A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after hearing of a plot to kill the President. After being-double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real kille... Read allA marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after hearing of a plot to kill the President. After being-double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after hearing of a plot to kill the President. After being-double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Louis Ferreira
- Howard Purnell
- (as Justin Louis)
Rade Serbedzija
- Michael Sandor
- (as Rade Sherbedgia)
A.C. Peterson
- Officer Stanley Timmons
- (as Alan C. Peterson)
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- TriviaAccording 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 versionsSome 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Shooter/The Last Mimzy/TMNT/Reign Over Me/Pride (2007)
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Written and Performed by Otis Taylor
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
By Arrangement with Music for the Masses
Featured review
A Good Action-Thriller
23 March 2007. Warning: Spoilers. I can't say I was impressed with the ending, but most of the movie was involving and interesting. This solid action thriller is held together by Mark Walberg and contains the classic "Three Days of Condor" suspense and chase as well as the "The Bourne Identity" sophistication to make an overall nice thriller. Of course Walberg's near escape from death has already been pointed out as being a bit suspicious but the aftermath is handled about as well as any movie I've seen. There is a good interweaving of two characters trying on different tracks to solve this mystery, though its final explanation isn't as nefarious as some movies, more like "The Interpreter." While not in the top flight class of thrillers like "Bourne Supremacy," this movie definitely adds to the quality of this genre. Seven out of Ten Stars.
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Box office
- Budget
- $61,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,003,582
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,523,571
- Mar 25, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $95,696,996
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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