Movie 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'
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No goats. No glory.
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.
English
- a.k.a. The Men Who Stare at Goats
English
- a.k.a. Les hommes qui regardent les chèvres
German (Deutsch)
Der Journalist Bob stolpert durch Zufall über die beste Story seines Lebens, als er im Irak Lyn trifft, einen Mann mysteriösen Ursprungs und ehemaligen Jedi-Krieger.
German (Deutsch)
Als der kleinstädtische Reporter Bob Wilton einen Mann interviewt, der behauptet Veteran einer supergeheimen Spezialeinheit zu sein, deren Mitglieder auf das Töten durch Blicke, durch Wände gehen und Gedankenlesen spezialisiert sind, kann es sich eigentlich nur um einen völlig Durchgeknallten handeln. Doch als Bob von seiner Frau verlassen wird und daraufhin als Kriegsberichterstatter in den Irak geht, wird er eines Besseren belehrt. Denn dort trifft er auf Lyn Cassady, ebenfalls Mitglied dieser seltsamen Psychokrieger, die in den 80ern von Althippie Bill Django ausgebildet wurden und sich selbst „Jedi-Krieger“ nennen. Für Bob klingt das nach einer tollen Story und so schließt er sich seinem neuen Bekannten an, um ihn bei einem absoluten Geheimauftrag in der Wüste zu begleiten. Eine irrwitzige Odyssee beginnt.
German (Deutsch)
Der Journalist Bob stolpert durch Zufall über die beste Story seines Lebens, als er im Irak Lyn trifft, einen Mann mysteriösen Ursprungs und ehemaligen Jedi-Krieger.
French (Français)
- a.k.a. Les Chevres du Pentagone
Bob Wilton, un journaliste désespéré fait l'heureuse rencontre de Lyn Cassady, un soldat aux pouvoirs paranormaux combattant le terrorisme. Ils se rendent ensemble en Irak ou ils rencontrent Bill Django, le fondateur de l'unité, et Larry Hooper, soldat de l'unité qui dirige une prison.
Italian (Italiano)
- a.k.a. L'uomo che fissa le capre
Bob Wilton è un giornalista pavido e impacciato, abbandonato dalla moglie e a caccia dello scoop della vita. Inviato di guerra in Iraq nel tentativo disperato e maldestro di attirare l'attenzione della fedifraga consorte, Wilton incontra lo stralunato Lyn Cassady, soldato Jedi e monaco guerriero appartenente alla New Earth Army, un'unità sperimentale dell'esercito americano che vuole "combattere" le guerre col flower power. In grado di attraversare i muri e di fermare con lo sguardo il cuore di una capra, abili nel leggere nel pensiero del nemico e nel dissolvere le nuvole nel cielo, l'esercito hippy, fondato dallo stupefacente Bill Django, accoglie tra le sue fila il giornalista, iniziandolo al lato nobile della Forza. Tra rapimenti, vagheggiamenti e dosi massicce di LSD, Bob Wilton scriverà il suo articolo e ristabilirà l'equilibrio nella Forza.
