G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

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 (screenplay), David Elliot (screenplay)

Stars:

Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans

3 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston	...	McCullen / Destro
Grégory Fitoussi	...	Baron de Cobray
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	The Doctor / Rex
Leo Howard	...	Young Snake Eyes
Karolina Kurkova	...	Cover Girl
Lee Byung-Hun	...	Storm Shadow
Sienna Miller	...	Ana / Baroness
David Murray	...	James McCullen - 1641
Rachel Nichols	...	Scarlett
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Dr. Mindbender
Gerald Okamura	...	Hard Master
Ray Park	...	Snake Eyes
Jonathan Pryce	...	U.S. President
Dennis Quaid	...	General Hawk

Storyline

Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser and his partner "Ripcord") are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms' manufacturer controlled by James McCullen. When they are attacked by thieves (led by Anastasia DeCobray, with whom Duke has history), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as "G.I. Joe". The leader of G.I. Joe, General Abernathy (or Hawk) is on the trail of the thieves: an evil organization called "Cobra". While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen ("Destro") is secretly working for Cobra and plotting to recapture his metal-eating "Nanomite" warheads. Duke and Ripcord (with help from Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, and the rest of the Joes) must prove that they are Real American Heroes -- by stopping the launch of these warheads before Cobra uses them to take over the world.

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Plot Keywords:

gi joe | swat team | 2000s | destruction | iceberg | 

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Taglines:

When all else fails, they don't

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview in Top Gear (July 19, 2009), Sienna Miller, said 112 cars were destroyed during filming. She also said it was a record number of cars destroyed in a movie [at the time of the interview].

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Goofs

In the underwater battle, when one of the SHARCs is hit by a missile, the pilot is flung out screaming. An underwater scream sounds very different from a scream on the surface.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bastille Prison Warden: James McCullen, you Scottish pig, you've been found guilty of treason for the sale of military arms to the enemies of our Lord, King Louis XIII, even whilst you sold arms to our Lord himself.
James McCullen - 1641: Your king is a vile bag of filth who murders his own allies. I should have charged him double.
Bastille Prison Warden: You tried to overthrow the Crown in conspiracy with its enemies.
James McCullen - 1641: Unlike your simpleton king, his enemies know that is the true McCullen destiny not simple to supply arms, but to run the wars!
Bastille Prison Warden: Do you ...
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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.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Sienna Miller/Steve Schirripa/Deon Cole (2009)

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Soundtracks

Boom Boom Boom (DJ Ammo/Poet Named Life Megamix)
Written by Will.i.am (as William Adams), Fergie (as Stacy Ferguson), Taboo (as Jaime Gomez), and Apl.de.Ap (as Allan Pineda), and DJ Ammo (as DJ Ammo) (uncredited)
Performed by The Black Eyed Peas (as Black Eyed Peas)
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Good for what it is

I watched this film last night and luckily I had no high expectations. As a fan of the G.I Joe toys when I was a kid (back then they where called Action Force) I had a good idea of the characters and story before hand. I am glad to say this film stayed true to most of the original concepts with a few tweaks for the better here and there.

Go see this film if you want to see a fun action film full of special effects and doesn't take itself too seriously.

Don't go and see this film if you are an uptight, unhappy film critic that spends too much time highlighting plot holes and acting because that's not what this film is about. It's more of a roller-coaster ride. Fast, furious and just fun.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English French Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dark Sky: First Strike

Filming Locations:

Arctic

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,713,046, 9 August 2009

Gross USA:

$150,201,498

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$302,469,017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Hasbro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1