Stop-Loss (2008)

Director:

Kimberly Peirce

Writers (WGA):

Mark Richard (written by) &
Kimberly Peirce (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

The bravest place to stand is by each other's side.

Plot:

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Honor | Texas | Iraq War | Friendship

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Ryan Phillippe	...	Brandon King
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Tommy Burgess
Rob Brown	...	Isaac 'Eyeball' Butler
Channing Tatum	...	Steve Shriver
Victor Rasuk	...	Rico Rodriguez
Quay Terry	...	Al 'Preacher' Colson
Matthew Scott Wilcox	...	Harvey
Connett Brewer	...	Curtis (as Connett M. Brewer)
Timothy Olyphant	...	Lt. Col. Boot Miller
Josef Sommer	...	Senator Orton Worrell
Linda Emond	...	Ida King
Ciarán Hinds	...	Roy King
Mamie Gummer	...	Jeanie
Abbie Cornish	...	Michelle
Alex Frost	...	Shorty
Chandra Washington	...	Mrs. Butler
Cora Cardona	...	Theresa Rodriguez
Isreal Saldivar	...	Augustin
David Kroll	...	Pastor
Marie Mizener	...	Karen
Kasey Stevens	...	Sharon
Ricky Calmbach	...	Himself
Lee Stringer	...	Dennis
J.D. Evermore	...	Rainey
Cory Hart	...	Cowboy
D.S. Moss	...	CIF Clerk (as Devin Moss)
Roger Edwards	...	Clerk
Ric Maddox	...	Lieutenant One
Richard Dillard	...	Sheriff Boudreaux
David Precopia	...	Police Officer
James D. Dever	...	Captain Dever (as James Dever)
Mark Richard	...	Pastor Colson
Laurie Metcalf	...	Mrs. Colson
Steven Strait	...	Michael Colson
Jeff Gibbs	...	Receptionist
Tory Kittles	...	Josh
Margo Martindale	...	Senator's Secretary (voice)
Ben Taylor	...	Bartender
Cameron Clapp	...	Vet
Clifton 'Troy' Robinson	...	Vet
Peter Gerety	...	Carlson
Weston Scott Higgins	...	NCOIC of Pallbearers
Tom Minder	...	Honor Guard NCOIC
Victor García Jr.	...	Grave Digger
Robert Farrior	...	Captain Greg MacDonald
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohammad Ahmed	...	Indian Man (uncredited)
Erik Anderson	...	Captain Urbina (uncredited)
Stephen Belyeu	...	Patient (uncredited)
Michelle Brew	...	Two-Step Dancer (uncredited)
Shane Briggs	...	Extra (uncredited)
Gene Cervenka	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Peter Cornwell	...	Cash for Carz Salesman (uncredited)
Ken Edwards	...	Platoon Leader (uncredited)
Pablo D. Flores	...	Soldier on Bus (uncredited)
Matthew Garth II	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Beth Gosnell	...	Domestic Abuse Victim (uncredited)
Spencer Greenwood	...	Brawling Drunk (uncredited)
Holly Hargrave	...	Austinite (uncredited)
Beau Harris	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Garth R. Hassell	...	US Army Soldier (uncredited)
Mark A. Hernandez	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Ingalls	...	Sweetheart (uncredited)
Brandon Lilly	...	Soldier (uncredited)
James Leonardo Mayberry	...	Kid Chasing Bus (uncredited)
Rissa Medlenka	...	Little Girl in Parade (uncredited)
D.J. Morrison	...	Staff Sergeant Adler (uncredited)
Mike Murehead	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
Amy Quick Parrish	...	Schizophrenic Runaway / Barn Partygoer (uncredited)
Carlos Pina	...	Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Michael D. Price	...	Soldier's Parent (uncredited)
Seneca Ramirez	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Erica Richards	...	Senator's Secretary (uncredited)
Isaac Rodriguez	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Macy Salasel	...	Tommy's Sister (uncredited)
Annabel Stephan	...	Biker Chick (uncredited)
Christian Stokes	...	Tweaker (uncredited)
Kathryn Tait	...	Biker Chick (uncredited)
LaToya Ward	...	Cowgirl (uncredited)
Steven A. Webb	...	Barn Party (uncredited)
Charlita Williams	...	Female Soldier (uncredited)
Michele Williams	...	Army Nurse (uncredited)
Shane Wood	...	Marine (uncredited)
Dalton Wyatt	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Kimberly Peirce

