- A large-scale solar power station appeared in the film, and the crew was unable to produce enough solar panels, so only a part of them was produced, and the others were synthesized by computer special effects in post-production.
- In the script, there is a river flowing through the desert and a stream flowing in the jungle. This kind of scene is very difficult to find. In the end, the production team had to use editing technology to cut together different scenes located in four places.
- Sudden sandstorms in the desert often affect the shooting progress. When the sandstorm hits, the visibility is only about a dozen meters. Each time the crew has to quickly find a place to hide, and the day's time is wasted.
- The protagonist Matthew McConley and Penélope Cruz Sánchez became lovers during the filming of the film because of their romance.
- The actor of the film was originally determined to be Hugh Jackman, but due to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the film was postponed until 2003 to resume shooting, which overlapped with the schedule of the movie "X-Men" II starring Hugh Jackman, so Changed the actor candidate.
- Between the filming of the film, Penélope Cruz Sánchez almost disappeared in the desert.
- The crew also encountered very rare torrential rains in the desert during filming. According to locals, there has been no precipitation in the area for more than 40 years.
- The original director of the film was Rob Bauman. He felt that his director ideas were restricted, so he withdrew from the crew and delayed the filming of the film for a year.
- The location of the film was not set in the real Sahara desert, but was shot in the desert of Morocco. The hunting scene on the Niger River is not the real Nile River, but was shot separately on the rivers of Spain and Morocco .
Sahara behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Admiral James Sandecker: [sees Rudi on a couch] Rudi?
Rudi Gunn: [sits up] Admiral, I have news about your boat. Boom.
[makes a hand gesture that implies blowing up]
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Al Giordino: Man, the Admiral's gonna be mad when he hears you lost his satellite phone.
Dirk Pitt: Not as mad as when Rudi tells him it was attached to the boat.