A scene from HELEN”S DEAD. Courtesy of Screen Media
If you’re in the mood for a gory little dark comedy, HELEN’S DEAD might allay your craving. The tale plays out in one arduous night (apart from a few flashbacks) at a small, rather fancy dinner party. The host (Brian Huskey) is an uptight foodie; his wife (Annabelle Dexter-Jones) is an even more uptight “influencer.” Guests include her sister, Helen (Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz), their cousin Addie (Dylan Gelula), a jerk (Emile Hirsch) who’d been involved with both, a writer (Beth Dover) and a couple of unexpected visitors. The film opens with one of them announcing she’s just found Helen dead in another room, then brings us up to and beyond that point, with further casualties, motives and suspects in play.
Unlike most flicks in which the members of a small isolated group of victims-in-waiting are bumped off one-by-one, this one doesn’t establish a clear protagonist. Everyone is unlikable for one or more reasons, and no one’s demise would be mourned much by viewers. There’s a lot of dialog as old and new hurts, resentments and humiliations emerge. Bodies drop periodically in a variety of gory and/or amusing ways, with the extant ones wondering who among them started the population decrease by offing their eponymous companion.
The young adult cast is mostly attractive in looks but less so in character. Though set mainly in one house, it never gets claustrophobic because it’s a rambling ranch style with plenty of rooms for diverse arenas of action. Lack of cell service and some moments in the misty surrounding forest further tie this to the cabin-in-the-woods genre, albeit with nicer clothes and fancy place settings.
Director/co-writer K. Asher Levin, whose resume mostly shows him helming TV episodes and music videos, does well at maintaining pace and suspense, keeping viewers more engaged than the largely unpleasant assemblage of characters might otherwise inspire. And the actors – mostly unfamiliar to me – turn in solid performances all around. Anything further about the story or players would drift into spoiler territory. That’s a reviewing no-no on these pages.
HELEN’S DEAD opens in theaters and video-on-demand on Friday, Nov. 3.
AMERICAN NIGHT starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeremy Piven, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega and Michael Madsen will be in Theaters and On Demand October 1st. Check out the trailer:
Art and life collide in this stylish and wildly entertaining neo-noir thriller. When a highly coveted Andy Warhol painting suddenly surfaces, it triggers a chain reaction of danger-filled events for a colorful group of characters including: a forger turned art dealer (Jonathan Rhys Meyers); a mobster and painter (Emile Hirsch) with a penchant for scorpions; a seductive museum conservator (Paz Vega); and a stuntman and wannabe ninja (Jeremy Piven). Filled with daring double-crosses and surprising twists and turns, the race for the painting comes to an explosive conclusion…one American Night.
MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASSdirected by Randall Emmett and stars Megan Fox, Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas and Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly). The film will open in select theaters and will also be available on-demand July 23rd!
Here’s the Red Band Trailer:
Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD), Lukas Haas (INCEPTION), and Colson Baker (BIRD BOX) in this gritty and intense crime-thriller. While in Florida on another case, FBI agents Helter (Willis) and Lombardo (Fox) cross paths with state cop Crawford (Hirsch), who’s investigating a string of female murders that appear to be related. Lombardo and Crawford team up for an undercover sting, but it goes horribly wrong, plunging Lombardo into grave danger and pitting Crawford against a serial killer in a twisted game of cat and mouse.
MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASS stars Megan Fox, Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas, Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly), Caitlin Carmichael, Sistine and Rose Stallone
Andi Matichak and Emile Hirsch in the New Shocker SON Premieres Exclusively on Shudder July 8 Check out the trailer:
Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Never Grow Old, The Canal), SONstars Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island).
In SON, after a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.
RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will releaseSON on DVD and Blu-ray on May 18, 2021. Check out the trailer:
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Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Never Grow Old, The Canal), SONstars Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island). RLJE Films will release SON on DVD for an SRP of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an SRP of $28.96.
In SON, after a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.
RLJE Films will release the horror SON in Theaters and on Digital and On Demand on March 5, 2021.
Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Never Grow Old, The Canal), SON stars Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise, Assimilate), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Milk), and Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island).
