.” Washington later said he still felt that Tarantino was “a fine artist”.
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13. The time that elapses between when Ramsey says to Hunter “You have 3 minutes” and the successful reception of the EAM is 2 minutes and 38 seconds.
12. The “Sonar” panels constantly depicted in the film Crimson Tide (1995) are completely false. The movie versions off a dumbed down pseudo radar screen, complete with a sweeptrack and bears absolutely no resemblance to a broadband passive sonar display. This was done to give the audience a more visual feel for the otherwise auditory science of Sonar operation.
11. Toward the end of the film Crimson Tide (1995), the VLF antenna is raised. VLF is the acronym for the Very Low Frequency radio spectrum, used by submarines because VLF signals can penetrate up to 40 meters of salt water. This allows submarines to receive messages while submerged. In addition, the very long wavelengths (10 to 100 kilometers) make it impossible to precisely determine the location of a VLF signal.
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10. When Lt. Cmdr Hunter is relieved of duty, Cpt.Ramsey says “Get Lt. Zimmer in here!” Hans Zimmer composed the films soundtrack and his name was added to the script to pay him honor.
9. There is another USS Alabama, a WWII battleship, permanently docked at Mobile Bay, Alabama. The ship serves as a museum, which has also been occasionally used as a hurricane shelter. Most recently during Hurricane Katrina in which members of 18 museum employee families took shelter during the storm.
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