A corporation hires a professional assassin to pose as its trade show representative who must organize the wedding of a Middle Eastern pop star, which will allow him the opportunity to kill ... Read allA corporation hires a professional assassin to pose as its trade show representative who must organize the wedding of a Middle Eastern pop star, which will allow him the opportunity to kill a Middle Eastern politician.A corporation hires a professional assassin to pose as its trade show representative who must organize the wedding of a Middle Eastern pop star, which will allow him the opportunity to kill a Middle Eastern politician.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Lyubomir Neikov
- Omar Sharif
- (as Lubomir Neikov)
Nikolay Stanoev
- Bhodi Bhundhang
- (as Nikolai Stanoev)
George Zlatarev
- Director
- (as Georgi Zlatarev)
Velislav Pavlov
- Video Guy #2
- (as Vesilav Pavlov)
Zachary Baharov
- Video Guy #3
- (as Zahari Baharov)
Bill Cusack
- Tamerlane Caffeinated Soldier
- (as William Cusack)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe tenth movie in which siblings John Cusack and Joan Cusack appeared together.
- GoofsWhen Brand and Natalie go to the coffee shop, on the floor you can see the blue-tape 'T' marker that shows the waitress where she needs to stand for this shot.
- Quotes
Brand Hauser: Be still my trembling hands, for how you would tremble if you knew where I would take you next.
- Crazy creditsBeTolerant.com is listed twice in the thanks section of the credits, despite this resulting in an odd number of entries and causing the last entry to have to go against the rest of the layout (centered, vs two-column) to keep things even.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inside the Actors Studio: John Cusack (2007)
- SoundtracksSong for Dixie
Written by Stephen Edwards
Published by Source In Sync Music (ASCAP) / Engine Co 35 Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
Featured review
In War, Inc we find the logical extension of the current outsourcing of all war-related activities we are currently doing in Afghanistan and Iraq. If you are familiar with the antics of Halliburton, Kellogg, Brown & Root and Blackwater overseas you are already halfway home to fully appreciating the satire of Cusack's latest piece. Cusack plays a corporate hit-man named Brand Hauser who finds himself in Turiquistan organizing a trade show in the newly liberated country as his cover while waiting to get access to his latest target. While there he finds himself intrigued by the anti-establishment reporter played by Marisa Tomei and pursued by the over-sexualized pop star played by Hilary Duff. We are introduced to Hauser's past, which includes a tragedy that has haunted him ever since and the corporate assistant named Marsha Dillon who actually is running the entire operation for him (and played hilariously by Joan Cusack). While some moments are played suitably over the top, they aren't always the moments you expect and the little touches often catch you by surprise. All the principals turn in solid performances. Duff's accent comes and goes but otherwise she does a very nice job and goes a long way to dispel her Disney image. Tomei is funny but understated while the Cusack's own nearly every scene they are in. To be fair, they are given good material. The writers turn in a good script with enough twists and turns and visual gags to keep you giggling throughout all the way to the predictable conclusion. In fact, the predictability of the end is the only thing that keeps me from rating it higher as the story twists and turns it's way to the expected conclusion.
If you like your comedy broad and physical, there is probably not enough here to keep you interested the entire movie. On the other hand, if you like sly comedy and broad satire, this is for you.
If you like your comedy broad and physical, there is probably not enough here to keep you interested the entire movie. On the other hand, if you like sly comedy and broad satire, this is for you.
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- Also known as
- Brand Hauser: Stuff Happens
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $580,862
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $35,336
- May 25, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $1,296,184
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1(original negative)
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