The Peacemaker - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[jessie]

Of the movie's two big stars, Nicole Kidman doesn't appear until 17 minutes in, and George Clooney doesn't appear until 20 minutes in.

[miriam]

Nicole Kidman later played a Russian herself in Birthday Girl (2001), coincidentally starring Ben Chaplin, who also appeared with George Clooney in The Thin Red Line (1998).

[tammy]

In her briefing about possible suspects behind the nuclear blast (as LTC Devoe walks in), you can hear Dr. Kelly name "Shamil Basayev" and describes him as a militant Chechen rebel leader. This is true. Shamil Basayev was suspected as the mastermind in the school takeover in North Ossetia, which captured more than 1000 hostages in September 2004. He was killed by an explosion on 10 July 2006, near Ekajevo, Ingushetia.