#OTD in 1995, the thriller "Crimson Tide" starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington was released. Because the plot focused on a mutiny on a submarine, the Navy declined to assist in the production. The director got the submarine shots he needed by hiring boats and helicopters to chase down USS Alabama (SSBN-731) when it was spotted leaving Pearl Harbor. | U.S. Naval Institute

#OTD in 1995, CRIMSON TIDE starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman was released. The Navy declined to assist in the production because of problems with the script, so the director got the shots he needed by hiring boats and helicopters to chase down USS Alabama (SSBN-731) when the sub was spotted leaving Pearl Harbor. Quentin Tarantino was an uncredited writer who contributed the dialogue for the scene in which members of the USS Alabama's crew discuss favorite submarine movies. | U.S. Naval

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