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- Keywords
- drug use
- hippie lifestyle
- kuwait
- new age
- paranoid fantasy
- vietnam veteran
- Genres
- Comedy
- War
- Languages
- English
- Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
- Production Companies
- Ruby Films
BBC Film
Smoke House Pictures
Overture Films
UK Film Council
- Mandate International
- Release Dates
Theatrical R
Theatrical 15
Theatrical
Theatrical 12
Theatrical
Physical DVD & Blu-Ray
Theatrical M
Digital U VOD
- Ratings
- TMDb 60% · 1,967 (more information on website)
- IMDb 62% · 134,202 (more information on website)
- Rotten Tomatoes® 51% (more information on website)
- metacritic 54% (more information on website)
Cast
Character | Person |
---|---|
Lyn Cassady | George Clooney |
Bob Wilton | Ewan McGregor |
Bill Django | Jeff Bridges |
Larry Hooper | Kevin Spacey |
Todd Nixon | Robert Patrick |
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood | Stephen Lang |
Mahmud Daash | Waleed Zuaiter |
Gus Lacey | Stephen Root |
Major General Holtz | Glenn Morshower |
Scotty Mercer | Nick Offerman |
Tim Kootz | Tim Griffin |
Debora Wilton | Rebecca Mader |
Lieutenant Boone | Jacob Browne |
Dave | Todd Lawson LaTourrette |
Ron | Brad Grunberg |
Gus' Mother | Elsa Villafane |
Kuwait Waiter | Fawad Siddiqui |
Journalist #1 | Samuel Ray Gates |
Journalist #2 | McCaleb Burnett |
General Brown | Robert Curtis Brown |
Kidnapper #1 | Hrach Titizian |
Kidnapper #2 | Shafik N. Bahou |
Iraqi Driver | Christopher Maher |
Chris - Viet Nam Pvt. | Matt Newton |
Major General Jack Gillian | Kevin Wiggins |
Clifford Hickox | JJ Raschel |
Norm Pendleton | Arron Shiver |
Major General Pendleton | Jaime Margarida |
Bob's Editor | William Sterchi |
Technician | Drew Seltzer |
Lyn's Father | Donn Lamkin |
Lyn (12 years old) | Sean Curley |
Insurgent | Michael-David Aragon |
Ben Echmeyer | Morse Bicknell |
CIA Agent | Kevin Geer |
Krom - SUV | Chick Bernhard |
Crew
Department | Job | Person |
---|---|---|
Art | Art Direction | Peter Borck |
Production Design | Sharon Seymour | |
Property Master | Andrew Petrotta | |
Set Decoration | Marcia Calosio | |
Mónica Monserrate | ||
Set Designer | Amahl Lovato | |
Camera | Camera Operator | Colin Anderson |
Director of Photography | Robert Elswit | |
Dolly Grip | Jeff Kunkle | |
Still Photographer | Laura Magruder | |
Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design | Louise Frogley |
Costume Supervisor | Richard Schoen | |
Hair Designer | Waldo Sanchez | |
Key Makeup Artist | Jay Wejebe | |
Key Set Costumer | Tom Cummins | |
Makeup Department Head | Ken Diaz | |
Seamstress | Deborah Andrews | |
Set Costumer | Ali Lammari | |
Wig Designer | Martial Corneville | |
Crew | Dialect Coach | Elizabeth Himelstein |
Special Effects Coordinator | Kevin Harris | |
Stunt Coordinator | Jeffrey Lee Gibson | |
Video Assist Operator | Adam Barth | |
Directing | Director | Grant Heslov |
First Assistant Director | David Webb | |
Script Supervisor | Coraly Santaliz | |
Second Assistant Director | John R. Saunders | |
Second Second Assistant Director | Ian Calip | |
Editing | Color Timer | Jim Passon |
Digital Intermediate Editor | Devon Miller | |
Digital Intermediate Producer | Christian Prejza | |
Editor | Tatiana S. Riegel | |
First Assistant Editor | Pablo Prietto | |
Lighting | Chief Lighting Technician | Rick Thomas |
Production | Associate Producer | Luillo Ruiz |
Casting | Amanda Mackey | |
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | ||
Executive Producer | Alison Owen | |
Barbara A. Hall | ||
David M. Thompson | ||
James A. Holt | ||
Payroll Accountant | Jim Swidarski | |
Producer | George Clooney | |
Grant Heslov | ||
Paul Lister | ||
Production Supervisor | Charlene Olson | |
Michelle Lankwarden | ||
Unit Production Manager | Barbara A. Hall | |
Ellen Gordon | ||
Sound | ADR Editor | Christopher T. Welch |
ADR Mixer | Dean St. John | |
Boom Operator | Robert Jackson | |
Dialogue Editor | Christopher T. Welch | |
Foley Artist | Andy Malcolm | |
Caoimhe Doyle | ||
Goro Koyama | ||
Music Editor | Nick South | |
Music Supervisor | Linda Cohen | |
Orchestrator | Tony Blondal | |
Original Music Composer | Rolfe Kent | |
Sound Designer | Mark A. Mangini | |
Sound Effects Editor | George Simpson | |
Piero Mura | ||
Sound Mixer | Edward Tise | |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer | Mark A. Mangini | |
Matthew Iadarola | ||
Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | Thomas J. Smith |
Writing | Novel | Jon Ronson |
Screenplay | Peter Straughan |