How the Movie "GI Jane" Was Filmed: Stills from the Set and 12 Interesting Facts About the Movie (12 photos)

Ridley Scott's 1997 film "GI Jane" starring Demi Moore, about a woman in the US Army, wasn't a hit in its home country, but it was definitely a success in our country.





1. The idea for the film "GI Jane" was born thanks to the English writer Danielle Alexandra, who wrote the book about the female soldier.

David Twohy, who was already known for his scripts for such films as "Critters 2", "The Fugitive", "Arrival" and "Waterworld", was invited as a screenwriter. However, he did not want to write a script for a film about a female soldier, since he did not have a military education. Nevertheless, the screenwriter was persuaded.



But writing the script turned out to be quite a task for David. His script was sent back for revision several times. And when it seemed like the script was ready, Ridley Scott was hired as director, who demanded that David make significant edits to the script. So poor David had to rework the plot again.

2. There were no castings for the lead role, as the role of Jordan O'Neal was immediately assigned to Demi Moore. Incidentally, it was largely thanks to Demi Moore that screenwriter David Twohy agreed to work on the script for the film, as he really enjoyed communicating with the actress.





3. In fact, the script did not include shaving the main character's head. This idea was suggested by Demi Moore herself, and for the sake of filming the movie, she actually shaved her head.



4. Actor Harvey Keitel auditioned for the role of Petty Officer John James Argyle ("Chief"), but was denied the role due to his age. Ridley Scott offered Keitel to play another character, but the actor refused the offer, as he wanted to play only Master Chief.



But the role of Chief eventually went to 39-year-old actor Viggo Mortensen. Unlike Keitel, he was too young for the role, but in the end this difference was considered insignificant, and the actor got his part.

5. Ridley Scott initially wanted to involve the US Navy in order to use real places and military technology in the filming process. The US Navy agreed to participate in the project, but put forward some of their own conditions for cooperation. For example, they demanded further edits to the script, as well as full control over the filming process.



Ridley Scott decided that such conditions were simply unacceptable, so he decided to refuse cooperation with the Navy, saying that they would shoot the film without them and without their hovercraft.

6. Having refused the services of the Navy, Ridley Scott resorted to a little trick. He deployed a film set on a Florida beach, from which a naval base was visible. Thus, they were able to shoot a film with military ships in the background without permission from the Navy.



7. During the filming of the movie, Demi Moore had to shave her own head. The crew members watched this scene with bated breath. Not only was it impossible to make a mistake here, but many were also afraid that Demi Moore's skull would turn out to be ugly, and they would have to change the actress.



Ridley Scott stopped filming about every 4 times Demi Moore shaved her head. And when Moore had shaved about half her head, it became clear that there was nothing wrong with her skull, after which the entire crew began to applaud wildly.

8. During the interrogation scene, Viggo Mortensen was supposed to throw Demi Moore onto specially prepared pillows. But something went wrong, as a result of which Demi missed the pillows and hit her head on the door with all her might.



9. The training base was chosen at the US National Guard training ground in Northern Florida.



10. Ridley Scott shot two versions of the film's ending. In the first version, Jane died from a sniper's shot, and in the second ending, she survived. Both of these endings were shown to studio bosses, and after some thought, they decided to choose a happy ending for the woman.



11. During the filming of this movie, another film with Demi Moore, "Striptease", was released in theaters, which turned out to be a failure. This failure also affected the success of the film "G.I. Jane". Ridley Scott sincerely believes that if it were not for the film "Striptease", then "G.I. Jane" would not have been a failure.



12. With a budget of $50 million, the film "GI Jane" grossed $48 million, which was an absolute failure. And Damien Moore herself received a "Golden Raspberry" for this role, which affected her future career.