trivia about Captain America. * Matt Salinger, who played Captain America in the film, is the son of reclusive author J.D. Salinger who wrote =>Catcher in the Rye. * The ears poking through Cap's mask are not the actors. They are actualy part of the mask and are made of the same latex/rubber. * Before Salinger was given the part, both Dolph Lundgren and Arnold Schwarzenegger were up for the part of Captain America. However, Arnold's accent lost him the part and Lundgren was busy filming The Punisher (1989). Val Kilmer was also considered for the title role, but declined in favor of The Doors (1991). * The film did not get a US theatrical release but was released internationally. * Before Steve Rogers's transformation, one character is addressed as "Senator Kirby". Jack "K