The Men Who Stare at Goats

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The Men Who Stare at Goats (8-Sep-2009)

Director: Grant Heslov

Writer: Peter Straughan

Based on a book: The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson

Music Composed by: Rolfe Kent

Producers: Paul Lister; George Clooney; Grant Heslov

Keywords: Comedy, Iraq War

A reporter covering the American war effort in Iraq comes across a man claiming to have worked for an Army-affiliated paranormal special ops squad.

ABSTRACT
Love-burned newsman Bob Wilton, a reporter looking to distract himself from problems pertaining to his embattled personal life, intends to head to war-torn Iraq for an assignment tracking American military operations against Saddam Hussein's regime. Our man faces difficulties entering the country until he comes into contact with Lyn Cassady, a curious man purporting to be an agent from an Army-affiliated paranormal force called the "New Earth Army" who offers to take Bob with him on a mission for commander Bill Django; believing himself to be on to the story of a lifetime, the intrepid reporter tags along, experiencing various misadventures with a man claiming a desire to use his supposed powers to wage peace.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jeff Bridges Actor 4-Dec-1949 The Dude abides

George Clooney Actor 6-May-1961 E.R.

Stephen Lang Actor 11-Jul-1952 Gettysburg

Ewan McGregor Actor 31-Mar-1971 Trainspotting

Glenn Morshower Actor 24-Apr-1959 Aaron Pierce on 24

Nick Offerman Actor 26-Jun-1970 Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation

Robert Patrick Actor 5-Nov-1958 Mimetic polyalloy in Terminator 2

Stephen Root Actor 17-Nov-1951 Jimmy James on News Radio

Kevin Spacey Actor 26-Jul-1959 The Usual Suspects

CAST

George Clooney ... Lyn Cassady
Ewan McGregor ... Bob Wilton
Jeff Bridges ... Bill Django
Kevin Spacey ... Larry Hooper
Stephen Lang ... Brig. Gen. Dean Hopgood
Robert Patrick ... Todd Nixon
Waleed Zuaiter ... Mahmud Daash
Stephen Root ... Gus Lacey
Glenn Morshower ... Maj. Gen. Holtz
Nick Offerman ... Scotty Mercer
Tim Griffin ... Tim Kootz
Rebecca Mader ... Debora Wilton
Jacob Browne ... Lt. Boone
Todd Latourrette ... Dave
Brad Grunberg ... Ron
Elsa Villafane ... Gus' Mother
Fawad Masood Siddiqui ... Kuwait Waiter
Samuel Gates ... Journalist #1
McCaleb Burnett ... Journalist #2
Sean Phillips ... Vietnam Soldier
Matt Newton ... Vietnam Private Chris
Minh Tu Van ... VC Woman
Robert Curtis Brown ... Gen. Brown
Hrach Titizian ... Kidnapper #1
Shafik N. Bahou ... Kidnapper #2
Christopher Maher ... Iraqi Driver
Drew Seltzer ... Technician
Donn Lamkin ... Lyn's Father
Sean Curley ... Lyn (12 years old)
Michael David Aragon ... Insurgent
Morse Bicknell ... Ben Echmeyer
Terry M. Serpico ... Krom - Phil Driver
Wiley Pickett ... Krom - Texan
Diego Serrano ... Krom - Chilean
Regi Huc ... Krom - 3rd Security Man
Kevin Geer ... CIA Agent
Kevin Wiggins ... Maj. Gen. Jack Gillian
J. J. Raschel ... Clifford Hickox
Arron Shiver ... Norm Pendlleton
Jaime Margarida ... Maj. Gen. Pendleton
Steve Witting ... PSIC Worker #1
Hunter Bell ... PSIC Worker #2
Edward Holley ... Army Soldier
Christopher Robinson ... Stryker Soldier
William Sterchi ... Bob's Editor

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