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Most of the film was shot on location in [[New Westminster]], [[Kamloops]], [[Mission, British Columbia|Mission]], [[Ashcroft, British Columbia|Ashcroft]] and [[Cache Creek, British Columbia|Cache Creek]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adventurekamloops.ca/home_showSection_ID_621.html |title=Stories and Legends about Kamloops, British Columbia||publisher= www.AdventureKamloops.ca| |
Most of the film was shot on location in [[New Westminster]], [[Kamloops]], [[Mission, British Columbia|Mission]], [[Ashcroft, British Columbia|Ashcroft]] and [[Cache Creek, British Columbia|Cache Creek]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://adventurekamloops.ca/home_showSection_ID_621.html |title=Stories and Legends about Kamloops, British Columbia||publisher= www.AdventureKamloops.ca | dead-url = yes | archive-url = http://web.archive.org/web/20110706164217/http://adventurekamloops.ca/home_showSection_ID_621.html | archive-date = 2011-07-06 |access-date= 2018-10-20 }}</ref> For example, Swagger's escape was filmed in New Westminster along the [[Fraser River]]. The car chase that ends when it plunged into the river was filmed down 6th Street and off the Westminster Quay. The following scene of Swagger clinging to the side of a [[dredger]] was also filmed on the Fraser River near the [[Pattullo Bridge]]. |
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The assassination scenes were filmed in [[Independence National Historical Park]] in front of [[Independence Hall]] in [[Philadelphia]]. The sniper location was created from using the exteriors of the church steeple at the junction of New Street and North 4th Street and combining them with an elevated view from another building to create a fictional vista of the park. |
The assassination scenes were filmed in [[Independence National Historical Park]] in front of [[Independence Hall]] in [[Philadelphia]]. The sniper location was created from using the exteriors of the church steeple at the junction of New Street and North 4th Street and combining them with an elevated view from another building to create a fictional vista of the park. The final scene was shot on Benton Crossing Road, about ten miles east of [[Mammoth Lakes, California]]. |
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The score to the film was composed by [[Mark Mancina]], who recorded the music at the [[Todd-AO]] Scoring Stage in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]], using a 77-piece orchestra conducted by [[Don Harper]].<ref name="Scoring">{{cite news |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/105 |title=Mark Mancina scores 'Shooter' |work=ScoringSessions.com |date=2007-03-15 |accessdate=2008-02-29}}</ref><ref>[http://www.scoringsessions.com/sessions/23379 "Scoring Session Photo Gallery"]. Retrieved 2011-11-25.</ref> A score soundtrack was released by [[Lakeshore Records]] on March 27, 2007. The song "Nasty Letter" by [[Otis Taylor (musician)|Otis Taylor]] plays over the end of the film and credits. |
The score to the film was composed by [[Mark Mancina]], who recorded the music at the [[Todd-AO]] Scoring Stage in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]], using a 77-piece orchestra conducted by [[Don Harper]].<ref name="Scoring">{{cite news |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/105 |title=Mark Mancina scores 'Shooter' |work=ScoringSessions.com |date=2007-03-15 |accessdate=2008-02-29}}</ref><ref>[http://www.scoringsessions.com/sessions/23379 "Scoring Session Photo Gallery"]. Retrieved 2011-11-25.</ref> A score soundtrack was released by [[Lakeshore Records]] on March 27, 2007. The song "Nasty Letter" by [[Otis Taylor (musician)|Otis Taylor]] plays over the end of the film and credits. |
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The film grossed $14.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing in 3rd at the box office behind ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'' ($24.3 million) and ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' ($19.9 million). |
The film grossed $14.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing in 3rd at the box office behind ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'' ($24.3 million) and ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' ($19.9 million). |
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On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 48% approval rating based on 147 reviews; the average rating is 5.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, ''Shooter'' fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web |title=Shooter |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shooter |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[ |
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 48% approval rating based on 147 reviews; the average rating is 5.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, ''Shooter'' fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web |title=Shooter |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shooter |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |accessdate=2014-10-22}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigns the film a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |title=Shooter Reviews, Ratings, Credits |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/shooter |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=2010-03-10 }}</ref> |
