Production note The real Andes crash happened in 1972, and the film is based on a book about the survivors.
Production note The movie was filmed in sequence so the actors could look progressively thinner and rougher.
Production note Ethan Hawke refused to grow a beard and kept a goatee instead.
Production note The cast fasted for two days before filming the eating-dead conversation.
Production note The crew filmed in the Canadian Rockies, not the actual Andes.
Production note A 2005 expedition recreated the journey and found the road they had missed.
Production note The real survivors initially downplayed the cannibalism before the backlash forced them to address it.
Mentioned with uncertainty The hosts joke that the real plane had an implausibly large cigarette supply.
Production note The film's real survivors included a technical advisor credit for Nando Parrado.
Production note The real rescue helicopters were not exactly as staged in the film.
Remember the Titans Used as a model for sports-movie beats and team adversity.
Hoosiers Referenced as another example of a team-movie setback moment.
Major League Used as another sports-beat comparison.
Apollo 13 Cited as an earlier example of a true-story disaster movie people could experience as history.
13 Lives Mentioned as a modern equivalent to a harrowing true-story rescue movie.
Yellowjackets Used as a cannibalism-and-survival comparison.
Jaws The inevitable cannibalism beat is compared to waiting for the shark reveal.
The Grey Mentioned as another strong plane-crash or survival film.
Cast Away Used repeatedly as the strongest survival comparison and crash reference.
Fearless Named as a favorite plane-crash movie and survival comparison.
Sully Mentioned in the plane-crash discussion as a near miss rather than a crash.
The Revenant Raised as another survival movie benchmark.
Cannibal Holocaust Used as a cannibalism-film comparison.
Sweeney Todd Discussed as a possible cannibalism-related film reference.
The Verdict Referenced as an apex cigarette-smoking movie.
