Shooter (2007)

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:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

Jonathan Lemkin (screenplay), Stephen Hunter (novel)

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Rhona Mitra

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Wahlberg	...	Bob Lee Swagger
Michael Peña	...	Nick Memphis
Danny Glover	...	Colonel Isaac Johnson
Kate Mara	...	Sarah Fenn
Elias Koteas	...	Jack Payne
Rhona Mitra	...	Alourdes Galindo
Jonathan Walker	...	Louis Dobbler
Louis Ferreira	...	Howard Purnell (as Justin Louis)
Tate Donovan	...	Russ Turner
Rade Serbedzija	...	Michael Sandor (as Rade Sherbedgia)
A.C. Peterson	...	Officer Stanley Timmons (as Alan C. Peterson)
Ned Beatty	...	Senator Charles F. Meachum
Lane Garrison	...	Donnie Fenn
Zak Santiago	...	Senior Agent
Michael-Ann Connor	...	Junior Agent

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.

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Plot Keywords:

on the run | government agent | sniper | sniper rifle | voyeur | 

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Taglines:

Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen Hunter named Bob Lee Swagger after his longtime friend and colleague, Baltimore Sun photojournalist Weyman Dexter Swagger (1943 - 2010). The two worked together at the Sun for over a decade, and it was Swagger who introduced Hunter to shooting and gun culture.

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Goofs

When Swagger is being chased by the cops, all of the cars chasing him have both front and rear plates to identify them. However when he goes down a hill and two cop cars are following him, the second car has a plate with a number on the front, the first car has a blank plate. The car would have a number on the front to identify the car, not just a blank plate.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Donnie Fenn: Movement. Two men. Approximately... forty goats.
Bob Lee Swagger: They're not on anybody's side. We don't have to shoot them.

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Alternate Versions

Some 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.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Snipers (2014)

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Soundtracks

Nasty Letter
Written and Performed by Otis Taylor
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
By Arrangement with Music for the Masses

User Reviews

Still Invincible

I was surprised in many ways by shooter. #1, I was surprised by the release. I follow movies and I didn't hear about this title until early this year. #2, I was amazed by Marks ability to sell me on his acting skills. #3, By the fact that the most established actors in this title, Ned and Danny may have given career killing performances. I think Tony Todd and Stephen Root would have been solid choices, but my guess is the two poor performances were bought for name recognition.

To me this had Eastwood written all over it. At times I thought I was watching Line of Fire at others Unforgiven, but in the end it was just really good entertainment, much like The Bourne movies.

I think it's worth the watch and the story although not new was presented in a fresh manner. This one will go in my collection when available. I'm sure it will have a host of deleted scenes and alternate endings.

Solid film!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shootemup

Filming Locations:

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$61,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,523,571, 25 March 2007

Gross USA:

$47,003,582

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$95,696,996

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Grosvenor Park Impact Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1