DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
The men who stare at goats
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN, EAS)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In English, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Stephen Root, Rebecca Mader.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
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 Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be a member of an experimental, top-secret military unit who are training to fight wars with New Age psychic powers, which include reading the enemy's thoughts, passing through solid walls, and even killing a goat by simply staring at it.
Notes
Title from container.
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.
Subjects
- Reporters and reporting > Drama.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Journalists > Drama
- Parapsychology > Military aspects > Drama.
- Psychics > Drama.
- Military training camps > Drama.
- New Age movement > Drama.
- Comedy films.
- War films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- United States. Army > Military life > Drama.