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Richard		(written by) &
Kimberly Peirce		(written by) (as Katherine Peirce)

Produced by
Reid Carolin	....	associate producer
Sam Cassel	....	associate producer
Michael Diliberti	....	associate producer
Gregory Goodman	....	producer
Kimberly Peirce	....	producer
Mark Roybal	....	producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer
Pamela Abdy	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Alli Shearmur	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
John Powell

Cinematography by
Chris Menges		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Claire Simpson

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
David Wasco

Art Direction by
Peter Borck

Set Decoration by
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley	....	assistant makeup artist
Lupe Devine	....	hair stylist (as Lupe De Vine)
David Forrest	....	key makeup artist (as David Craig Forrest)
Hildegard Haide	....	key hair stylist: Morocco
Kevin Haney	....	prosthetic supplier
Meredith Johns	....	prosthetics technician
Becky Joyce	....	hair stylist
Fred Lackey III	....	assistant hair stylist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	key hair stylist
Bennani Naima	....	makeup artist: Morocco
Iván Pohárnok	....	key makeup artist: Morocco (as Ivan Poharnok)
Deborah Rutherford	....	special makeup effects designer (as Deborah Patino)
Deborah Rutherford	....	special makeup effects supervisor (as Deborah Patino)
Don Rutherford	....	special makeup effects artist
Kentaro Yano	....	special makeup effects artist (as Ken Yano)
Becki Drake	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Rick Stratton	....	tattoo artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Hafid Balafrej	....	production manager: Morocco
Branko Jehlar	....	production supervisor: Morocco
Michael J. Malone	....	unit production manager
Kiki Morris	....	post-production supervisor
Scott Puckett	....	production supervisor
Scott Thaler	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alain Aswani	....	first assistant director: Morocco
Doug Coleman	....	second unit director
William M. Connor	....	first assistant director
Richard Diment	....	second assistant director: Morocco
Robbie Friedmann	....	second second assistant director
Patrick McDonald	....	second second assistant director: New York
Scott R. Meyers	....	second second assistant director
Kristen Ploucha	....	second assistant director
Neil Lewis	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)
Darin Rivetti	....	first assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)
Matthew D. Smith	....	second second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
Scott Anderson	....	assistant property master
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Jille Azis	....	set decorator: Morocco
Mohamed Azrar	....	set dresser: Morocco
Boujemaa Baabou	....	painter: Morocco
Richard Beltran	....	set dresser
'Bronco' Bob Bouman	....	leadperson
Hafid Bounouader	....	chief painter: Morocco
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist
Jesus Carrera	....	leadperson (as Jesus 'Chuy' Carrera)
Raul V. Carrera	....	set dresser (as Raul Carrera)
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Jeffrey Czaja	....	on-set painter: New York (as Jeff Czaja)
Patricia Dillon	....	set dresser
Derek Drewes	....	gangboss
William W. Dunagan III	....	construction foreperson
Abdelrhani El Zoulji	....	painter: Morocco
Mohamed Elyakine	....	set dresser: Morocco
Gretchen Engel	....	art department coordinator
Ramona Fabregas	....	set painter (as Ramona Louisa Fabregas)
Erin Fite	....	set dressing buyer
David Scott Gagnon	....	lead person: New York (as D. Scott Gagnon)
William F. Gambill	....	on-set painter (as William 'Billy the Brush' Gambill)
Danielle Giovanniello	....	assistant property master: New York (as Danielle Giovaniello)
Austin Gorg	....	assistant art director
Juliet Guimont	....	scenic artist
Steve A. Hagberg	....	construction coordinator (as Steve Hagberg)
Michael Hallett	....	on-set greensperson
Eric Henshaw	....	greensperson
Jeff Hinds	....	set dresser
Gene Kelly	....	toolperson
James V. Kent	....	set decorator: New York
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic artist
George Lee	....	set designer (as George R. Lee)
David MacDonald	....	set dresser
Tom MacLear	....	on set dresser (as Tom Gebr)
Pat Martine	....	paint foreperson (as Pat Martinz)
Kris Moran	....	property master: New York
Rabiaa N'Gadi	....	lead person: Morocco (as Rabia N'Gadi)
Barbara Nadeau	....	set painter
Jeff Naparstek	....	set dresser foreperson: New York (as Jeff Neparstek)
Keith Pain	....	art director: Morocco
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master: Morocco
Eric Pastore	....	set dresser: New York
Rob Perkins	....	scenic artist
Adele Plauche	....	set designer (as Adele Plauché)
Jeremy Reeves	....	set dresser
Dana Sanchez	....	scenic artist
Anthony Scalzo	....	set dresser: New York (as Tony Scalzo)
Justin Scoppa Jr.	....	on-set dresser: New York (as Justin Scoppa)
Randy Severs	....	construction foreperson
Michael Sexton	....	property master
Phil Shirey	....	leadperson
Corissa Smith	....	scenic foreperson
John 'B.J.' Smith	....	scenic artist (as John Smith)
Carl Sprague	....	art director: New York
Wallace R. Symns	....	chief greensperson
Jonathan Tessler	....	assistant property master: New York
Pierre Vial	....	set dresser
Robert K. Weinberger	....	general foreperson (as Robert Weinberger)
Carrin Welch	....	construction buyer
Don Williams	....	construction foreperson
Phillip Williams	....	labor foreperson
Gary Wimmer	....	lead scenic (as Gary W. Wimmer)
Robert R. Wonson	....	set dresser
Amy Bell	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Brad Blei	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	leadman: re-shoot (uncredited)
April Crump	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Patricia Dillon	....	draper (uncredited)
Travis Eisenberg	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Aziz Hamichi	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Mark Hanks	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Charlie Nauman	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Richard 'Rocky' Nichols	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Richard G. Owen	....	swing gang: re-shoots (uncredited)
Jason Perrine	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Victoria Ramirez	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Charles Seale	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Alexander Vinnitski	....	product placement (uncredited)
Michael E. Wilks	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Cher Young	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
David Boulton	....	adr mixer (as Dave Boulton)
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Kam Chan	....	supervising foley editor
Bob Chefalas	....	re-recording mixer
Krissopher Chevannes	....	adr recordist (as Kris Chevannes)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob DeSchaine)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Roberto Fernandez)
David Flynch	....	foley editor (as Dave Flynch)
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Eugene Gearty	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound designer
Eugene Gearty	....	supervising sound editor
Harry Higgins	....	machine room operator
Said Morchid Il Idrissi	....	boom operator: Morocco
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Craig Kyllonen	....	adr recordist
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Manny Leyva	....	cable person
Marissa Littlefield	....	supervising adr editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
Samuel Miille	....	apprentice sound editor (as Sam Mille)
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer (as Doug Murray)
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr recordist (as Beaux Neylon)
James Nichols	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Angela Organ	....	assistant sound editor
Karym Ronda	....	sound mixer: Morocco
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	sound effects editor
Serge Stanley	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Stern	....	dialogue editor
Shane Stoneback	....	machine room operator
Julian Townsend	....	cable person: New York
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Larry Wineland	....	supervising sound editor
Lila Yomtoob	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Yuen	....	boom operator (as J. Yuen)

Special Effects by
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects coordinator
Craig Byrom	....	special effects foreman
Kevin Ganey	....	prosthetics sculptor
Lee McConnell	....	special effects coordinator: Morocco (as L.A. McConnell)
Larry Odien	....	animatronic designer
Jay Wejebe	....	prosthetics sculptor
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects foreperson: Morocco (as Dennis A. Yeager II)
Wes Aylor	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Brandon Campbell	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Stanford Gilbert	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Leslie Kolter	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Bob Trevino	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Carol Ashley	....	compositor: Hammerhead Productions
Thad Beier	....	visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Daniel Chuba	....	executive producer: Hammerhead Productions (as Dan Chuba)
Thomas Dadras	....	digital effects supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Michelle Eisenreich	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead
Justin Jones	....	compositor: Hammerhead Productions
Dan Levitan	....	compositor: Hammerhead Productions (as Daniel Levitan)
Rebecca Marie	....	texture artist: Hammerhead Productions
Mamie McCall	....	matchmove artist: Hammerhead Productions
Daniel Mellitz	....	compositor: Hammerhead Productions
Fatima Mojaddidy	....	system administrator: Hammerhead Productions
Russell Barrett	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts
Joseph Beddelem	....	stunt coordinator: Morocco
Jon Braver	....	stunts
Chris Burton	....	stunts
Mark Chavarria	....	stunts (as Mark Anthony Chavarria)
Gokor Chivichyan	....	stunts
Leah Coffman	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Geo Corvera	....	stunts
J.J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunt coordinator (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Nathan Flores	....	stunts
Glenn Goldstein	....	stunts
Rodolphe Gowckel	....	stunts: Morocco
Tarick Hadouch	....	stunts: Morocco (as Tarik Hadouch)
Dick Hancock	....	stunts (as Richard Hancock)
Jim Henry	....	stunts
Cyrille Hertel	....	stunts: Morocco
Lucinda Hinton	....	stunts (as Lucinda Hinton-Schwan)
Karim Hocini	....	stunts: Morocco
Horace Knight	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunts
Lee McConnell	....	stunts
Roman Mitichyan	....	stunts
Eric Mondoloni	....	stunts: Morocco (as Eric Monpoloni)
David Morizot	....	stunt coordinator: Austin (as David M. Morizot)
Lonnie Nelson	....	stunts
Casey O'Neill	....	stunt coordinator: additional photography
Shawn Odum	....	stunts (as Shawn K. Odum)
R.C. Ormond	....	stunts
Michael Ortiz	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt coordinator (as Jimmy Roberts)
Allen Robinson	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Malika Sayd	....	stunts: Morocco
Dan Schlund	....	stunts (as Daniel Schlund)
Jeff Schwan	....	stunts
Ludo Silemetzoglou	....	stunts: Morocco (as Ludo Silmetzoglov)
Christian Stokes	....	stunts
Terry Tarantino	....	stunts
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunt double: Abbie Cornish (uncredited)
Shawn Odum	....	stunt double: Ryan Phillippe (uncredited)
Cedric Proust	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Abdelaziz Aarable	....	electrician: Morocco
Rachid Abeghraz	....	grip: Morocco
Wes Ahl	....	rigging grip (as Wes T. Ahl)
Tarek Albaba	....	grip
Brad Allen	....	grip
Andy Arnautov	....	chief lighting technician: Morocco
Alejandro Aurrecoechea	....	rigging electrician
Zakaria Badreddine	....	second assistant camera: "d" camera, Morocco
Mustapha Badredinne	....	camera operator: "d" camera (as Mustapha Bedreddine)
Alejandro 'Sandro' Barker	....	vtr operator: Morocco
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography: New York
Matt Blake	....	video assist operator
Theodore Y. Bott	....	electrician (as Theo Bott)
Sarah Bowman	....	camera loader
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	Steadicam operator (as Stephen Campanelli)
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator (as Stephen Campanelli)
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	film loader
Trey Cartwright	....	rigging electrician
Ivo Cervenka	....	second company grip: Morocco (as Cervenka Ivo)
Tony Christie	....	grip: New York
Carlos Cibils	....	spacecam technician: New York (as Carlos 'Cafe' Cibils)
Patrick B. Coate	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera (as William Coe)
Timothy E. Cole	....	rigging grip
Frank Connor	....	still photographer: Morocco
Luis Contreras	....	electrician: New York (as Lou Contreras)
James F. Cornick	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Matt Cowan	....	second company rigging grip
David S. Cox	....	camera trainee
Dave Cugno	....	video assist operator: New York (as David Cugno)
Eric Cunningham	....	electrician (as Eric 'Hillbilly' Cunningham)
Nick Cupkovic	....	electrician: New York (as Nicholas Cupkovic)
Vladimir Duben	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera, Morocco
Robert Fiore	....	grip: New York (as Robert J. Fiore)
Adam Flores	....	grip (as Adam T. Flores)
Dan Gephart	....	rigging electrician
Sean P. Gilbert	....	first assistant camera: underwater
Paul Goroff	....	grip: New York
Robyn Greer	....	electrician
Ivo Gresak	....	key grip: Morocco
Ameer Grice	....	electrician: New York
Chris Hamala	....	grip
Beky Hayes	....	rigging grip
Robert Hicks	....	first company rigging grip (as Rob Hicks)
Gary Hildebrand	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Donald R. Howe Jr.	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera (as Don Howe Jr.)
Janet Jensen	....	electrician
Brad Keffer	....	electrician
Scott Koenigsberg	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Adnane Korchyou	....	first assistant camera: "d" camera, Morocco (as Adnan Korachyou)
Robert Kovac	....	second assistant camera: "d" camera, Morocco
Amy Kupferberg	....	electrician: New York
Paul T. LeBlanc	....	24 frame playback operator
Paul T. LeBlanc	....	video assist operator
Paul Marbury	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Frank Masi	....	still photographer
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Jim McMillan Jr.	....	grip: New York (as James C. McMillan Jr.)
Chris Menges	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mike Moad	....	first company grip
Rachid Msaïdi	....	grip: Morocco (as Rachid Msaaidi)
Peter Necas	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera, Morocco
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer
Ster Percy	....	second company grip
Lupe Perez Jr.	....	rigging grip
Ralph Perri	....	second company grip: New York
Froylan Reyes Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Brandon Roberts	....	electrician
Pete Romano	....	camera operator: underwater
Adil Satarad	....	electrician: Morocco
Justin Seyb	....	rigging electrician
Tom Shinn	....	chief rigging electrician
Jaromir Simek	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Morocco
Dean M. Simmon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bobby Sledge	....	rigging electrician
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Morocco
Alex Soria	....	vtr operator: Morocco (as Alejandro 'Alex' Soria)
Andrew Taylor	....	second company grip: Morocco
Dyanna Taylor	....	camera operator: "c" camera, performance footage
Martin Tocka	....	camera operator: "c" camera, Morocco
Martin Tocka	....	steadicam operator: Morocco
Greg Travis	....	assistant chief rigging electrician (as Travis Travis)
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician
Steve Urban	....	grip
Donald Vetick	....	first company grip: New York
Tim Wattez	....	set lighting technician
Martin Wells	....	rigging grip
Paul Willis	....	rigging grip (as Paul 'Crow' Willis)
Sean Wright	....	dolly grip (as Sean R. Wright)
Aziz Zougar	....	electrician: Morocco (as Aziz Zouguar)
Abdellah Zouri	....	grip: Morocco
Richard Beltran	....	electrician (uncredited)
Graham Bremner	....	grip (uncredited)
Chuck Cohen	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Charles Coulter	....	generator operator (uncredited)
François Duhamel	....	additional still photographer (uncredited)
John Eschberger	....	electrician (uncredited)
Greg Flores	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Jacob Fountain	....	grip (uncredited)
Jess Haas	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Arien Hatch	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography (uncredited)
John Janusek	....	key grip (uncredited)
Tony Lopez-Cepero	....	electrician (uncredited)
Diego Mariscal	....	grip (uncredited)
James M. McClure	....	electrician (uncredited)
David J. Myrick	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Ryan Nelson	....	grip (uncredited)
Georgia Pierson	....	grip (uncredited)
John Savedra	....	set electrician (uncredited)
Ezra Venetos	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Letty Chavarria	....	background casting coordinator
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Tom Gustafson	....	background casting: New York (as Thomas Gustafson)
Sondra James	....	adr voice casting
Beth Sepko	....	regional casting
Jessica Sloan	....	extras casting assistant
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting assistant
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill E. Anderson	....	costumer: New York
Steve Constancio	....	set costumer
Charles C. Crutchfield	....	costumer: New York (as Charles Crutchfield)
Holly Davis	....	key costumer: Los Angeles
Heidi Howell	....	costume assistant
Jennifer Jobst	....	costume supervisor
Kathy Kiatta	....	key costumer: Austin (as Kathleen Kiatta)
Min Soo Kim	....	costume department coordinator (as Min Soo Elle Kim)
Andrea Knaub	....	costumer
Erik Lemoss	....	costumer (as Erik C. Lemoss-Rettner)
Libuse Makerova	....	costume supervisor: Morocco
Amy Maner	....	costumer
Robin McMullan	....	set costumer
Patrick O'Driscoll	....	costume supervisor: Morocco
Christine Orth	....	key costumer
Ladislav Procházka	....	set costumer: Morocco (as Ladislav Prochazka)
Marcy Rector	....	costumer (as Marci Rector)
Ljuba Rezinckova	....	set costumer: Morocco
Ghaine Mohamed Said	....	assistant costume supervisor: Morocco
Laura Sewrey	....	costume supervisor: New York
Mark J. Weitzman	....	costumer: military (as Mark Weitzman)
John M. 'Jack' Wright	....	costume supervisor: military (as Jack Wright)
Susan Gaedke McGill	....	costumer (uncredited)
Annette Hoffman	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Nicole Leitner	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Schilling	....	costume production assistant (uncredited)
Debra Sugarman	....	second set costumer (uncredited)
Yvonne Wilburn	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Tim Belcher	....	digital intermediate vice president of operations: Los Angeles
Dana Bloder	....	digital intermediate project manager: New York
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Rob Chesnutt	....	apprentice editor
Paul Ensby	....	colorist: London
Tamara Gagarin	....	digital intermediate account executive: Los Angeles
Joe Gawler	....	colorist: New York
Barbara Jean Kearney	....	digital intermediate executive producer: New York
Todd Kleparski	....	digital intermediate project manager: London
Keith Mason	....	additional editor: first assistant editor
Ryan Murphy	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Zachary A. Schwartz	....	post-production assistant
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor: Los Angeles (as Everette Jbob Webber)
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer: New York
Simon Wilkinson	....	digital intermediate consultant: London
Matthew Benns	....	digital intermediate data manager (uncredited)
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist (uncredited)
Gregg Lang	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)
Eric Ramistella	....	digital preview conformist (uncredited)

Music Department
George Doering	....	musician: solo guitar
Bruce Dukov	....	concertmaster
Jim Dunbar	....	music supervisor
Germaine Franco	....	music production coordinator
Matt Franko	....	music preparation
Marc Gebauer	....	music stage engineer
Mick Gormaley	....	assistant music editor
Tom Hardisty	....	music recordist
Andrew Hausmann	....	additional orchestrator (as Andrew Hauschild)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony	....	musician: score performer
Gregory Jamrok	....	additional orchestrator
Daniel Lerner	....	additional orchestra recordist
Daniel Lerner	....	scoring mixer
John Lewis	....	musician: solo trumpet
Shawn Murphy	....	orchestra recordist
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Doug Petty	....	musician: solo piano
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
John Powell	....	conductor
John Powell	....	musician: solo guitar
Nic Ratner	....	music editor
Michael Ripoll	....	musician: solo guitar
Jay Selvester	....	music floor person
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
John Ashton Thomas	....	additional programmer
John Ashton Thomas	....	orchestrator
Gina Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Hicham Akbour	....	transportation captain: Morocco
Hamid Araissi	....	transportation manager: Morocco
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Robert T. Chestnut	....	transportation captain (as Robert Chesnut)
Michael Fennimore	....	transportation captain: New York
Sean J. Moore	....	transportation
Lonnie Nelson	....	transportation captain: Austin
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver
Paul E. Stroh	....	transportation coordinator
Jonathan Wensel	....	transportation
Terry Woodcock	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver (uncredited)
Chris Raines	....	driver: re-shoots (uncredited)
John H. Stephens	....	driver (uncredited)
David Wang	....	military vehicles (uncredited)
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Rachel Aberly	....	unit publicist
Saad Ajedigue	....	production assistant
Saad Ajedigue	....	production assistant: Morocco
Scott M. Anderson	....	asst. prop master
Caroline Aragon	....	assistant: Ms. Peirce
Hassan Aridal	....	production assistant: Morocco
Reed Barrow	....	production assistant: New York
Jinane Ben Zaida	....	production coordinator: Morocco
Janey Bergam	....	assistant: Ms. Cornish (as Janey L. Bergam)
Stratton Bouloukos	....	production assistant: New York
Amanda Brand	....	unit publicist: Morocco (as Amanda J. Brand)
Ari Briskman	....	accounting clerk
Jamie Buckner	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Sean Mik'ael Butler	....	intern
Damon Cardasis	....	assistant: SRP
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Mary Beth Chambers	....	production assistant (as Mary Beth Meadows)
Michael Chenevert	....	production assistant: New York
Deborah J. Chesebro	....	second assistant accountant
Andrea Coles	....	assistant: SRP
Bobbi Colorado	....	animal coordinator
Caroline Connor	....	production secretary
J. John Corbett	....	title designer
John P. Crowley	....	location manager
Dustin Daniels	....	location assistant
Greg Deist	....	production assistant
James D. Dever	....	technical advisor: military (as SgtMaj James Dever USMC)
Mohamed Diouri	....	accountant: Morocco
Marie Dong	....	assistant accountant: Moroffo (as Thien Phuong Nguyen 'Marie' Dong)
Kelsey Egan	....	production assistant
Rachid El Aily	....	assistant accountant: Morocco
Saida Elidrissi	....	production secretary: Morocco (as Saida El Idrissi)
Joe Fiske	....	craft service
Robbie Friedmann	....	location manager
Vanessa Gaitan	....	production assistant
Sherry Gallarneau	....	script supervisor
Donal Geraghty	....	location accountant: Morocco
Gerry Grennell	....	dialect coach
Jeff Guerrero	....	production assistant
Roxanne Hilburn	....	production assistant
Reggie Hodges	....	assistant location manager: New York
Mark D. Houston	....	second assistant accountant (as Mark Houston)
Houda Jabrane	....	medic: Morocco (as Houda Jebrane)
Margaret Jacobs	....	production coordinator: New York
Pamela Jaeckle	....	production coordinator
Emma Janzen	....	location department production assistant
Vicki V. Johnson	....	medic
Joe F. Kastely	....	assistant: Ms. Peirce (as Joe Kastely)
Ian Kay	....	lead armorer
Nathan Kelly	....	assistant: SRP
Laura King	....	medic (as Laura J. King)
Adam Klaff	....	assistant: SRP
Katherine Knox	....	production secretary (as Katie Knox)
Jim Kolmar	....	assistant: Mr. Phillippe
Kevin Kray	....	location assistant
Maggie Kusik	....	second assistant accountant: New York
Jean-Claude Lecoq	....	assistant armorer: Morocco
Tiffany Lemieux	....	production assistant
Alex Levenson	....	assistant: SRP
Stephen Light	....	assistant production coordinator
Christophe Maratier	....	armorer: Morocco
Renee Marsella	....	production assistant
Al Matano	....	projectionist
Adam Milch	....	assistant: SRP
Tricia Miles	....	post executive
Scott Millenbaugh	....	puppeteer
Tom Minder	....	assistant military advisor (as MSgt Tom Minder)
