The men who stare at goats / Overture Films presents in association with Winchester Capital Management and BBC Films a Smokehouse/Paul Lister production ; produced by Paul Lister, George Clooney, Grant Heslov ; screenplay by Peter Straughan ; directed by Grant Heslov.

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Reporter Bob Wilton is trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails. He gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Overture Films
Winchester Capital Management
BBC Films
Smoke House Pictures
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Heslov, Grant, 1963-
Lister, Paul
Clooney, George
Straughan, Peter
Bridges, Jeff, 1949-
McGregor, Ewan, 1971-
Spacey, Kevin
Patrick, Robert, 1958-
Lang, Stephen, 1952-
Ronson, Jon, 1967-
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Military life > Drama.
United States. > Army > Search and rescue operations > Drama.
Parapsychology > Military aspects > Drama.
Psychics > United States > Drama.
Occultism > United States > Drama.
Psychological warfare > United States > Drama.
Reporters and reporting > United States > Drama.
Comedy films.
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Comedy films.
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Reporter Bob Wilton is trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails. He gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat by simply staring at it. Now the founder of the unit has gone missing, and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.
Note:Inspired by the book by Jon Ronson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: "Goats declassified: the real men of the First Earth Battalion" featurette; "Project 'Hollywood:' a classified report from the set" featurette; audio commentaries; character bios; deleted scenes.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CV8 D0120837 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.M53 M46 2010 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
ISBN:9786313397235
6313397231
Credits:Music, Rolfe Kent ; editor, Tatiana S. Riegel ; photography, Robert Elswit ; production design, Sharon Seymour.
System Details:DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Participant or Performer:
Cast: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang.