'The Finest Hours' trivia and fun facts
Casey Affleck and Ben Foster previously worked together in 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' (2013).
This movie is mainly being filmed in the New England town, Chatham.
Both Casey Affleck and Josh Stewart appeared together in Interstellar (2014). Although Stewart did not appear onscreen, as he voiced the robot character CASE.
Chris Pine and Eric Bana previously worked together in 'Star Trek' (2009).
The vintage police car used in the film was borrowed from the Orleans Police Department, a Cape Cod town not far from Chatham.
Both Chris Pine and Holliday Granger have previously co-starred in Disney films. Pine in Into the Woods (2014) and also the princess diaries: a royal engagement and Granger in Cenicienta (2015).
Kyle Gallner and Michael Raymond-James have both previously worked on hit TV show The Walking Dead by AMC but never appeared on screen together as they were both in different seasons. Kyle (Zach) in season 4 and Michael (Dave) in season 2.
The original Coast Guard lifeboat launch used to rescue the Pendleton survivors, CG36500, still exists and is maintained in perfect condition at Rock Harbor in Orleans, Massachusetts.
Ben Foster and Eric Bana played Navy SEALs in 'Lone Survivor' (2013) and Kyle Gallner played a marine in 'American Sniper ' (2014).