Where to watch Pearl Harbor (2001)

Trivia & production notes

• Michael Bay initially wanted Pearl Harbor to be R-rated to graphically depict the horrors of war, but ultimately accepted Disney's PG-13 requirement because he believed young children should be able to see it.
• The film's original proposed budget of $208 million was cut down to $140 million after Disney executives objected, and even then the studio convinced crew members and vendors like Panavision and Industrial Light Magic to defer millions in payment.
• Matt Damon turned down the role of Danny Walker to appear in Ocean's Eleven instead.
• Charlize Theron declined the role of Evelyn in favor of starring in Sweet November.
• The Rosarito Beach set in Mexico, formerly used for Titanic, was repurposed to film scale model sequences showing battleships rolling and sinking during the Pearl Harbor attack.
• The film's world premiere took place aboard the USS John C. Stennis, an active nuclear aircraft carrier that traveled six days from San Diego, with over 2,000 attendees and an estimated production cost of $5 million for Disney.
• Hans Zimmer composed the original score, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
• The song "There You'll Be" received nominations for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
• Michael Bay's audio commentary for the R-rated Director's Cut DVD was recorded just 250 hours after the September 11 attacks.
• In its first week of home video release, Pearl Harbor sold over 7 million units and generated more than $130 million in retail sales.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Pearl Harbor (film), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Rewritten for StreamShack; errors are ours — tell us about them.