Visible crew/equipment: When they are first reporting to the dockyard in the beginning, right after being waved through the gate, there are servicemen working on the ships. In one of the shots, a serviceman making sparks with a grinder for effect is wearing a white Adidas shoe on his left foot, with the logo fully visible on the heel. This is in the BluRay edition. (00:13:17)
U-571 (2000)
1 mistake since 19 Apr '24, 02:12
Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Bill Paxton, Thomas Kretschmann, David Keith, Jake Weber, Jon Bon Jovi
Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren: Relax gentlemen. She's old... but she'll hold.
Trivia: Matthew McConaughey didn't like his character's background, so he asked that it be changed from the original, not being promoted because he was a drunk, to basically never making a decision that might cost someone their life.
Question: Throughout the film you can see that Tank, played by Dave Power, has funny-looking thin black scars on both cheeks. Was this a makeup effect for the character (and if so, why did they do it), or does the actor really have these scars on his cheeks (and if so, what from)?
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Answer: The scars you see on Tank's face are fake, pure makeup. They wanted the character to have a gritty look.