A reporter (Ewan McGregor) delves into the world of experimental psychic U.S. military units during the Iraq War in this adaptation of the Jon Ronson book The Men Who Stare at Goats. George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges star in the Smoke House/BBC Films production.
Loosely adapted from a nonfiction book by Jon Ronson, Grant Heslov's directorial debut The Men Who Stare at Goats begins as heartbroken reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) heads off to imbed himself with troops as the Iraq War starts, but Wilton can't get himself into the country until he chances upon Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). It turns out Lyn spent decades as part of the New Earth Army -- a platoon of men, led by Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), who lived a new-age lifestyle in an attempt to cultivate extrasensory perception that would allow the U.S. army to win wars nonviolently. Bill now has a secret mission in Iraq, and allows Bob to come along. As the duo gets into a series of misadventures, Lyn shares with Bob the colorful history of the New Earth Army and chronicles the nefarious machinations of Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), whose jealousy of Lyn's remarkable skill brought an end to the group. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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George Clooney | Lyn Cassady |
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Ewan McGregor | Bob Wilton |
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Jeff Bridges | Bill Django |
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Kevin Spacey | Larry Hooper |
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Stephen Lang | Brig. Gen. Dean Hopgood |
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Robert Patrick | Todd Nixon |
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Waleed Zuaiter | Mahmud Daash |
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Stephen Root | Gus Lacey |
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Glenn Morshower | Maj. Gen. Holtz |
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Nick Offerman | Scotty Mercer |
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Tim Griffin | Tim Kootz |
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Rebecca Mader | Debora Wilton |
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Jacob Browne | Lt. Boone |
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Todd Lawson LaTourrette | Dave |
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Brad Grunberg | Ron |
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Elsa Villafane | Gus' Mother |
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Fawad Siddiqui | Kuwait Waiter |
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Samuel Ray Gates | Journalist #1 |
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McCaleb Burnett | Journalist #2 |
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Sean Phillips | Vietnam Soldier |
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Matt Newton | Chris - Vietnam Private |
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MinhTu Van | VC Woman |
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Robert Curtis-Brown | General Brown |
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Hrach Titizian | Kidnapper #1 |
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Jack Mercy | Kidnapper #2 |
| Director | Grant Heslov |
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| Writer | Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan | |
| Producer | George Clooney, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, James Holt, Paul Lister, Alison Owen, Luillo Ruiz, David M. Thompson | |
| Musician | Rolfe Kent | |
| Photography | Robert Elswit | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |