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The Men Who Stare at Goats

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 34m
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George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
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A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal... Read allA reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
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134K
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4,896
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    • Grant Heslov
    • Jon Ronson(inspired by the book)
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • George Clooney
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Grant Heslov
    • Jon Ronson(inspired by the book)
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • George Clooney
    • Kevin Spacey
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    • 313User reviews
    • 258Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    George Clooney in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Bob Wilton
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Lyn Cassady
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Larry Hooper
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Bill Django
    Stephen Lang
    Stephen Lang
    • Brig. Gen. Dean Hopgood
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Todd Nixon
    Waleed Zuaiter
    Waleed Zuaiter
    • Mahmud Daash
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Gus Lacey
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Maj. Gen. Holtz
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Scotty Mercer
    Tim Griffin
    Tim Griffin
    • Tim Kootz
    Rebecca Mader
    Rebecca Mader
    • Debora Wilton
    Jacob Browne
    Jacob Browne
    • Lt. Boone
    Todd Lawson LaTourrette
    • Dave
    • (as Todd Latourrette)
    Brad Grunberg
    Brad Grunberg
    • Ron
    Elsa Villafane
    • Gus' Mother
    Fawad Siddiqui
    Fawad Siddiqui
    • Kuwait Waiter
    • (as Fawad Masood Siddiqui)
    Samuel Ray Gates
    Samuel Ray Gates
    • Journalist #1
    • (as Samuel Gates)
      • Grant Heslov
      • Jon Ronson(inspired by the book)
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Jeff Bridges' character Bill Django is based on Army Lt. Col. James Channon, who wrote the First Earth Battalion field manual. In the mid-'70s Channon took a leave of absence (with pay) from the army to go on a fact-finding tour of the New Age Movement, before coming back and writing the First Earth Battalion manual. The movie combines two or three separate programs: the Army's Remote Viewing program (run by the army's Intelligence and Security Command), the "Jedi" program run by the Special Forces, and Channon's First Earth Battalion (which was a concept and a field manual rather than an operational unit).
    • Goofs
      At the gas station in Iraq, the characters speak Egyptian Arabic, not Iraqi Arabic.
    • Quotes

      Bill Django: Mother Earth, you're my life support system. As a soldier I must drink your blue water, live inside your red clay and eat your green skin. Help me to balance myself. As you hold in balance, the Earth, the sea, and the space environments. Help me to open my heart, knowing that the Universe will feed me. I pray my boots will always kiss your face, and my footsteps match your heartbeat. Carry my body through space and time. You're my connection to the Universe and all that comes after. I'm yours and you are mine. I salute you.

    • Crazy credits
      More of this is true than you would believe.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.32 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Alright
      Written by Danny Goffey, Gaz Coombes and Mick Quinn

      Performed by Supergrass

      Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews313

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    A confusing collection of scenes
    This film is about a journalist who goes to Iraq to find his ultimate story to prove to his wife the value of existence. He then travels with an eccentric ex American secret agent who claims to have supernatural abilities.

    "The Men Who Stare at Goats" may have a great concept, but unfortunately it is not developed to anywhere interesting. It is a mix of comedy, action, drama and sci-fi. None of these elements are developed enough to make it stand out or make it shine. The plot is thin and underdeveloped, it cannot decide whether it wants to convince me there are supernatural powers or makes me shiver due to all the complicated politics in the army. It does not make me care about the characters or what they do either. The ending conflict is so weakly staged which feels so contrived. The end result of the film is a confusing and dull collection of scenes.
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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2009 (United States)
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • Arabic
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    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Rico
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Ruby Films
      • Smokehouse Pictures
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    • 1 hour 34 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS

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