After a mysterious group of individuals breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to steal her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. Breaut soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasingly sporadic psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts to save him, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive but soon, she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.
Alice Eve (“Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Men in Black 3,” “Sex and the City 2”), Emile Hirsch (“Into the Wild,” “Lone Survivor”), and Vanessa Hudgens (“Sucker Punch”, “Spring Breakers”), David Koechner (“Anchorman 1& 2”, “Extract”) and rising comedy star Sebastian Maniscalco will star in the romantic comedy ‘The Pre-Nup”, directed and written by Jonathan Lynn (“Nuns On The Run,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “The Whole Nine Yards”) and sold in Berlin by Content Media Corporation.
Eve, Emile, Vanessa, David and Sebastian join Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey,” “Notting Hill”) in the Jeanna Polley (“The Politician’s Wife,” “Laws of Attraction”) produced film, which is expected to start shooting in June in the UK.
“The Pre-Nup” follows the hilarious consequences of an American groom suggesting to his British bride that they should get a pre-nuptial agreement… the night before their wedding.
Zac (Hirsch) is a well-to-do American investment banker, who couldn’t be more thrilled when he gets engaged to Alice (Eve), a British ex-pat and aspiring novelist. But as soon as the happy news trickles down to his friends and family, trouble flares up. Zac’s father is a former rock star and notorious womanizer who pays more alimony than most lawyers in Beverly Hills put together. With this in mind, he insists that Zac have Alice sign a pre-nup, or he’ll cut Zac off from his multi-million dollar trust fund. Zac struggles with his decision, but ultimately bends to his father’s wishes and asks Alice to sign it.
Alice is offended, believing that a pre-nup insults the very sanctity of their marriage, and her magistrate father (Bonneville) couldn’t agree more. But Alice proves that she’s no pushover by coming at Zac with demands of her own. And so the games begin… because if Zac is going to make Alice sign a pre-nup, she’s going to negotiate every detail of their life together!
Distributors worldwide are being pitched the project in Berlin by Content’s President of Film, Jamie Carmichael, and Content’s SVP Sales and distribution, Jonathan Ford.
Said Carmichael, “Jonathan has packed ‘The Pre-Nup’ with tons of laughs, romance, and characters that are at once so maddening and lovable you can’t help but be hooked. Following in the tradition of great romantic comedies like Notting Hill,’ ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ and ‘The Proposal,’ ‘The Pre-Nup’ is a wholly original romantic comedy of errors about what happens when you mix Brits and Americans, marriage and family, and money with love.’
Emile Hirsch is repped by UTA, Sebastian Maniscalco is repped by UTA and Levity Entertainment Group. David Kochner is repped by UTA and by Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Hugh Bonneville is at UTA as well and repped by Gordon and French in UK. Alice Eve and Vanessa Hudgens are represented by CAA.
It was the hair, at first I thought I would hate this movie because of the kid’s hair. Allow me to explain, Jude is one messed up teenager (aren’t all teenagers messed up in the movies?) At the very start we see his Father and Mother break up. His Father,( Ethan Hawke: Gattaca), likes to grow marijuana in his green house, and that is where he sleeps when Mom kicks him out of the house. Jude’s Father, Les, explains to young Jude,( Henry Keleman,) exactly what happened and how that will impact the future story.
Fast forward a few years and Jude, now played by Asa Butterfield, is a young man with troubles. He and his best friend,( apparently his only friend,) Teddy (Avan Jogia) like to get high and listen to Hard Core Punk Rock. Through the early part of the movie Jude has one of those locks of hair hanging right in his face, hanging limp between his eyes. Never thought I would be so old as to say this but that hair is really annoying, no character in the movie asks him about the hair hanging in his face, and he never brushes it out of the way.
Seriously, I felt a lot better about Jude when about halfway through TEN THOUSAND SAINTS he cuts that lock of hair off and has pretty much a normal haircut. But well before that I came to really love this movie. Jude’s Father, Les, so very well played by Ethan Hawke (more or less playing the same type of messed up Father he did in Boyhood) is real big on marijuana. He is also a surrogate Father to Eliza (Hailee Steinfeld, so damn good in True Grit!) who comes to Vermont to spend a weekend with Les’ ex wife, and Jude’s Mother, Harriet (Julianne Nicholson: August Osage County).
A whole lot happens on that cold weekend, Eliza, Jude and Teddy go to a party, get high, Jude gets beaten up, and Teddy loses his virginity to Eliza. Naturally Eliza gets pregnant, and then it really gets complicated. In what seems like a predestined event Jude and Teddy huff Freon taken out of an air conditioner. (These kids have so little access to marijuana they huff paint thinner!) The Freon, of course is a bad idea. Both of them pass out, Teddy dies. The title comes from a Bible passage spoken by the Minister at Teddy’s funeral.
Eliza goes back to her Mother Diane, Les’ girl friend (Emily Mortimer: Hugo, City Island, Shutter Island) in New York City. Jude also goes to New York to live with Les, who tries his best to be a good Father, but a professional pot farmer is not such a good role model. Teddy has an older half brother Johnny (Emile Hirsch: Milk, Speed Racer) who has gone straight edge, that is no drugs, no sex, healthy diet. Johnny also plays in a seriously hard core band, One Man Army. He is also practicing Hare Krishna.
There is much talk about Jude being adopted, that Johnny and Teddy have different Fathers, that Eliza should give up her baby for adoption. And there is much talk about families not necessarily being related. Much like many other movies about teenagers, (Rebel Without a Cause certainly comes to mind,) a surrogate family is formed, with many members, all of whom want to do the right thing for the memory of Teddy, a kid we hardly get to know.
Where do I begin? TEN THOUSAND SAINTS has the complexity, the frustrations, the confusion, the dead ends, and the new beginnings, of real life. The relationships are so complex, the characters so well defined and the story so intimate, and real, and raw that you cannot help but be drawn in and feel that you know these people, or maybe you are, or were, these people.
The setting of New York City when hard core punk was happening, when homeless people were being chased out of Washington Square Park, when kids were doing anything to get high, and often paying the consequences, all of this is so well defined, and quite obviously on a low budget, you cannot help but be impressed.
I don’t want to give away too much plot but Johnny wants to do a seriously right thing and marry Eliza, even though we learn he is not really oriented that way. Of course it’s Jude who really loves her and tries his best to do the right thing as well.
TEN THOUSAND SAINTS is a true ensemble, with every character indelible, and true and memorable. Every actor gets moments, many moments, to shine. Against all the odds there is a happy, a very happy ending. Not ashamed to say it, I wept at the last few minutes of TEN THOUSAND SAINTS, partly from sadness at seeing the story come to an end. I could spend hours with these characters, this movie could be twice as long, or longer, and I would love every minute.
Based on a novel by Eleanor Henderson, which may be where a lot of the joy and heartfelt emotion comes from, this movie is a treasure.
In a very sweet, odd little moment, when they are just getting to know each other Eliza asks Teddy if he is Indian, because of his eyes. He says yes “but Gandhi, not Geronimo.” There are dozens of moments like that, all through TEN THOUSAND SAINTS. This is one of those movies, many are being made now, that deserves to be widely distributed in theaters, but likely will not. Movies that are character driven, that tell a story, that have something valid and real and honest and sincere to say about the human condition, don’t seem to stand a chance to be shown in multiplex theaters anymore. And we are all the more impoverished as a culture because of that.
I have to give TEN THOUSAND SAINTS Five out of Five stars, this movie is a masterpiece. I sincerely would like to see more work from Shari Springer Burman and Robert Pulcini. They have done good work before, such as American Splendor and Cinema Verite’.
Did I mention that TEN THOUSAND SAINTS is also funny? Very, very funny at times. And the music flat kicks ass!
TEN THOUSAND SAINTS opens in theaters, On Demand and iTunes August 14th
LONE SURVIVOR star Mark Wahlberg was the recipient of Spike TV’s 2014 “Guys Choice” Troops Choice Award.
Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and actors Charlie Hunnam, Emile Hirsch and Wahlberg attended Spike TV’s ‘Guys Choice 2014’ at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Spike TV).
Spike TV’s “Guys Choice” program premieres Wednesday, June 11 at 9p ET/PT on Spike TV.
In keeping with Spike’s year-round efforts to support our nation’s servicemen and women, “Guys Choice” will once again feature inspiring moments saluting our troops and returning veterans.
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative face an impossible, moral decision in LONE SURVIVOR, the intense, action-packed story of heroism, courage and survival, on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, including Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™ and On Demand NOW, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Based on Marcus Luttrell’s The New York Times bestselling memoir, Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) explores the unbreakable bond of brotherhood in a film that Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers praised as “a powerhouse film.” LONE SURVIVOR tells the incredible tale of Operation Red Wings, a mission about four Navy SEALs ambushed by the enemy deep in the mountains of Afghanistan. As the soldiers are confronted by unthinkable odds they must find reserves of strength and resilience in order to fight to the finish.
Starring Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, Contraband), Taylor Kitsch (Savages, “Friday Night Lights”), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, “Bonnie and Clyde”), Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Kill Your Darlings), Eric Bana (Star Trek, Hanna), Ali Suliman (The Kingdom), Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games), Yousuf Azami (Brothers) and Sammy Sheik (Transformers: Dark of the Moon), LONE SURVIVOR has been hailed by critics as “unforgettable, tense and inspiring” (Movieline).
Both the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD include bonus features that shed new light on the valiant real-life soldiers of Operation Red Wings. Exclusive to the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack are interviews with the film’s cast and creators, as well as action-packed behind-the-scenes featurettes.
The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™.
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.
DIGITAL HD with Ultraviolet™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download movies to watch on iPad®, iPhone®, Android™, smart TVs, connected Blu-ray™ players, game consoles, and more.
Bonus Features Exclusive to the Blu-rayTM:
Will of the Warrior: An in-depth look at Marcus Luttrell, the real-life Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in Operation Red Wings.
Recreating the Firefight: Reveals how Lone Survivor’s action-packed stunts were choreographed and shot. This featurette includes interviews with Director Peter Berg, Actors Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch and stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director Kevin Scott.
Learning the Basics: Watch as Mark Wahlberg, Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster go through rigorous SEAL training in weapons handling, communication/patrolling and simulated attack drills. Along with Marcus Luttrell, Peter Berg enlisted the help of active Navy SEALS to help the actors accurately portray the fallen soldiers of Operation Red Wings.
The Pashtun Code of Life: Learn why Marcus Luttrell’s rescuer, Mohammad Gulab, risked his life and the lives of everyone in his village in order to save Marcus.
Blu-rayTM and DVD Bonus Features:
Bringing the Story to Light:Marcus Luttrell’s story of survival under extremely dire circumstances is an inspiration to anyone who hears it. Director, producer and writer Peter Berg, Producer Sarah Aubrey, and the four lead actors (Mark Wahlberg, Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster) reveal their passion for the project and why it was so important to them to tell this story.
The Fallen Heroes of Operation Red Wings: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch profile the real-life heroes who inspired their characters: Marcus Luttrell, Michael Murphy, Daniel Dietz and Matthew Axelson. Family members provide intimate accounts of what these brave men were like in their private lives, as well as perspective on their decisions to join the military and make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Also included is a tribute to the team of Operation Red Wings, using personal photos.
FILMMAKERS
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig, Sammy Sheik
Written and Directed By: Peter Berg
Based on the Book by: Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
Produced By: Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Randall Emmett, Norton Herrick, Barry Spikings, Akiva Goldsman, Stephen Levinson, Vitaly Grigoriants
Executive Producers: George Furla, Simon Fawcett, Braden Aftergood, Louis G. Friedman, Stepan Martirosyan, Remington Chase, Adi Shankar, Spencer Silna, Mark Damon, Brandt Andersen, Jeff Rice
Music By: Explosions in the Sky, Steve Jablonsky
Production Designer Tom Duffield
Director of Photography: Tobias Schliessler, ASC
Costume Designer: Amy Stofsky
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: June 3, 2014
Copyright: 2014 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 61125456
Running Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong, bloody war violence and pervasive language
Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/DVS2 2.0 and Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date: June 3, 2014
Copyright: 2014 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 61125455
Running Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong bloody war violence and pervasive language
Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, Spanish Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative face an impossible, moral decision in LONE SURVIVOR, the intense, action-packed story of heroism, courage and survival, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, including Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™ and On Demand on June 3, 2014, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
LONE SURVIVOR will also be available on Digital HD two weeks earlier on May 20, 2014.
Based on Marcus Luttrell’s The New York Times bestselling memoir, Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) explores the unbreakable bond of brotherhood in a film that Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers praised as “a powerhouse film.” LONE SURVIVOR tells the incredible tale of Operation Red Wings, a mission about four Navy SEALs ambushed by the enemy deep in the mountains of Afghanistan. As the soldiers are confronted by unthinkable odds they must find reserves of strength and resilience in order to fight to the finish.
Starring Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, Contraband), Taylor Kitsch (Savages, “Friday Night Lights”), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, “Bonnie and Clyde”), Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Kill Your Darlings), Eric Bana (Star Trek, Hanna), Ali Suliman (The Kingdom), Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games), Yousuf Azami (Brothers) and Sammy Sheik (Transformers: Dark of the Moon), LONE SURVIVOR has been hailed by critics as “unforgettable, tense and inspiring” (Movieline).
Both the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD include bonus features that shed new light on the valiant real-life soldiers of Operation Red Wings. Exclusive to the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack are interviews with the film’s cast and creators, as well as action-packed behind-the-scenes featurettes.
The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™.
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.
DIGITAL HD with Ultraviolet™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download movies to watch on iPad®, iPhone®, Android™, smart TVs, connected Blu-ray™ players, game consoles, and more.
Bonus Features Exclusive to the Blu-rayTM:
Will of the Warrior: An in-depth look at Marcus Luttrell, the real-life Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in Operation Red Wings.
Recreating the Firefight: Reveals how Lone Survivor’s action-packed stunts were choreographed and shot. This featurette includes interviews with Director Peter Berg, Actors Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch and stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director Kevin Scott.
Learning the Basics: Watch as Mark Wahlberg, Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster go through rigorous SEAL training in weapons handling, communication/patrolling and simulated attack drills. Along with Marcus Luttrell, Peter Berg enlisted the help of active Navy SEALS to help the actors accurately portray the fallen soldiers of Operation Red Wings.
The Pashtun Code of Life: Learn why Marcus Luttrell’s rescuer, Mohammad Gulab, risked his life and the lives of everyone in his village in order to save Marcus.
Blu-rayTM and DVD Bonus Features:
Bringing the Story to Light:Marcus Luttrell’s story of survival under extremely dire circumstances is an inspiration to anyone who hears it. Director, producer and writer Peter Berg, Producer Sarah Aubrey, and the four lead actors (Mark Wahlberg, Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster) reveal their passion for the project and why it was so important to them to tell this story.
The Fallen Heroes of Operation Red Wings: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch profile the real-life heroes who inspired their characters: Marcus Luttrell, Michael Murphy, Daniel Dietz and Matthew Axelson. Family members provide intimate accounts of what these brave men were like in their private lives, as well as perspective on their decisions to join the military and make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Also included is a tribute to the team of Operation Red Wings, using personal photos.
FILMMAKERS
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig, Sammy Sheik Written and Directed By: Peter Berg Based on the Book by: Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson Produced By: Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Randall Emmett, Norton Herrick, Barry Spikings, Akiva Goldsman, Stephen Levinson, Vitaly Grigoriants Executive Producers: George Furla, Simon Fawcett, Braden Aftergood, Louis G. Friedman, Stepan Martirosyan, Remington Chase, Adi Shankar, Spencer Silna, Mark Damon, Brandt Andersen, Jeff Rice Music By: Explosions in the Sky, Steve Jablonsky Production Designer Tom Duffield Director of Photography: Tobias Schliessler, ASC Costume Designer: Amy Stofsky
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: June 3, 2014 Copyright: 2014 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Selection Number: 61125456 Running Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes Layers: BD-50 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1 Rating: R for strong, bloody war violence and pervasive language Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/DVS2 2.0 and Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1 Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD: Street Date: June 3, 2014 Copyright: 2014 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Selection Number: 61125455 Running Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes Layers: Dual Layer Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Rating: R for strong bloody war violence and pervasive language Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, Spanish Dolby 5.1 Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
