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The Men Who Stare at Goats

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
132K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,771
198
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    • Director
      • Grant Heslov
    • Writers
      • Jon Ronson(inspired by the book)
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • George Clooney
      • Kevin Spacey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Grant Heslov
    • Writers
      • Jon Ronson(inspired by the book)
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • George Clooney
      • Kevin Spacey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 310User reviews
    • 259Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    George Clooney in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
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    Ewan McGregor in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
    Ewan McGregor in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
    Ewan McGregor in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
    George Clooney and Kevin Spacey in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
    Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
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    Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
    Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey in The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

    Top cast

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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)
    • Director
      • Grant Heslov
    • Writers
      • Jon Ronson(inspired by the book)
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 reviews310

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A good film, but not without its flaws
    Well, I must say that I was looking forward to this movie - after reading the cast list and hearing a brief overview of the plot I felt that it had good potential. And whoever made the trailer did a very good job of making me want to see it.

    Unfortunately, there seemed to me to be a certain amount of confusion about the film - were the directors entirely sure what type of film they were making? There are elements of comedy, satire, drama, action... but without having enough of each of these things to really give the movie a proper feel or direction. It veers close to being funny... and then veers off. It comes close to satirising American military tactics... and then goes off in another direction. I felt that a little more focus was needed overall to bring the film together.

    In terms of acting, I think that generally the actors can be pleased with their work - I don't remember any specific cases of over or underacting, and the characters were about as believable as they could be in a film like this. As far as the comedy goes - this film was primarily marketed as a comedy - there are some genuinely funny moments! Overall, however, I felt that some bits needed to be trimmed down - the constant Jedi references were funny the first time but quickly wear thin.

    The plot also needed a little bit of work: it started off with a promising storyline, and good editing I might add, but seemed to lose its way towards the end. It seemed as if the film-makers didn't really know where to go next. There were a few scenes that really didn't need to be included either - Robert Patrick's contribution to the film really added nothing, and could easily be removed. It was entirely forgettable and was simply a device to get the characters to the next place that they needed to be.

    Overall I'd say this this is a fairly good film, certainly worth seeing. As for buying the DVD, that I'm not so sure about. If you're looking for a way to spend and hour and a half of your evening, while there are better films to see than this there are also considerably worse ones.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Tứ Quái Siêu Đẳng
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Rico
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Ruby Films
      • Smokehouse Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,428,195
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,706,654
      • Nov 8, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $69,095,771
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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