Army of One (2016)

After a personal visit by God himself, the eccentric construction worker Gary Faulkner takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to bring Al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden to justice.

Director:

Larry Charles

Writers:

Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand, Wendi McLendon-Covey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Gary Faulkner
Russell Brand	...	God
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Marci Mitchell
Amer Chadha-Patel	...	Osama Bin Laden / Shoe Bomber
Paul Scheer	...	Pickles
Will Sasso	...	Roy
Chenoa Morison	...	Lizzie
Denis O'Hare	...	Agent Doss
Rainn Wilson	...	Agent Simons
Qualid Mezouar	...	Front Desk Clerk
Zakaria Atifi	...	Hotel Security Guard (as Attifi Zakaria)
Mohamad Zeroual	...	Airplane Passenger #1
Wafaa Chaib	...	Flight Attendant
My Driss Maarouf	...	Airplane Passenger #2
Youssef Ait Mansour	...	Pakistani Customs Agent #1

Storyline

Frustrated with the U.S. Government for its fruitless efforts to bring down Al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden, the eccentric middle-aged, part-time construction worker Gary Faulkner, after a personal visit by God himself, takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to get the job done. With the intention to bloodlessly capture and bring the infamous, yet, elusive leader to justice, Colorado's former handyman turned vigilante, will overlook his problems with diabetes and meticulously prepare for the long and perilous journey. Between reality and pre-dialysis hallucinations, armed only with a teleshop katana and a Stars and Stripes hang glider, this American samurai on a mission from God is determined to take matters into his own hands and succeed at any cost. Is he a hero or a crackpot?

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Plot Keywords:

god character | 

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Taglines:

Nicolas Cage is Amazing!

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Release Date:

17 November 2016 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Army of One: Ein Mann auf göttlicher Mission

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conde Nast Entertainment,Dimension Films,Endgame Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Army Of One' was the recruiting slogan that was used by the United States Army between 2001 and 2006.

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Quotes

God: Shit happens, Gary. Crying about it don't do any good. But this, Gary... this is your sword that I give onto thee, and as long as you behold it, you need never fear any man. You are special. I choose you to wield this sword, and as long as it's in your possession, you need never know fear again!

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Crazy Credits

During the ending credits, real news footage of Gary Faulkner is shown. The footage ends with a statement, "Gary is currently planning to use the money made from this film to buy a kidney so that he can continue his mission."

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Connections

References Con Air (1997)

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Soundtracks

Swing and Sway
Written by Ken Morrison
Performed by Morrie Morrison Orchestra
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Not as good as i thought

O.k. I will let them get away with the totally inaccurate depiction of Pakistan, but this movies is just not fun to watch. This movie does not fit into the genre of comedy, it's not a drama and the inaccurate depiction of Pakistan makes it unfit to be a biography as well....

So overall not a good movie, the only good thing in the movie is Nicolas Cage, but there's only so much he can do!

Seems like the movie-makers did no research about Pakistan, but as I said earlier, I will let them get away with the depiction of Pakistan. But the sad part is that the movie has no story whatsoever, no direction nothing.