You know the feeling of surprise when something comes so far out of left field to smack you in the middle of the forehead? I’ve just had that feeling.
I’m not sure where this film announcement came from, how long this has been in production or how it managed to make the TIFF lists without my noticing but here we are about to take in the awesomeness.
Based on Jon Ronson’s book, The Men Who Stare at Goats (greatest title of the year) stars Ewan McGregor as Bob, an investigative reporter. He’s trying to dig up some proof that the American Military is using soldiers with psychic abilities to fight without weapons. George Clooney is Lyn Cassady, one of these soldiers and apparently the best there is; a Jedi Warrior. During an interview, Cassady divulges that he has been “reactivated” and Bob decides to tag along into what turns into a series of unfortunate, yet hilarious, events. Along with McGregor and Clooney, the film also stars Kevin Spacey, J.K. Simmons and Jeff Bridges.
This trailer is chalk full of WTF moments and hysterical laughter as Clooney looks attentively at a goat until it falls over dead. Yeah…
The Men Who Stare at Goats will play TIFF before opening on November 6th.
Trailer is tucked under the seat!
Oh my god, this looks phenomenal. When Boston started playing, I just lost it…
Thanks for posting about this one. It looks fantastic and what a wonderful cast.
I understand there was also a three-part series shown on Britian’s Channel 4 entitled “Crazy Rulers of the World.” The three parts have the hilarious titles of: 1)The Men Who Stare At Goats 2)Funny Torture and 3)Psychic Footsoldiers.
Have any UK readers of Row Three seen the series?
Has anyone read the book? My local library has it so I going to check it out.
I’ve not seen the BBC show, but there is an interesting micro-trend of ‘hollywood feature’ remaking of British minis (Traffick, State of Play).
But seriously, this looks like a fun time at the movies; as in THREE KINGS part Deux, awesome.
….And Clooney seems to have very good taste in picking wack-ball comedies.
i can’t remember a time that i laughed that hard at a trailer. this could be an instant classic if the movie turns out as promising as the trailers.
This looks like a pretty funny movie.
I’ve been taking an inventory of films I’m looking forward to till december but so far it’s depressingly short.
A Serious Man
Where the Wild Things Are
The Road
AntiChrist
Informant!
9 (the cartoon one. not the Danny Boy Lewis musical. fuck that)
Avatar
anything I’m missing?
It’s nice to have this to add to the list.
Ha ha ha. This movie looks like it could be some of Clooney’s best work.
Just saw part 1 of the BBC serious. Holy freaking hell.