The Hunting Party (2007)

A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No.1 war criminal in Bosnia. However, their extremely dangerous target decides to come after them.

Director:

Richard Shepard

Writers:

Richard Shepard, Scott Anderson (article)

Stars:

Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terrence Howard	...	Duck
Richard Gere	...	Simon Hunt
Gordana Vukres	...	Girl at Awards Ceremony
James Brolin	...	Franklin Harris
Sanela Seferagic	...	Sexy Assistant
Damir Saban	...	Gert
Aleksandra Grdic	...	TriBeCa Loft Girl
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Benjamin Strauss
John W. Falk	...	Journalist #1
Scott Anderson	...	Journalist #2
Harald Doornbos	...	Journalist #3
Philippe Deprez	...	Journalist #4
Erich Rathfelder	...	Journalist #5
Zan Marolt	...	Journalist #6
Ljubomir Kerekes	...	The Fox

Storyline

A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them.

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Plot Keywords:

hunt | bosnia | fox | cia | war criminal | 

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Taglines:

How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't? [by actually looking]

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and some violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language:

English Serbo-Croatian Croatian

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spring Break in Bosnia

Filming Locations:

Croatia

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,609, 9 September 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$969,869, 1 November 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intermedia, The Weinstein Company, Cherry Road Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original title of the movie was 'Spring break in Bosnia'.

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Goofs

In one scene, after they leave the restaurant without paying, the owner shoots their car's right wing mirror. Later, in the scene when the truck is ramming them, the mirror is intact.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true.

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Crazy Credits

After the main credits, a clip of Arif Alaibegovic singing "Na Ophodi Prema Bakijama" appears besides the next set of credits.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

You Make Me Feel Brand New
Written by Thom Bell (as Thomas Randolph Bell) and Linda Creed (as Linda Diane Creed)
Performed by The Stylistics featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. (as Russell Thompkins, Jr.)
Courtesy of Amherst Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Let the film take you where it will and you'l have a good time

Based on a true story of a trio of Journalists looking for a war criminal in the former Yugoslavia. The Original group included Jon Krakauer, in the movie we have Terrence Howard and Richard Gere. Where originally it started as a bunch of journalists getting drunk and deciding to go out and find the bad guys, here we have Gere as a washed up TV reporter convincing his old camera man and a network executive (who got the job because of nepotism) that he can get an interview with "the Fox" if they are willing to go along with him. They go and things instantly begin to go side ways as nothing is as it seems and no one believes they aren't with the CIA. Not to put too fine a point on it I really liked this film a great deal. Its witty intelligent with lots of likable characters and a real sense of both humor and reality.Its probably three quarters of one of the most enjoyable films of the year (even with the nastiness.) What can I say I'm a sucker for great buddy films and Terrence Howard and Richard Gere have an ease when together that makes you certain that they have been friends for decades. Its magical. If there is a problem with the film its that the film kind of loses steam toward the end. Somewhere the need for an "ending" kind of gets in the way of things and the film begins to be a bit less...I don't know, fun. Don't get me wrong its still better than many other recent films, but its just disappointing that things have to be "neat". Of course the pre-final credits explanation of whats real and what isn't a scream. See this movie, thats all I have to say. See it and go with its vibe and I think you'll have a good time.

And forgive me for being spotty about things since I'm trying not to say too much since not knowing what happens is part of the joy.