Männer, die auf Ziegen starren

Originaltitel: The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009
12
1 Std. 34 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

139.235

IHRE BEWERTUNG

George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges in Männer, die auf Ziegen starren (2009)

A TV trailer for the movie Paranormal Activity.

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Ein Reporter im Irak könnte gerade die Geschichte seines Lebens haben, als er Lyn Cassady trifft, einen Mann, der behauptet, ein ehemaliges Mitglied der New Earth Army der US-Armee zu sein, ... Alles lesenEin Reporter im Irak könnte gerade die Geschichte seines Lebens haben, als er Lyn Cassady trifft, einen Mann, der behauptet, ein ehemaliges Mitglied der New Earth Army der US-Armee zu sein, eine Einheit, die paranormale Kräfte in ihren Missionen einsetzt.Ein Reporter im Irak könnte gerade die Geschichte seines Lebens haben, als er Lyn Cassady trifft, einen Mann, der behauptet, ein ehemaliges Mitglied der New Earth Army der US-Armee zu sein, eine Einheit, die paranormale Kräfte in ihren Missionen einsetzt.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

139.235

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Jeff Bridges' character Bill Django is based on Army Lt. Col. James Channon, who wrote the First Earth Battalion field manual. In the mid-'70s Channon took a leave of absence (with pay) from the army to go on a fact-finding tour of the New Age Movement, before coming back and writing the First Earth Battalion manual. The movie combines two or three separate programs: the Army's Remote Viewing program (run by the army's Intelligence and Security Command); the "Jedi" program run by the Special Forces; and Channon's First Earth Battalion (which was a concept and a field manual rather than an operational unit).

Patzer
When Brigadier General Dean Hopgood is introduced, his uniform shows two stars, indicating a Major General. A Brigadier General has one star.

Zitate
Bill Django: Mother Earth, you're my life support system. As a soldier I must drink your blue water, live inside your red clay and eat your green skin. Help me to balance myself. As you hold in balance, the Earth, the sea, and the space environments. Help me to open my heart, knowing that the Universe will feed me. I pray my boots will always kiss your face, and my footsteps match your heartbeat. Carry my body through space and time. You're my connection to the Universe and all that comes after. I'm yours and you are mine. I salute you.

Crazy Credits
Although this film is inspired by Jon Ronson's Book The Men Who Stare At Goats, it is a fiction, and while the characters Lynn Cassady and Bill Django are based on actual persons, Sergeant Glenn Wheaton and Colonel Jim Channon, all other characters are invented or are composites and are not portrayals of actual persons. The filmmakers ask that no one attempt walking through walls, cloudbursting while driving, or staring for hours at goats with the intent of harming them... invisibility is fine.

Verbindungen
Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Folge #1.32 (2009)

Soundtracks
Alright
Written by Danny Goffey, Gaz Coombes, and Mick Quinn
Performed by Supergrass
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Stupid in a very good way

This film tells a story about a special army unit without having a real plot as even the main characters don't seem to know where they're heading. It's just an accumulation of absurd dialogues and crazy moments with real good actors that don't consider themselves too good to act silly (not too silly) although they certainly were unchallenged by the script. The shown sense of humour reminded me slightly of the humour in the fashion of the Coen brothers in terms of pace and surreality, however, less sarcastic, less biting and without cynicism. The characters are rather likable, harmless individuals trying to find peace in a violent surrounding. I would classify this film as a satire about everything the army represents in general and once you've realized how stupid the army is you'll find this an amusing 93 minutes of fun.