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Tony Horkins of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine praised the movie: "The sequel-ready Swagger challenges Bourne's supremacy with an impressive shoot-'em-up, work-it-out action drama".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=133311 |title=Shooter |first=Tony |last=Horkins |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref> |
Tony Horkins of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine praised the movie: "The sequel-ready Swagger challenges Bourne's supremacy with an impressive shoot-'em-up, work-it-out action drama".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=133311 |title=Shooter |first=Tony |last=Horkins |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref> |
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Some film critics saw the film as definitely [[Left-wing politics|left-leaning]] in its politics, including arguing that the main villain (Senator Meachum) is an analogy for then [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/04/02/070402crci_cinema_denby |title=Men Gone Wild: 'Shooter' and '300' |first=David |last=Denby |date=2007-04-02 |work=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-de-zengotita/must-see-movie-shooter_b_45406.html |title=Must See Movie: 'Shooter' |first=Thomas de |last=Zengotita |date=2007-04-09 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/04/09/shooter_2007_review.shtml |title=Shooter (2007) |first=Jamie |last=Russell |date=2007-04-13 |work=BBC.co.uk}}</ref> |
Some film critics saw the film as definitely [[Left-wing politics|left-leaning]] in its politics, including arguing that the main villain (Senator Meachum) is an analogy for then [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/04/02/070402crci_cinema_denby |title=Men Gone Wild: 'Shooter' and '300' |first=David |last=Denby |date=2007-04-02 |work=[[The New Yorker]] |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-de-zengotita/must-see-movie-shooter_b_45406.html |title=Must See Movie: 'Shooter' |first=Thomas de |last=Zengotita |date=2007-04-09 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |accessdate=2011-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/04/09/shooter_2007_review.shtml |title=Shooter (2007) |first=Jamie |last=Russell |date=2007-04-13 |work=BBC.co.uk}}</ref> |
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The DVD was released on June 26, 2007, reaching the top of the US sales charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/DVD-Sales-Shooter-Knocks-Out-Competition-5070.html |title=DVD Sales: Shooter Knocks Out Competition |date=2007-07-05 |accessdate=2009-07-17 |work=CinemaBlend.com |last=Telsch |first=Rafe}}</ref> |
The DVD was released on June 26, 2007, reaching the top of the US sales charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/DVD-Sales-Shooter-Knocks-Out-Competition-5070.html |title=DVD Sales: Shooter Knocks Out Competition |date=2007-07-05 |accessdate=2009-07-17 |work=CinemaBlend.com |last=Telsch |first=Rafe}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Antoine Fuqua |
Screenplay by | Jonathan Lemkin[1] |
Produced by | Lorenzo di Bonaventura |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
Edited by |
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Music by | Mark Mancina |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $61 million[2] |
Box office | $95.7 million[2] |
Shooter is a 2007 American conspiracy action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua[3] based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter.[4] The film follows Force Recon veteran Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit. The film also stars Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Levon Helm, and Ned Beatty[3] and was released in the United States on March 23, 2007.
Plot
Bob Lee Swagger reluctantly leaves a self-imposed exile at the request of Colonel Isaac Johnson, who appeals to him to help track down an assassin who is planning to shoot the president. Johnson gives him a list of three cities where the President is scheduled to visit, and Swagger assesses a site in Philadelphia as the most likely. This turns out to be a set-up; while Swagger is working with Johnson's agents to find the rumored assassin, the Ethiopian archbishop is shot instead while standing next to the president. Swagger is then shot by a police officer but manages to escape. The agents tell the police that Swagger is the shooter, and a manhunt ensues. He encounters a rookie FBI special agent, Nick Memphis, disarms him, and steals his car.
After his escape, Swagger takes refuge with Sarah Fenn, widow of his late spotter and close friend, killed years before in a mission in Africa. He later convinces her to help him contact Memphis with information on the conspiracy. Memphis is blamed for Swagger's escape and is informed that he will face disciplinary review but argues that, given Swagger's training and experience, it is surprising that the president survived and the archbishop standing several feet away was killed. He independently learns that Swagger may have been framed for the assassination and is further made suspicious when he learns that the officer that shot Swagger was himself shot dead just hours later in a mugging.
