![]() ![]() And the hair did stand up on the back of our heads and it was chaotic.” Captain Phillips (2013) So, when they came in – I have to say that when they first blew that door open and came in screaming at us – I saw four of the skinniest, scariest human beings on the planet. We were scared in the – kind of like the best way possible because we know the guns aren’t loaded, but those guys were. Hanks described the first time he saw the Somali pirates, and it gave him the strangest goosebumps, a reaction that the director was aiming to produce: “ We didn’t, we figured out – us on the crew – we’re not going to meet these guys, are we? Oh no, we’re not.” The lead star discussed how he never met the Somali actors until they were already filming: In an interview with Fresh Air, Tom Hanks shares intriguing details about Captain Phillips. They asked him if he wanted beer, thinking that all Americans loved beer.Tom Hanks Reveals He Never Met His Co-Stars In 2013’s Captain Phillips (Though Phillips says he just darted past him, rather than pretending to go to the bathroom himself.) After that, Phillips says the pirates beat him, started playing mind games with him (he was becoming paranoid), and performed mock executions. But the real hijackers might not have been quite so isolated: According to the Associated Press, officials said they were communicating with other pirate boats via satellite phone.Īs in the movie, things got much worse after Phillips tried to escape, while one of the pirates was urinating off the boat. (Phillips says he really did have to suggest that they remove their clips before using a gun to break the window.) Phillips also describes how the pirates “claimed they were former fishermen who’d been forced into banditry when their livelihoods disappeared,” just as they do in the movie. Over those five days, the extreme heat raised tensions, and the pirates broke the boat’s windows to let in some air. ![]() In the movie, Phillips says things like, “If you want to shoot someone, shoot me!” But Phillips says that he never meant to sacrifice himself for the crew. Though he was made a hero by ensuing media reports, Phillips doesn’t call himself a hero for these actions. But after Phillips went down to the lifeboat to help the pirates get it started, the hijackers kept Phillips and reneged on the deal. This shifted the balance of power, and the crew was eventually able to negotiate an exchange of Muse for Phillips. (According to the book, they all had sandals.)Īs in the movie, it was chief engineer Mike Perry that scuffled with Muse in the dark of the engine room and, after badly cutting Muse’s hand, used the knife to take him hostage. ![]() The book, for example, never describes a barefoot pirate stumbling on a field of broken glass, left by the crew as a booby trap. The crew’s efforts to take the ship back are also largely accurate, though some details seem to be invented. They really did offer the pirates the $30,000 from Phillips’ safe, but the hijackers wanted much more. He pretended he didn’t understand them, that the ship was “broken,” and he surreptitiously turned on his radio to sneak news to his crew. Business or not, Phillips tried to slow their progress any way he could. ![]()
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