Battle: Los Angeles
It's not war. It's survival.
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Production
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Budget
$70 000 000
Box office
$211 819 354
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Director
Actors
Aaron Eckhart, Ramón Rodríguez, Will Rothhaar, Michael Peña, Bridget Moynahan, Noel Fisher, Joey King, Beth Keener, Jessica Heap, Cory Hardrict
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Christopher Bertolini
Producer
Neal H. Moritz, Jeffrey Chernov, Ori Marmur, Jeffrey Chernov, David Greenblatt
Camera operator
Lukas Ettlin
Composer
Artist
Peter Wenham, Jason Baldwin Stewart, Mara LePere-Schloop
Audition
Debra Zane, Craig Fincannon, Mark Fincannon
Editing
Christian Wagner, Karen Jarnecke
Whole Team (289)
Whole Team (289)
Short description
When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat attacking Earth, a Marine staff sergeant and his team take it upon themselves to face the enemy and protect what remains of the planet.
What's left behind the scenes
- Since it is customary in the USA to write the month first, then the day, the film's premiere date is listed as 03/11/11. 0311 is the military occupational specialty code under which marines serve.
- Sergeant Michael Nantz fires a pistol while running in one scene. And in the next scene, he is holding a rifle that runs out of ammunition, at which point he draws his pistol.
- Since it is customary in the US to write the month first, followed by the day, the film's premiere date is listed as 03/11/11. Notably, 0311 is a military occupational specialty code used by Marines.
- The film's plot was inspired by a real-life incident that went down in history as the "Battle of Los Angeles" and occurred during World War II. On the night of February 25, 1942, an unidentified object was allegedly spotted in the airspace above the city. It was decided that it might be a Japanese plane, and 1,440 shots were fired from anti-aircraft guns toward the object. No evidence of enemy aircraft in the airspace was ever found at the time, and the incident was written off as a false alarm.
- Real Marines from Camp Pendleton on the coast of Southern California trained the actors for their roles. Some Marines even appeared in minor roles on screen.
- Filming in Los Angeles was almost not carried out. For financial reasons, work on the film took place in the state of Louisiana, where sets depicting the streets of Los Angeles were built.
- While performing a stunt, Aaron Eckhart broke his arm, but he didn't miss a single day of filming, even with the fracture.
- Almost no filming took place in Los Angeles. For tax reasons, work on the film was carried out in the state of Louisiana, where sets depicting the streets of Los Angeles were built.
- The plot of the film was inspired by a real case that went down in history as the Battle of Los Angeles. On the night of February 25, 1942, an object was spotted in the airspace over the city, which was mistaken for a Japanese aircraft. 1,440 shots were fired from anti-aircraft guns at the object. No evidence of enemy aircraft in the airspace at that time was ever found, and it was written off as a false alarm. Many conspiracy theories arose around this incident, and a real photograph from the Los Angeles Times newspaper with fabricated headlines is presented in the film as a historical document.
- The actors trained under the guidance of real Marines from Camp Pendleton on the coast of Southern California. Some Marines appear in cameo roles.
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