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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Christopher Eccleston, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, and Channing Tatum in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
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An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

  • Director
    • Stephen Sommers
  • Writers
    • Stuart Beattie
    • David Elliot
    • Paul Lovett
  • Stars
    • Dennis Quaid
    • Channing Tatum
    • Marlon Wayans
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    212K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,608
    174
    • Director
      • Stephen Sommers
    • Writers
      • Stuart Beattie
      • David Elliot
      • Paul Lovett
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Channing Tatum
      • Marlon Wayans
    • 596User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 16 nominations

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    Dennis Quaid, Bob Ducsay, David Womark, Mitchell Amundsen, and Stephen Sommers in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
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    Dennis Quaid
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    • General Hawk
    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Duke
    Marlon Wayans
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    • Ripcord
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    • Heavy Duty
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    • McCullen…
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    Grégory Fitoussi
    • Baron de Cobray
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    • The Doctor…
    Leo Howard
    Leo Howard
    • Young Snake Eyes
    Karolina Kurkova
    Karolina Kurkova
    • Cover Girl
    Lee Byung-hun
    Lee Byung-hun
    • Storm Shadow
    Sienna Miller
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    • Ana…
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    • James McCullen - 1641
    Rachel Nichols
    Rachel Nichols
    • Scarlett
    Kevin J. O'Connor
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    • Dr. Mindbender
    Gerald Okamura
    Gerald Okamura
    • Hard Master
    Ray Park
    Ray Park
    • Snake Eyes
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • U.S. President
    Brandon Soo Hoo
    Brandon Soo Hoo
    • Young Storm Shadow
    • Director
      • Stephen Sommers
    • Writers
      • Stuart Beattie
      • David Elliot
      • Paul Lovett
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ray Park was nervous about wearing the ninja suit and asked to practice with it at home so that he could be comfortable with it. He found the suit (composed solely of rubber with a metal visor) like wearing a rubber band, and had to put effort into moving in it.
    • Goofs
      While cleaning up "The Pit", just before Snake Eyes' 20-year flashback, one Joe sweeps trash into the shovel of a second Joe, who immediately dumps it on the ground.
    • Quotes

      Heavy Duty: [about handling the accelerator suits] Careful. They're worth millions of dollars each.

      Ripcord: [in a suit] Millions of dollars. Got it.

      [falls out of the van]

      Heavy Duty: [annoyed] Jesus.

      Ripcord: My bad. My bad. Won't happen again!

      [Ripcord gets run over by a car]

    • Crazy credits
      Part of the closing credits appear on a giant metal G.I. Joe logo. Visible on this logo are other military logos, including old G.I. Joe stickers, the US flying stars, and the G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005) Sigma 6 designation.
    • Connections
      Edited from Black Hawk Down (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Boogie Bumper
      Written by Scott Morris (as Scotty Morris)

      Performed by The Charlotte Swing Band

      Courtesy of Prime Entertainment Group

      By arrangement with The Orchard

    User reviews596

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Delivers exactly what it promises and that's the point.
    Please, take note that I rated this film 8 only because of it's value as an action film, but that's exactly the point I came here to get across. Everybody seems to have the same argument when they trash this film.. "it's all effects and no brains or dramatic undertones". OK, that is true, I've got to admit, but then again what kind of movie were these people actually expecting to see? Huh?!

    G.I. Joe is as pure as an action film can possibly be and most importantly, it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Look at the poster. Check out the trailer. After those, were you perhaps waiting to see an Ingmar Bergman film? IT'S G.I. JOE, for Christ's sake! And I must say that in it's category, it isn't that bad. Sommers can direct good action sequences (the pursuit on the streets of Paris is stunning!) and although the film is obviously overblown with ridiculous gadgets and over the top plot lines, it doesn't matter because Joe succeeds in it's ONLY primary mission: to be entertaining. It's never boring and it's the silly fun it was always going to be.

    So in a nutshell.. if you want a serious film to watch, check out There Will Be Blood or Doubt, but if you just want to forget for two hours the mess your leaders have left your nation, nay, the *world* and just have fun, check out this action film. Thank you.
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    • Aug 29, 2009

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    FAQ8

    • Is this connected to Michael Bay's "Transformers" movies?
    • Why is Storm Shadow working for Cobra? Isn't he a Joe?
    • Why doesn't Snake Eyes speak?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • Dark Sky: First Strike
    • Filming locations
      • Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Spyglass Entertainment
      • Hasbro
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $175,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $150,201,498
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,713,046
      • Aug 9, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $302,469,017
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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