A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real kill... Read allA marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Lemkin(screenplay)
- Stephen Hunter(novel "Point of Impact")
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Lemkin(screenplay)
- Stephen Hunter(novel "Point of Impact")
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 nominations
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Louis Ferreira
- Howard Purnellas Howard Purnell
- (as Justin Louis)
Rade Serbedzija
- Michael Sandoras Michael Sandor
- (as Rade Sherbedgia)
A.C. Peterson
- Officer Stanley Timmonsas Officer Stanley Timmons
- (as Alan C. Peterson)
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Lemkin(screenplay)
- Stephen Hunter(novel "Point of Impact")
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Bob Lee Swagger, one of the world's great marksmen and the son of a Medal of Honor recipient, is a loner living in the Rockies. He's left the military, having been hung out to dry in a secret Ethiopian mission a few years before, when he's recruited by a colonel to help find a way that the President of the US might be assassinated in one of three cities in the next two weeks. He does his work, but the shot is fired notwithstanding and Bob Lee is quickly the fall guy: wounded and hunted by thousands, he goes to ground and, aided by two unlikely allies, searches for the truth and for those who double-crossed him. All roads lead back to Ethiopia. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice.
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-16
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to the movie's script doctor William Goldman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, and Harrison Ford passed on the movie. These men would have fit the literary Bob Lee Swagger's age a bit more closely than Mark Wahlberg (born in 1971). Author Stephen Hunter introduced Swagger as a Vietnam veteran in a 1993 novel, taking place in 1992. However, to accommodate Wahlberg's age, this film has Swagger active in Africa in the 1990s, instead of Vietnam in the 1970s.
- GoofsInexplicably, the three men who plan to kill Memphis and make it look like a suicide beat him bruised and bloody beforehand. These wounds would surely raise unwanted questions about the circumstances of his death.
- Quotes
Bob Lee Swagger: I don't think you understand, these boys killed my dog.
- Alternate versionsSome television airings use alternate takes with less blood and gore. For example, when Swagger shoots Payne in the hand, it is shown in a wide shot, instead of the bloody closeup in the theatrical release. And when Swagger shoots Payne again, instead of Payne's arm being blown off, as in the theatrical release, he is hit in the shoulder and simply falls down in a wide shot.
- SoundtracksNasty Letter
Written and Performed by Otis Taylor
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
By Arrangement with Music for the Masses
Top review
Surprisingly Good!
I watched this film, expecting to be let down. However it really did tick most of the boxes for me. I found it engaging and entertaining all the way through, for me a film where you want to watch through to the end because you WANT to watch, not out of a masochistic urge to "find out what happens". Mark Wahlbergs performance was top notch. Although there are a few "no chance" moments in the film as there always are with these type of films, the majority of it was for me within the realms of possibility. The soundtrack was also excellent and melded well with the action on screen. Both myself and my Fiancée enjoyed this film greatly. I can't really think of any negatives for this film and can only recommend it.
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- Jun 21, 2011
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Shooter - takaa-ajettu
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $61,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,003,582
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,523,571
- Mar 25, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $95,696,996
- Runtime
- 2h 4min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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