Quiz

According to producer Erwin Stoff, the diplomatic compound and CIA annex were built using the actual plans. "What we did, is we had actual plans and satellite images of the original structures, and we had the guys. So we built these, we replicated both the annex and the diplomatic mission exactly to the inch."

When washing up after the initial attack, "Rone" puts a picture in the flap of his ballistic vest. This is an actual photo of Tyrone Woods and his infant son.

In the film, the Ambassador is depicted as reporting that people were taking photos of the compound. On the day of the attack Sean Smith (who ends up with the Ambassador) messaged a friend, "Assuming we don't die tonight. We saw one of our 'police' that guard the compound taking pictures."

In a January 18, 2016 interview on the Mark Levin radio program, Mark Geist said he snuck in during filming, and took the place of Max Martini, the actor portraying him. Michael Bay didn't notice until Geist looked at the camera.

To prepare for his role of Jack Silva, John Krasinski dropped from 25 percent to nine percent body fat.