When the agents realize their secret is compromised, they kidnap Memphis and attempt to stage his suicide. Swagger tails them and kills the captors. The two then join forces and visit a firearms expert who provides information on the FBI's ballistics report and a short list of people capable of taking a shot from a distance of one mile or more. Armed with this, they plot to capture the ex-sniper who they think is the real assassin. Once they find him, he commits suicide after revealing that the archbishop was actually the real target and was murdered to prevent him revealing U.S. involvement in the massacre of an Eritrean village. The massacre was carried out on behalf of a consortium of American corporate oil interests headed by corrupt Senator Charles Meachum. Swagger records the ex-sniper's confession of his involvement in the African massacre and then, with Memphis' assistance, escapes from an ambush by mercenaries.
Meanwhile, other rogue mercenaries have kidnapped Sarah to lure Swagger out of hiding. With his new evidence and cat and mouse strategy, Swagger and Memphis are able to rescue her when Colonel Johnson and Senator Meachum arrange a meeting to exchange their hostage for the evidence of their wrongdoing. The Senator is allowed to escape, while Swagger and Memphis surrender to the FBI.
Later, Swagger is brought before U.S. Attorney General Russert and the FBI director in a closed-door meeting with Colonel Johnson, Memphis, and Sarah also present. Swagger quickly clears his name by loading a round into his rifle (which is there as evidence since it was supposedly used in the killing), aims it at the Colonel and pulls the trigger—which fails to fire. Swagger explains that every time he leaves his house, he removes the firing pins from all his guns, replacing them with slightly shorter ones, thus rendering them inoperable until he returns. Although Swagger is exonerated, Colonel Johnson cannot be charged with his crime as the Eritrean massacre was outside American legal jurisdiction. The attorney general tells Swagger that he himself must abide by the law: "It's not the Wild West where you can clean up the streets with a gun, even though sometimes that's exactly what's needed." Russert then orders Swagger released and exonerates him of all charges.
Afterwards, as Johnson and Senator Meachum plan their next move, Swagger breaks in and kills both conspirators, arranging for the house to blow up as if by accident. In a final scene, he drives away with Sarah.
Cast
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- Mark Wahlberg as Gunnery Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger
- Michael Peña as Special Agent Nick Memphis
- Danny Glover as Colonel Isaac Johnson
- Kate Mara as Sarah Fenn
- Ned Beatty as Senator Charles F. Meachum
- Elias Koteas as Jack Payne
- Rhona Mitra as Special Agent Alourdes Galindo
- Jonathan Walker as Brent Dobbler
- Justin Louis as Special Agent Howard Purnell
- Tate Donovan as Russ Turner
- Rade Šerbedžija as Mikhaylo Sczerbiak
- Lane Garrison as Lance Corporal Donnie Fenn
- Alan C. Peterson as Philadelphia Police Department Officer Stanley Timmons
- Brian Markinson as Attorney General Russert
- Levon Helm as Mr. Rate
- Mike Dopud as Lead Mercenary
- Paul Alexander Warren as Secret Service
- Dean McKenzie as Archbishop
- Logan as Bob Lee Swagger's Dog
Production
Locations
Most of the film was shot on location in New Westminster, Kamloops, Mission, Ashcroft and Cache Creek in British Columbia, Canada.[5] For example, Swagger's escape was filmed in New Westminster along the Fraser River. The car chase that ends when it plunged into the river was filmed down 6th Street and off the Westminster Quay. The following scene of Swagger clinging to the side of a dredger was also filmed on the Fraser River near the Pattullo Bridge.
The assassination scenes were filmed in Independence National Historical Park in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The sniper location was created from using the exteriors of the church steeple at the junction of New Street and North 4th Street and combining them with an elevated view from another building to create a fictional vista of the park. The final scene was shot on Benton Crossing Road, about ten miles east of Mammoth Lakes, California.
Weapons and tactics
Shooter depicts a number of sniper tactics, thanks to the guidance of former U.S. Marine scout sniper Patrick Garrity, who trained Mark Wahlberg for the film. Garrity taught Wahlberg to shoot both left- and right-handed (the actor is left-handed), as he had to switch shooting posture throughout the movie, due to Swagger's sustained injuries. He was also trained to adjust a weapon's scope, judge effects of wind on a shot, do rapid bolt manipulation and develop special breathing skills. His training included extreme distance shooting (up to 1,100 yards/1,006 m), and the use of camouflage ghillie suits. Fuqua appointed Garrity as the film's military technical advisor.[6]
In the special features of the DVD, Garrity is interviewed pointing out that the shot fired in the assassination would not have hit the archbishop straight on, as in the film. When a round is fired it will fall from 30–40 feet (9.1–12.2 m) depending on the distance of the shot. To compensate, the round is fired at an arc calibrated by how far the round is going to fall, the distance of the shot, temperature, humidity and wind. In his interview Garrity said "At 1,800 yards (1,646 m), because of the hydrostatic shock that follows a large-caliber, high-velocity round such as the .408 Chey Tac (which is used in the shot), the target would literally be peeled apart and limbs would be flying 200 feet (61 m) away." The exit wound on the archbishop's head would have been too extreme to show in movie theaters. Instead, the movie depicts a much less graphic representation of the assassination.
