Olympus Has Fallen
When our flag falls our nation will rise.
Country
Production
Budget
$70 000 000
Revenue
$170 270 201
Director
Actors
Scenario
Katrin Benedikt, Creighton Rothenberger
Producer
Gerard Butler, Danny Lerner, Antoine Fuqua, Mark Gill, Ed Cathell III, Alan Siegel, Boaz Davidson, Avi Lerner
Operator
Conrad W. Hall
Composer
Trevor Morris
Artist
Derek R. Hill, Yanko Petrov, Tsvetan Ivanov
Audition
Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Editing
Short description
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the beginning of the film, after the limousine carrying the First Lady falls into the river from the bridge, it crashes into the frozen surface and doesn't sink. A second later, when the camera changes its angle, only a hole in the ice is visible, and the limousine itself is gone.
- There are several moments in the film where the news incorrectly displays the name of the White House: 'Whitehouse' instead of 'White House'.
- Initially, the studio wanted Winona Ryder for the role of the First Lady.
- Between takes, Melissa Leo did physical exercises to induce a rapid heartbeat and appear out of breath when required by the script. She also wore a wig, as she had grown her hair long for filming the series 'Three Rivers' (2010-2013).
- When footage shows injured people after the attack on the White House in the hospital, there is a special forces operative in camouflage in the frame. However, the special forces arrived after the attack on the White House and did not engage in clashes with the terrorists, so none of the special forces could have been wounded.
- Morgan Freeman filmed the scene in the crisis room at the height of an internet rumor about his death. He often began the shooting day by humming old jazz songs to the other actors, which charmed the unsuspecting film crew.
- Angela Bassett agreed to the role in this film only because she had long wanted to act alongside Morgan Freeman.
- The choice of North Korea as the villain in this film proved somewhat prophetic. In 2013, there was a certain tension in relations between North Korea and the United States. The choice had been made for the script years earlier. Director Antoine Fuqua said in an interview that he didn’t want the villains to be people from the Middle East, as that was a tired trope. And North Korea was interesting to him because the country is completely closed off from the outside world and creates the impression that no one can guess what they want or are capable of.
- Between takes, Melissa Leo did physical exercises to increase her heart rate and look out of breath when required by the script. Additionally, she wore a wig because she had grown her hair long for the series 'Tremor' (2010-2013).
- The role of the Secret Service Director was initially written for a man. Director Antoine Fuqua then convinced Angela Bassett to audition, after which the role was rewritten for a woman.
- When Mike and Kahn talk to each other via webcam, from Kahn's side it's visible that Mike is looking directly at the screen, but from Mike's side it's noticeable that his head is turned to look directly into the camera.
- The choice of North Korea as the villain in this film became a kind of providence. In 2013, tensions arose in the relations between the DPRK and the USA. For the script, this choice had been made years earlier. Director Antoine Fuqua said in an interview that he didn't want the villains to be people from the Middle East because that was already a cliché. North Korea interested him because the country is completely closed off from the outside world, creating the impression that no one can guess what they want or what they are capable of.
- This is the second time Dylan McDermott has played a Secret Service agent. He played a similar role in “In the Line of Fire” (1993).
- Morgan Freeman openly admitted that he acted in this film, as well as in the sequels, solely for the paycheck.
- It's highly improbable that, after being absent from the White House for 18 months, Mike remembers all the security codes exactly as they were.
- Morgan Freeman openly admitted that he starred in this film, as well as the sequels, solely for the fee.
- After Mike Banning exits the cafe with Secret Service agent Lynn Jacobs, he appears clean-shaven. He then calls his wife (still clean-shaven), but she doesn't answer. He leaves a message, and at this point, it's clear that he is now unshaven.
- After the weapons were destroyed, there was no smoke visible over the building in the news footage. But in a later scene, smoke is clearly billowing from it.
- Morgan Freeman filmed a scene in the crisis room at the height of the internet rumor about his death. He often started the filming day by humming old jazz songs to the other actors, charming the unsuspecting crew.
- There are several moments in the film where the White House is misspelled in news reports as 'Whitehouse' instead of 'White House'.
- The role of the Secret Service chief was originally written for a man. However, director Antoine Fuqua convinced Angela Bassett to audition, after which the role was rewritten for a woman.
- Gerard Butler was once considered for the role of CIA agent Mitch Rapp in a never-realized adaptation of Vince Flynn’s novel “Consent to Kill.” The first novel featuring the character Mitch Rapp is Transfer of Power, whose plot is strikingly similar to that of “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013). It features terrorists taking control of the White House, and Rapp must reach the president, hiding in a bunker, before they do.
- During the filming of scenes at the White House set in Louisiana, it was so hot that an animal welfare representative insisted that the German Shepherds, used as K-9 guard dogs, be placed in an air-conditioned trailer between takes.
- The White House is not as brightly white as it is depicted in the film. And the lawn is much longer.
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