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The men who stare at goats [videorecording] / Overture Films presents in association with Winchester Capital Management and BBC Films a Smokehouse/Paul Lister production ; director of photography, Robert Elswit ; executive producers, Barbara A. Hall, James Holt, Alison Owen, David M. Thompson ; produced by Paul Lister, George Clooney, Grant Heslov ; screenplay by Peter Straughan ; directed by Grant Heslov.

Lister, Paul, (film producer.). Elswit, Robert, 1950- (cinematographer.). Hall, Barbara A., (film producer.). Holt, James (James A.), (film producer.). Owen, Alison, 1961- (film producer.). Thompson, David, 1950- (film producer.). Clooney, George, (film producer,, actor.). Heslov, Grant, 1963- (film producer,, film director.). Straughan, Peter, (screenwriter.). Bridges, Jeff, 1949- (actor.). McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (actor.). Spacey, Kevin, (actor.). Patrick, Robert, 1958- (actor.). Lang, Stephen, 1952- (actor.). Root, Stephen, (actor.). Morshower, Glenn, 1959- (actor.). Zuaiter, Waleed F., (actor.). Kent, Rolfe, (composer.). Frogley, Louise, (costume designer.). Riegel, Tatiana S., (editor of moving image work.). Seymour, Sharon (Production designer), (production designer.). Ronson, Jon, 1967- Men who stare at goats. (Added Author). Overture Films. (Added Author). Winchester Capital Management. (Added Author). BBC Films. (Added Author). Smoke House Pictures, (production company.). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Stephen Root, Glenn Morshower, Waleed Zuaiter. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (94 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Distributor: Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Inspired by the book by Jon Ronson. Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: Audio commentary with director Grant Heslov ; Audio commentary with book author Jon Ronson ; "Goats declassified: the real men of the First Earth Battalion" featurette; "Project 'Hollywood': a classified report from the set" featurette; Character bios; Deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music composed by Rolfe Kent ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; editor, Tatiana S. Riegel ; production designer, Sharon Seymour.
Participant or Performer Note:	George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Stephen Root, Glenn Morshower, Waleed Zuaiter.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital surround 5.1.
Language Note:	In English dialogue with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles.