G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers (WGA):

Stuart Beattie (screenplay) and
David Elliot (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

When All Else Fails, They Don't

Plot:

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. |

Plot Keywords:

Military | Arms Dealer | Gi Joe | NATO | Impostor

Cast

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston	...	James McCullen / Destro
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	The Doctor / Rex Lewis
Byung-hun Lee	...	Storm Shadow
Rachel Nichols	...	Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara
Ray Park	...	Snake Eyes
Sienna Miller	...	Anastasia 'Ana' DeCobray / Baroness
Jonathan Pryce	...	U.S. President
David Murray	...	James McCullen - 1641
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Breaker
Arnold Vosloo	...	Zartan
Marlon Wayans	...	Ripcord
Dennis Quaid	...	General Hawk
Grégory Fitoussi	...	Baron de Cobray
Leo Howard	...	Young Snake Eyes

Also Known As:

Dark Sky: First Strike (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA | Czech Republic

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45055) | UK:12A | Finland:K-13 | Japan:G | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Sweden:11 | Chile:14 | Turkey:13A

Filming Locations:

Arctic

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The Cobra Commander's mask was redesigned as the filmmakers found the "G.I. Joe" (1985) version too similar to the Ku Klux Klan masks, and anyway didn't want to use the same old mask.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The CGI tram ramming the Hummer during the Paris chase scene, although loosely based on the Paris "Tramway des Maréchaux", looks nothing like the actual tram. However, even though the Tramway looks nothing like the actual Paris tram, keep in mind the movie does take place in the future. Things do change.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bastille Prison Warden: James McCullen, you Scottish pig, you've been found guilty of treason for the sale of military arms to the enemies of our Lord, King Louis XIII, even whilst you sold arms to our Lord himself.
James McCullen - 1641: Your king is a vile bag of filth who murders his own allies. I should have charged him double.
Bastille Prison Warden: You tried to overthrow the Crown in conspiracy with its enemies.
James McCullen - 1641: Unlike your simpleton king, his enemies know that is the true McCullen destiny not simple to supply arms, but to run the wars!
Bastille Prison Warden: Do you anything else to say before the sentence is carried out?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

Portis

Terrible

Another ruined childhood relic. Terrible plot, terrible actors, terrible use of the franchise. The only good thing, like most movies nowadays, is the special effects. But who really cares? That is a dime a dozen. You can really see the butchered Transformers producing background in this movie. Way to ruin two old-school childhood icons. Now let's get some "good" actors, not just in shape and a flavor of the month. Some good writers who are uncompromising and actually fans of whatever they are redoing. And most importantly good producers with a vision, not just a ten minute script and million dollar effects with a stamped brand on it.