The Hunting Party

September 14th, 2007







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The Hunting Party

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Plot
A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no...

Release Year: 2007

Rating: 6.9/10 (15,354 voted)

Critic's Score: 54/100

Director: Richard Shepard

Stars: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg

Storyline
A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them.

Writers: Richard Shepard, Scott Anderson

Cast:
Terrence Howard - Duck
Richard Gere - Simon Hunt
Gordana Vukres - Girl at Awards Ceremony
James Brolin - Franklin Harris
Sanela Seferagic - Sexy Assistant
Damir Saban - Gert
Aleksandra Grdic - TriBeCa Loft Girl
Jesse Eisenberg - Benjamin Strauss
John W. Falk - Journalist #1
Scott Anderson - Journalist #2
Harald Doornbos - Journalist #3
Philippe Deprez - Journalist #4
Erich Rathfelder - Journalist #5
Zan Marolt - Journalist #6
Ljubomir Kerekes - The Fox

Taglines: How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't? [by actually looking]



Details

Official Website: Official site | Official site [Japan] |

Release Date: 14 September 2007

Filming Locations: Duga Resa, Croatia

Box Office Details

Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $39,609 (USA) (9 September 2007) (4 Screens)

Gross: $969,869 (USA) (1 November 2007)



Technical Specs

Runtime:



Did You Know?

Trivia:
The book named ''A Short History of the Bosnian Conflict'' which was thrown away in the bar scene, is a fake prop one.

Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The UN mission ended in 20 December 1995 when NATO took over (IFOR/SFOR). In 2000 there should have been SFOR flags instead of the UN flags, SFOR patches, not UN and no blue berets. Military vehicles should have their national camouflage painting and SFOR markings. This is for NATO/SFOR details. The UN Mission (UNMIBH) was still active during the time this film depicts and the UNMIBH personnel and equipment are accurate - specifically the blue berets and UN vehicles for the UN International Police Task Force personnel in Foca.

Quotes:
[first lines]
Title Card: Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true.



User Review

Let the film take you where it will and you'l have a good time

Rating: 8/10

Based on a true story of a trio of Journalists looking for a war criminal in the former Yugoslavia. The Original group included Jon Krakauer, in the movie we have Terrence Howard and Richard Gere. Where originally it started as a bunch of journalists getting drunk and deciding to go out and find the bad guys, here we have Gere as a washed up TV reporter convincing his old camera man and a network executive (who got the job because of nepotism) that he can get an interview with "the Fox" if they are willing to go along with him. They go and things instantly begin to go side ways as nothing is as it seems and no one believes they aren't with the CIA. Not to put too fine a point on it I really liked this film a great deal. Its witty intelligent with lots of likable characters and a real sense of both humor and reality.Its probably three quarters of one of the most enjoyable films of the year (even with the nastiness.) What can I say I'm a sucker for great buddy films and Terrence Howard and Richard Gere have an ease when together that makes you certain that they have been friends for decades. Its magical. If there is a problem with the film its that the film kind of loses steam toward the end. Somewhere the need for an "ending" kind of gets in the way of things and the film begins to be a bit less...I don't know, fun. Don't get me wrong its still better than many other recent films, but its just disappointing that things have to be "neat". Of course the pre-final credits explanation of whats real and what isn't a scream. See this movie, thats all I have to say. See it and go with its vibe and I think you'll have a good time.

And forgive me for being spotty about things since I'm trying not to say too much since not knowing what happens is part of the joy.





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