Glen Moorman	....	production assistant
Christie Moreau	....	adr artist
Jake Niklas	....	production assistant
Rusty Nye	....	location department production assistant
Shobie Partos	....	assistant location manager
Laura Pendergrass	....	assistant: Mr. Goodman
Jason Perrine	....	production assistant
Marco Peña	....	production assistant
Jacki Phipps	....	location manager: New York
Antonia Proscia	....	payroll accountant: New York
James P. Queen	....	executive assistant: Mr. Rudin
Deborah Ricketts	....	footage researcher
Brett Rodriguez	....	military consultant
Danny Roman	....	assistant: SRP
Mark Rothman	....	assistant: SRP
Sasie Sealy	....	assistant: Ms. Peirce
Andrew Sehler	....	assistant accountant
Salpy Semerdjian	....	accounting clerk: New York
Lucy Shapiro	....	assistant: Mr. Roybal
Ashley Joelle Smith	....	production assistant (as Ashley J. Smith)
Brett P. Smith	....	assistant accountant (as Brett Smith)
Vernon Smith	....	locations production assistant
Jimmy Ray Sorrells	....	petty cash accountant (as Jimmy R. Sorrells)
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner	....	production auditor (as Ramona Diaz Sanchez)
Quay Terry	....	assistant military advisor (as SSgt Quay Terry)
Lila Thaw	....	arabic language consultant
Stan Umamoto	....	payroll accountant
Michael Vasquez	....	first assistant auditor
Monica Walters	....	assistant location manager
Hayley Whitehead	....	location department production assistant
Danielle Wilson	....	craft service: New York
Lori Wyant	....	script supervisor: Morocco
Nicholas Zayas	....	assistant: SRP (as Nick Zayas)
Alexander Zweig	....	assistant: SRP
Kyle Adahl	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Géraldine Bergé	....	assistant: director (uncredited)
Steve Bissell	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michelle Brew	....	stand-in: Ida King (uncredited)
Victor Burgess	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Daniel Cabeza	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited)
John Cefalu	....	location manager (uncredited)
Stephen Clarke	....	production assistant: additonal photography (uncredited)
Sarah Dowling	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Hicham El Ghorfi	....	facilities: Morocco (uncredited)
Jessica Franks	....	set assistant: reshoots (uncredited)
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager (uncredited)
Matthew Honovic	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited)
Ingrid Johanson	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Jesse Kobayashi	....	digital laboratory project manager (uncredited)
Jennifer S. Milliman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jarrette Moats	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Niamh Murphy	....	textile artist (uncredited)
Rusty Nye	....	location scout (uncredited)
Sean Oliver	....	adr artist (uncredited)
Lily Pahlow	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jannie Penvari	....	additional set production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Sara Nicole Powell	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ray Prewitt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Rathburn	....	caterer (uncredited)
Jonathan Reich	....	location manager: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
David M. Rodriguez	....	accountant (uncredited)
Ashleigh Tucker	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Jimi Woods	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kirk Worley	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Sam Cassel	....	dedicatee
Hope Omen Ferdowsi	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Scott Rudin Productions
• MTV Films
• Peirce Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Japan (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• ABC News Video Source  photos courtesy of (as ABCNews Videosource)
• AP Images  photos courtesy of
• Abdesslam Idrissi Hachim  elite surveillance security
• Armytrucks  military vehicles
• Austin Studios  thanks (as Austin Film Studios)
• BBC Motion Gallery  photos courtesy of
• Battleground Productions  photos courtesy of
• Big Film Design  title design
• Billington Ranch Taxidermy  snake wrangler
• C5  sound post-production
• Cable News Network (CNN)  photos courtesy of (as CNN)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Film Chefs  catering: New York
• Getty Images  photos courtesy of
• Hat Trick Catering  catering
• Hollywood Studio Symphony  score performed by
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Service)
• Lockhart High School Band  special thanks
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Professional VisionCare Associates  lenses
• SISS  security: Morocco
• Sound One  sound mix facility
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr
• Soundtrack  sound mixing facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Todd-AO Studios  music recorded at (as Todd-AO Scoring Stage)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive language

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | USA:R (certificate #43629) | Australia:MA | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Kathryn Tait, who played one of the Biker Chicks, almost wasn't going to be a biker chick. When Bam Rubenstein showed up, Kathryn and Bam talked for a while and decided that Kathryn would ride on Bam's motorcycle. Because of that both Bam and Kathryn were shot mounting, riding, dismounting, entering a bar and playing pool.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene during the chase Tommy is on top the Humvee but after they chase the attackers into the ally and Brandon tells Frank and Randy to cover them. You never see Tommy come down from the top of the Humvee.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Brandon King:I'm not going back. I'm fightin' this thing.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 29 March 2008" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Wedding March

Another Forgettable Entry in the Iraq War Movie Mill

Kimberly Peirce becomes one of the latest directors to try and only marginally succeed in making a compelling film about the Iraq conflict.

Peirce takes on as her subject the military's stop-loss clause, essentially a back door draft by which the military can use fine print in recruits' contracts to prevent them from getting out once their time is up. Peirce obviously feels strongly about the policy, but what should be a hard-hitting drama feels instead like a rather preachy after-school special. She coaxes a nice performance out of Ryan Phillipe, as the soldier who goes AWOL when his stop-loss clause is activated, but she doesn't fare as well with the rest of the cast. The film suffers from confusing editing, that doesn't always make it clear where characters are or how events are related to one another, and the writing at times is weak as well, with character motivations not coming across as clearly as they should.

I don't know what it is about the Iraq conflict that makes it so hard for filmmakers to make good movies about it. Maybe it will have to be over for a while before anyone can begin to approach it with any success.

Grade: B-