Eagle Eye (2008)

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

John Glenn (screenplay), Travis Wright (screenplay),

Stars:

Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shia LaBeouf	...	Jerry Shaw
Michelle Monaghan	...	Rachel Holloman
Rosario Dawson	...	Zoe Perez
Michael Chiklis	...	Defense Secretary Callister
Anthony Mackie	...	Major William Bowman
Ethan Embry	...	Agent Toby Grant
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Agent Thomas Morgan
Anthony Azizi	...	Ranim Khalid
Cameron Boyce	...	Sam Holloman
Lynn Cohen	...	Mrs. Wierzbowski
Bill Smitrovich	...	Admiral Thompson
Charles Carroll	...	Mr. Miller
William Sadler	...	Jerry's Dad
Deborah Strang	...	Jerry's Mom
Dariush Kashani	...	Translator

Storyline

Jerry Shaw is an amiable slacker with an over-achieving twin brother. After his twin dies in an accident, strange things happen to Jerry at a dizzying pace: a fortune shows up in his bank account, weapons are delivered to his flat, and a voice on his cell phone tells him the police are on their way. Jerry follows the voice's instructions, and soon he and a woman he's never met are racing through the city, on to a plane, and eventually to the Pentagon, chased by the FBI. She is Rachel Holloman, a single mom; the voice has threatened her son's death if she doesn't cooperate. The voice seems to know everything. Who is behind it, what is being planned, and why Jerry and Rachel?

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | pentagon | death | cell phone | twin brother | 

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Taglines:

Don't walk. Run.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks Pictures [fr] DreamWorks Pictures [us]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eagle Eye: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

831 Francisco St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,096,777 (UK) (17 October 2008)

Gross:

$101,111,837 (USA) (26 December 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Goldcrest Pictures, KMP Film Invest

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was the first film released in September since Sweet Home Alabama to gross over 100 million dollars.

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Goofs

When Ethan's rank is spoken (on phone video in the chamber he says his rank) and shown on his uniform (memorial service picture shows him wearing sliver bar on shoulder) it is of an officer. But after the retinal scan of Jerry, Ethan's ID card comes up on screen, and it says E8 SMgt. (enlisted rank).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Soldier: Valhalla, this is Thor. Valhalla, this is Thor. We have visual on a possible high value target.

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Connections

References Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

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Soundtracks

"The Star Spangled Banner"
Music by John Stafford Smith (uncredited)
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key (uncredited)

User Reviews

Unoriginal but very entertaining

In the plot of Eagle Eye,there are elements taken from the books written by William Gibson,the video game Portal and movies like Enemy of the State,I Robot and a long etcetera.But,in spite of that,I had a very good time watching this movie.There's no doubt it's unoriginal but the movie has an enormous energy that takes possession of the spectator,so the final experience is very entertaining.The action scenes are very well filmed : they are exciting and they feel realistic.The movie has a good tone because it never stops entertaining.The actors also did a good job.Shia LaBeouf,Michelle Monaghan,Billy Bob Thornton,Michael Chiklis and Rosario Dawson bring a lot of enthusiasm to their characters.I'm usually against the lack of originality but,there are some occasions in which,that fail is redeemed with a lot of good elements.Eagle Eye is one of that cases.I can easily recommend this movie.I had a very good time watching it and it did not bore me even a second.