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The film is the entry for the 65th Venice Film Festival. As there was no permission to shoot at a US military base in Kuwait, the production team of the film had to move to Amman, the capital of Jordan.
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At the beginning, the film went through a very difficult period in casting and arranging the main behind-the-scenes staff. The main reason was that it needed to be shot on the spot in the Middle East, especially when Jordan was right next to Iraq.
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The Jordanian army has been providing 24-hour protection for the filming of the film. They are patrolling the scene and outside the hotel where the actors and staff rest.
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Less than a week after the film was filmed, Jordan ushered in the most difficult heat wave of summer. The temperature was so high that photographer Barry Eclaud had heatstroke and had to stop filming.
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One of the leading actors, Jeremy Renner, was filming an Iraqi child escaping while holding an Iraqi child. He tripped on the set and rolled down several stairs. The filming work was interrupted again for a few days until Renner's ankle healed. until.
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During the filming, a car full of Iraqi refugees (all hired extras) overturned on the side of the road. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the accident, except for a few who had bruises. In addition, one of the worst nasal bones was crushed.
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Whether going to Jordan or coming back from there, when going through the security check at the US airport, there will always be a few important US staff who are "treated" by the airport security looking through their luggage. One of the producers is when he returns to Los Angeles. , And was even taken away alone for questioning.
The Hurt Locker behind the scenes gags
2021-10-18 09:27
Extended Reading
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Kelvin 2022-04-24 07:01:02
The impact and shock are well done, and the editing is also a bonus
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Jaqueline 2021-10-20 19:00:26
"In any case, what you really get through is your favorite." This movie can really make people feel the pain and destruction of war... I wonder if Uncle Oscar is more and more pitying for jade? In recent years, I always like to send some small films to the awards season. I can't help but miss the Oscar blockbuster era dedicated to "Forrest", "Brave Heart" and "Titanic" at the end of the last century. Will those classics reappear today?
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Sergeant JT Sanborn: I'm not ready to die, James.
Staff Sergeant William James: Well, you're not gonna die out here, bro.
Sergeant JT Sanborn: Another two inches, shrapnel zings by, slices my throat, I bleed out like a pig in the sand. Nobody'll give a shit. I mean my parents - they care - but they don't count, man. Who else? I don't even have a son.
Staff Sergeant William James: Well, you're gonna have plenty of time for that, amigo.
Sergeant JT Sanborn: Naw, man.
Staff Sergeant William James: You know?
Sergeant JT Sanborn: I'm done. I want a son. I want a little boy, Will. I mean, how do you do it, you know? Take the risk?
Staff Sergeant William James: I-I don't know. I mean, I just, uh... I guess I don't think about it.
Sergeant JT Sanborn: Every time we go out, it's life or death. You roll the dice. You recognize that, don't you?
Staff Sergeant William James: Yeah-yeah... Yeah, I do, but I don't know why, you know? Yeah...
Staff Sergeant William James: [sighs] I don't know, JT. You know why, you know... I'm the way I am?
Sergeant JT Sanborn: No, I don't.
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Colonel John Cambridge: [waving] So long. Thank you.