In Saving Private Ryan, all of the main cast were given basic military training except Matt Damon, in the hope that the cast would build a resentment towards him necessary for the role.
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. It is based on the Cornelius Ryan book The Longest Day and tells the story of a group of American soldiers who are sent behind enemy lines to rescue Private James Francis Ryan, whose three brothers have all been killed in action.
