ComedyWar

The Men Who Stare at Goats

- No goats. No glory.

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.

Release Date : 2009-10-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ruby FilmsBBC FilmSmoke House PicturesOverture FilmsUK Film CouncilMandate International

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lyn Cassady

Original Name : George Clooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Wilton

Original Name : Ewan McGregor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Django

Original Name : Jeff Bridges

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry Hooper

Original Name : Kevin Spacey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Todd Nixon

Original Name : Robert Patrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brigadier General Dean Hopgood

Original Name : Stephen Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mahmud Daash

Original Name : Waleed Zuaiter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gus Lacey

Original Name : Stephen Root

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major General Holtz

Original Name : Glenn Morshower

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scotty Mercer

Original Name : Nick Offerman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim Kootz

Original Name : Tim Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Debora Wilton

Original Name : Rebecca Mader

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lieutenant Boone

Original Name : Jacob Browne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Todd Lawson LaTourrette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron

Original Name : Brad Grunberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gus' Mother

Original Name : Elsa Villafane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kuwait Waiter

Original Name : Fawad Siddiqui

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist #1

Original Name : Samuel Ray Gates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist #2

Original Name : McCaleb Burnett

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Brown

Original Name : Robert Curtis Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kidnapper #1

Original Name : Hrach Titizian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kidnapper #2

Original Name : Shafik N. Bahou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iraqi Driver

Original Name : Christopher Maher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chris - Viet Nam Pvt.

Original Name : Matt Newton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major General Jack Gillian

Original Name : Kevin Wiggins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clifford Hickox

Original Name : JJ Raschel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norm Pendleton

Original Name : Arron Shiver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major General Pendleton

Original Name : Jaime Margarida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob's Editor

Original Name : William Sterchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : Drew Seltzer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyn's Father

Original Name : Donn Lamkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyn (12 years old)

Original Name : Sean Curley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Insurgent

Original Name : Michael-David Aragon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Echmeyer

Original Name : Morse Bicknell

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Agent

Original Name : Kevin Geer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Krom - SUV

Original Name : Chick Bernhard

Gender : Male

Character Name : PSIC Worker #1

Original Name : Steve Witting

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

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.