- The film is the first Michael Bay work without Jerry Bruckheimer as the producer.
- The film was previewed at the Cannes Film Festival and only lasted 45 minutes.
- The black yacht that appeared in the Lincoln Dream was the WallyPower118 superyacht, almost entirely made of carbon fiber, glass and Kevlar.
- The photographer tripped over the guide rail because of focusing on following the film, and was seriously injured.
- Before the first car chase scene began, a Lexus concept car appeared in the picture. This car appeared in the 2002 Minority Report.
- The Los Angeles Police Department shield used by Jamie McBride in the film is exactly the one he used when he was a police officer.
- While shooting a car chase scene on a highway, a Panavision camera was destroyed.
- More than one-third of the film was shot with the new Arriflex 235 camera. In July 2004, Michael Bay purchased it directly from the manufacturer. At that time, the camera weighing only 7.7 pounds was not yet on the market. After the shooting, Michael Bay called the Arriflex 235 the smallest and lightest camera he had ever used.
- A Bugatti Veyron appeared in the film. This super sports car, which is produced only 50 cars a year, is currently priced at up to 1.25 million U.S. dollars.
- The mobile phone used by Tom Lincoln in the film is Nokia 8800/8801. At the time of filming, this mobile phone was still a concept mobile phone.
The Island behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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McCord: No, no, no, no, no... That's the worst idea I've ever heard. Do you have any idea how *dead* I would be? Not to mention *fired*.
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Merrick: We control them with the memory of a shared event. A global contamination. It keeps them fearful of going outside. The Island is the one thing that gives them hope. Gives them purpose. Everything we expose them to their programs, their cartoons, books, the games they play are designed to manage aggression and reinforce simple social skills. To avoid obvious complications they aren 't imprinted with an awareness of sex. We find it simpler to eliminate the drive altogether. In a very real sense they're like children. Educated to the level of a 15-year-old.