Throughout the film, Swagger uses an array of sniper rifles, among which are the USMC M40A3,[7] the CheyTac Intervention,[8] and the Barrett M82. Donnie Fenn used an M4A1 with a Cobray 37mm Launcher (commonly used by TV and movie armorers as a stand-in for the M203 grenade launcher) and M68 Close Combat Optic in the African opening sequences. A pair of Remington 700Ps were bought by Swagger and Memphis while on the run. Other weapons used by Swagger include a Beretta M9 and a commandeered M4A1 with an Aimpoint Sight, in the fight against the 24 mercenaries and a Colt M1911-A1 and a suppressed M4A1 in the final scene. Fenn's old .22 rifle that Swagger used on the lake scene is a Cooey model 60.
Music
The score to the film was composed by Mark Mancina, who recorded the music at the Todd-AO Scoring Stage in Studio City, Los Angeles, using a 77-piece orchestra conducted by Don Harper.[9][10] A score soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records on March 27, 2007. The song "Nasty Letter" by Otis Taylor plays over the end of the film and credits.
Reception
Box office
Shooter grossed $47 million in the U.S. and Canada and $48.7 million in other territories, for a total gross of $95.7 million against its $61 million budget.[11]
The film grossed $14.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing in 3rd at the box office behind TMNT ($24.3 million) and 300 ($19.9 million).
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 48% approval rating based on 147 reviews; the average rating is 5.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, Shooter fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers."[12] Metacritic assigns the film a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]
Tony Horkins of Empire magazine praised the movie: "The sequel-ready Swagger challenges Bourne's supremacy with an impressive shoot-'em-up, work-it-out action drama".[14]
Some film critics saw the film as definitely left-leaning in its politics, including arguing that the main villain (Senator Meachum) is an analogy for then Vice President Dick Cheney.[15][16][17]
Home media
The DVD was released on June 26, 2007, reaching the top of the US sales charts.[18]
TV show
In 2016, USA Network picked up a series of the same name based on the movie, with Wahlberg as a producer and Ryan Phillippe as Swagger.[19]
See also
- American Sniper
- Sniper (1993 film)
- Assassinations in fiction
- Shooter, an American television series
References
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (March 21, 2007). "A keen eye, and a dead-on aim". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Shooter (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ a b "Shooter 2007". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Hunter, Stephen (1993). Point of Impact (1st ed.). New York City: Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0553071399.
- ^ "Stories and Legends about Kamloops, British Columbia". www.AdventureKamloops.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
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- ^ "Scoring Session Photo Gallery". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Shooter (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Shooter". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "Shooter Reviews, Ratings, Credits". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ Horkins, Tony. "Shooter". Empire. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ Denby, David (2007-04-02). "Men Gone Wild: 'Shooter' and '300'". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Zengotita, Thomas de (2007-04-09). "Must See Movie: 'Shooter'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Russell, Jamie (2007-04-13). "Shooter (2007)". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ Telsch, Rafe (2007-07-05). "DVD Sales: Shooter Knocks Out Competition". CinemaBlend.com. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Prudom, Laura. "'Shooter' Gets Series Pickup at USA Network". Variety.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
External links
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- Shooter at IMDb
- Shooter at AllMovie
- Shooter at Rotten Tomatoes
- Shooter at Metacritic
- Shooter at Box Office Mojo
- 2007 films
- 2000s action thriller films
- American films
- American political thriller films
- Di Bonaventura Pictures films
- English-language films
- Fictional portrayals of the Philadelphia Police Department
- Films about revenge
- Films about snipers
- Films adapted into television programs
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by Antoine Fuqua
- Films produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Films set in Montana
- Films set in Philadelphia
- Films shot in Vancouver
- Paramount Pictures films
- Vigilante films
- Films scored by Mark Mancina