All'indomani della guerra del Golfo Persico, quattro soldati partirono per sottrarre l'oro rubato al Kuwait, ma trovano persone che hanno disperatamente bisogno del loro aiuto.All'indomani della guerra del Golfo Persico, quattro soldati partirono per sottrarre l'oro rubato al Kuwait, ma trovano persone che hanno disperatamente bisogno del loro aiuto.All'indomani della guerra del Golfo Persico, quattro soldati partirono per sottrarre l'oro rubato al Kuwait, ma trovano persone che hanno disperatamente bisogno del loro aiuto.
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- Captain Said
- (as Said Taghmaoui)
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- QuizOne scene tracks a hypothetical bullet entering Mark Wahlberg, which came about from David O. Russell asking a doctor friend about what a bullet does to the body. "I said, 'What's the weirdest wound?' and he described that particular wound (used in the movie). You can get a wound that doesn't kill you. A bullet goes through your lung and you can walk around, but the air is leaking out of your lung every time you breathe, so your own breathing can kill you, because your own breathing will crush your organs. It will turn into a balloon in there, and they have to puncture it to let the air out. So he told me those two things, and I said, 'God, that's never been in a movie. I'd like to do that.'"
- BlooperCharacters are frequently seen handling - with only moderate difficulty - armfuls of gold that should weigh several hundred pounds.
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Archie Gates: What's the most important thing in life?
Troy Barlow: Respect.
Archie Gates: Too dependent on other people.
Conrad Vig: What, love?
Archie Gates: A little Disneyland, isn't it?
Chief Elgin: God's will.
Archie Gates: Close.
Troy Barlow: What is it then?
Archie Gates: Necessity.
Troy Barlow: As in?
Archie Gates: As in people do what is most necessary to them at any given moment.
- Versioni alternativeThe Australian theatrical release omits a brief close-up of a woman being shot in the head by one of Saddam's soldiers in order to obtain an 'MA 15+'. The scene was restored for the VHS and DVD releases re-rated 'R 18+'.
- Colonne sonoreI Just Want to Celebrate
Written by Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris
Performed by Rare Earth
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I should also add that I'm seeing this after 11/9/2001 and that even with the new perspective world events have cast over films with themes involving the US and the middle East, this film stands up very well. A positive portrayal of Islam, a positive portrayal of the people of Iraq, a sort-of-positive portrayal of the US army abroad, hell even a sympathetic portrayal of a lapdog of Saddam (I'm kind of reminded of Happiness for the sheer taboo-bustingness of this portrayal).
The plot is easy on the mind, the acting is satisfactory, the ending is purest Hollywood and the cinematography is sub-Lawrence of Arabia despite having access to a perfectly adequate desert. What makes this movie stand out is how at ease it is with its subject matter; letting comedy mix with the sort of serious politics that make a lot of people pick their words with great care.
The misleading trailer for this film fits in perfectly with what it's trying to achieve. Pretending to a be a gung-ho, guns and gold, go gettum boys film, it gets those into the cinema who need to hear its message not just those who want to hear. It attempts to slip complex issues through just about all the unthinking jingoism that lingers outside movie theatres on a regular basis and for that I salute it.
Go see.
- ProperCharlie
- 11 feb 2002
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- 75.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 60.652.036 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 15.847.636 USD
- 3 ott 1999
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