War Dogs (2016)

Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

Stephen Chin (screenplay), Todd Phillips (screenplay)

Stars:

Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miles Teller	...	David Packouz
Steve Lantz	...	Security Guard
Gregg Weiner	...	Massage Client
David Packouz	...	Singer at Hilldale Home
Eddie Jemison	...	Hilldale Home Manager
Julian Sergi	...	Rosen
Daniel Berson	...	Rabbi
Jonah Hill	...	Efraim Diveroli
Edson Jean	...	Drug Dealer
Daimion Johnson	...	Drug Dealer (as Damion Johnson)
Bethuel Fletcher	...	Drug Dealer
Ana de Armas	...	Iz
Kevin Pollak	...	Ralph Slutsky
Gabriela Alvarez	...	Club Girl
Dan Bilzerian	...	Dan Bilzerian

Storyline

In 2005, David Packouz lives in Miami, Florida, working as a massage therapist and living with his girlfriend Iz. Desiring an additional source of income, David spends his life savings on high-quality Egyptian cotton sheets, planning to sell them to Miami retirement homes, but this venture fails to produce results. At a funeral for a friend, David runs into his high school best friend Efraim Diveroli, who had moved to Los Angeles some years prior to work with his uncle selling guns. Efraim has left his uncle and formed his own company, AEY, which fills orders for arms placed by the US government due to the ongoing war in Iraq. David's life takes another turn when his girlfriend informs him that she is pregnant. Efraim offers him a job at AEY, and even though David and Iz both vehemently oppose the war, David eventually agrees, telling his girlfriend that he has begun selling his cotton sheets to the US government through Efraim's contacts..

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Plot Keywords:

ugly american | deal | contract | military | ammunition | 

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Taglines:

Money, corruption and the American dream

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Crime | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, drug use and some sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Todd Phillips (born 1970), Jonah Hill (born 1983), and the real-life Efraim Diveroli (born 1985) all share the same birthday, December 20.

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Goofs

While it is true that AYE, Inc. did win a contract to deliver Beretta pistols for US forces in Iraq, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli did not transport the guns by truck from Jordan to Iraq. In fact they failed to deliver the guns and defaulted on the contract.

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Quotes

Efraim Diveroli: [while cutting through the line at the airport in Jordan with David] Sorry. Don't worry, I have to go first, I'm American.

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Connections

Features Young Frankenstein (1974)

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Soundtracks

Red Red Wine
Written by Neil Diamond
Performed by UB40
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Better than I expected.

War Dogs is based on a true story where two twenty somethings sell arms back to the US government. Jonah Hill and Mills Teller put up a great performance, they made the story very appealing. The storyline had plenty of connections with Scarface, from locations to tag lines. It was a good movie with a great cast. Definitely worth watching.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Cambodia Romania

Language:

English Arabic Albanian Romanian

Release Date:

19 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

War Dogs

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,685,305, 21 August 2016

Gross USA:

$43,034,523

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$86,234,523

Company Credits

Production Co:

BZ Entertainment, Green Hat Films, Icon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1