January 24th, 2009, by admin
Category: 16
All Genres: Drama, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 112
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Sound: DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital
Taglines:
  • The bravest place to stand is by each other's side.

  • Writing by: Mark Richard - (written by) &
    Kimberly Peirce - (written by) (as Katherine Peirce)

    Produced by: Pamela Abdy - executive producer
    Reid Carolin - associate producer
    Michael Diliberti - associate producer
    Gregory Goodman - producer
    Kimberly Peirce - producer
    Mark Roybal - producer
    Scott Rudin - producer
    Alli Shearmur - executive producer

    Cast: Ryan Phillippe - SSgt. Brandon King
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Tommy Burgess
    Rob Brown - Isaac 'Eyeball' Butler
    Channing Tatum - Sgt. Steve Shriver
    Victor Rasuk - Pvt. Rico Rodriguez
    Terry Quay - Paul 'Preacher' Colson
    Matthew Scott Wilcox - Harvey 'Rabbit' Lankford
    Connett Brewer - Curtis (as Connett M. Brewer)
    Timothy Olyphant - Lt. Col. Boot Miller
    Josef Sommer - Senator Orton Worrell
    Linda Emond - Ida King

    Music: John Powell
    Official Website: Visit Website


    Plot Outline: A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
    Plot: Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor.

    Movie Quotes: [from trailer]
    Military Clerk: Brandon Leonard King?
    Brandon King: Yes.
    Military Clerk: You have orders to report to the First Brigade.
    Brandon King: Not me, I'm gettin' out today.
    Military Clerk: You leave on the 22nd, shipping back to Iraq. You've been Stop-Lossed.


    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    At the end of the credits, a pair of "super fans" re-enact the Cosmos cheer.

    Goofs: We know about 8 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Revealing mistakes: Sgt. King's scar miraculously heals overnight.

    Trivia: There are 4 entries in the trivia list - like these:
    • The title refers to a provision in all military service contracts that says a service member can be involuntarily extended beyond their discharge (from active duty) date, and at times beyond their final discharge from service date, according to the needs of the service.
    • Mark Richard estimated that there were no less than 65 drafts of the script.
    • The shoot in Morocco took place during Ramadan.


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