Shooter

2007
15
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

365K

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An expert marksman living in exile, is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Now on the run after being double crossed for the assasination attempt he was t... Read allAn expert marksman living in exile, is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Now on the run after being double crossed for the assasination attempt he was trying to prevent, he sets out for the real killer, and the truth.An expert marksman living in exile, is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Now on the run after being double crossed for the assasination attempt he was trying to prevent, he sets out for the real killer, and the truth.

Director
- Antoine Fuqua
Writers
- Stephen Hunter
- Jonathan Lemkin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

365K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Director
- Antoine Fuqua
Writers
- Stephen Hunter
- Jonathan Lemkin
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
According to the movie's script doctor William Goldman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, and Harrison Ford passed on the movie. These men would have fit the literary Bob Lee Swagger's age a bit more closely than Mark Wahlberg (born in 1971). Author Stephen Hunter introduced Swagger as a Vietnam veteran in a 1993 novel, taking place in 1992; however, to accommodate Wahlberg's age, this film has Swagger active in Africa in the 1990s, instead of Vietnam in the 1970s.

Goofs
(at around 1h 9 mins) Inexplicably, the three men who plan to kill Memphis and make it look like a suicide beat him bruised and bloody beforehand. These wounds would surely raise unwanted questions about the circumstances of his death.

Quotes
Bob Lee Swagger: I don't think you understand. These boys killed my dog.

Alternate versions
Some television airings use alternate takes with less blood and gore. For example, when Swagger shoots Payne in the hand, it is shown in a wide shot, instead of the bloody closeup in the theatrical release. And when Swagger shoots Payne again, instead of Payne's arm being blown off, as in the theatrical release, he is hit in the shoulder and simply falls down in a wide shot.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Shooter/The Last Mimzy/TMNT/Reign Over Me/Pride (2007)

Soundtracks
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Written and Performed by Otis Taylor
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
By Arrangement with Music for the Masses

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Featured review

8/10

Wahlberg may be next Bruce Willis

Mark Wahlberg might be the Bruce Willis of the new generation. His taciturn Bobby Swagger is perfect. The action is basically nonstop and very gritty. Bobby is a sniper who has retired to the mountains after being screwed by the government in an event which finds his sidekick dead. After being set up, he is stone cold killer. Think Jason Bourne as someone who remembers his past is really p.o.'d about it. The acting is good all around, with Glover and Beatty as bad guys you love to hate. Underlying all this a morality tale about what this country and its government have become. Many situations, of course, stretch the imagination , but watching a sense of honor prevail, no matter how briefly, is worth the price of admission. No Oscar nominations here, but a big bundle of money for the producers will be no surprise.