The training that the cast (other than Matt Damon) were put through wasn't just physically tough, it was mentally tough, too. Spielberg wanted every soldier who appeared on screen to be able to understand the mindset of a World War II soldier, and so they had to be treated as such. That meant the real soldiers who were brought in to perform the training were exceptionally tough on them.
All of the cast were only allowed to refer to each other by their character's names. Their real names were left at the door. The trainers didn't even use their character names; they simply referred to each and every one of them, from Tom Hanks down to the smallest bit-part, as 'turds'. Soldiers on the front line in World War II certainly didn't feel special or unique, and so the cast had to know exactly how that felt.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.