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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
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Lyn Cassady -
Bob Wilton -
Bill Django -
Larry Hooper -
Brig. Gen. Dean Hopgood -
Todd Nixon -
Mahmud Daash -
Gus Lacey -
Maj. Gen. Holtz -
Scotty Mercer -
Tim Kootz -
Debora Wilton -
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Director:
Grant HeslovWriters:
Jon Ronson (inspired by the book), Peter Straughan (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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1 win & 1 nomination.Reviews & Commentary
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The camera does a 360-plus pan when the rookie is having an acid trip, so Jeff Bridges seems to appear out of nowhere.
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Brigadier General Dean Hopgood:
Boone.
Lieutenant Boone:
Yes sir?
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood:
I'm going into the next office.
Lieutenant Boone:
Yes sir.
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood:
Damn it.
Goofs
Norm Pendleton shoots at his fellow soldiers on the courtyard at Ft. Bragg. After each shot, a shell casing drops on the tarmac. During the last shot, Norm stands on a grass patch, where the falling casing would not make a sound.
Crazy Credits
Although this film is inspired by John Ronson's Book The Men Who Stare At Goats, it is a fiction, and while the characters Lynn Cassady and Bill Django are based on actual persons, Sergeant Glenn Wheaton and Colonel Jim Channon, all other characters are invented or are composites and are not portrayals of actual persons. The filmmakers ask that no one attempt walking through walls, cloudbursting while driving, or staring for hours at goats with the intent of harming them... invisibility is fine.
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More Than A FeelingWritten by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
Courtesy of Epic Records and The Columbia/Epic Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Genres
Comedy | WarDetails
Release Date:
6 November 2009Language
English, Arabic
Country of Origin
USA, UKFilming Locations
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USABox Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,211,791 (UK) (8 November 2009)
Gross:
$32,416,109 (USA) (31 January 2010)
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