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The Men Who Stare at Goats

"No goats. No glory."

2009-10-17 Comedy 1hr 34m

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.

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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 powers in their missions.

  • Released
    2009-10-17
  • Revenue
    $68,729,358
  • Budget
    $24,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 34m
  • Genre
    Comedy, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.2
  • Production
    Ruby Films, BBC Film, Smoke House Pictures, Overture Films, UK Film Council, Mandate International

Crew

Grant Heslov
Director
Jon Ronson
Novel
George Clooney
Producer
Keywords:
vietnam veteran kuwait new age paranoid fantasy hippie lifestyle drug use

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Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney
Lyn Cassady
Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor
Bob Wilton
Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges
Bill Django
Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey
Larry Hooper
Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick
Todd Nixon
Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter
Mahmud Daash
Stephen Root

Stephen Root
Gus Lacey
Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower
Major General Holtz
Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman
Scotty Mercer
Tim Griffin

Tim Griffin
Tim Kootz
Rebecca Mader

Rebecca Mader
Debora Wilton
Jacob Browne

Jacob Browne
Lieutenant Boone
Todd Lawson LaTourrette

Todd Lawson LaTourrette
Dave
Brad Grunberg

Brad Grunberg
Ron
Elsa Villafane

Elsa Villafane
Gus' Mother
Fawad Siddiqui

Fawad Siddiqui
Kuwait Waiter
Samuel Ray Gates

Samuel Ray Gates
Journalist #1
McCaleb Burnett

McCaleb Burnett
Journalist #2
Robert Curtis Brown

Robert Curtis Brown
General Brown
Hrach Titizian

Hrach Titizian
Kidnapper #1
Shafik N. Bahou

Shafik N. Bahou
Kidnapper #2
Christopher Maher

Christopher Maher
Iraqi Driver
Matt Newton

Matt Newton
Chris - Viet Nam Pvt.
Kevin Wiggins

Kevin Wiggins
Major General Jack Gillian
JJ Raschel

JJ Raschel
Clifford Hickox
Arron Shiver

Arron Shiver
Norm Pendleton
Jaime Margarida

Jaime Margarida
Major General Pendleton
William Sterchi

William Sterchi
Bob's Editor
Drew Seltzer

Drew Seltzer
Technician
Donn Lamkin

Donn Lamkin
Lyn's Father
Sean Curley

Sean Curley
Lyn (12 years old)
Michael-David Aragon

Michael-David Aragon
Insurgent
Morse Bicknell

Morse Bicknell
Ben Echmeyer
Kevin Geer

Kevin Geer
CIA Agent
Chick Bernhard

Chick Bernhard
Krom - SUV
Steve Witting

Steve Witting
PSIC Worker #1

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A Review by narrator56 7

Written by narrator56 on 2020-04-05

Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they... read more

Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen brothers as a basis for comparison. With Jeff Bridges' role, it was difficult not to think of The Big Lebowski, but this film isn't of that caliber. Still, I thought it was entertaining most of the time. There were slow interludes that could have been removed to improve the pacing without harming the story. But if you understand that they aren't going for laugh out loud gags or one-liners, but rather they work for their punch lines or leave you to figure out where the joke is, maybe you can appreciate it more. I will say that the plot seemed a bit disjointed to me. The flashbacks weren't confusing, but in a slower paced film like this one, I think they were sometimes more of a distraction than plot-enhancers. The ending also had an air of an anticlimax to it, like - oh, okay. I guess it fit the laid back mood of the rest of the movie, but they might have done more with it. Still, I liked it. Enough said.

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A Review by Peter McGinn

Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen brothers as a basis for comparison. With J...

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A Review by narrator56 7

Written by narrator56 on 2020-04-05

Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen br...

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