Stop-Loss (film)

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Stop-Loss
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Directed by	Kimberly Peirce
Written by	Kimberly Peirce Mark Richard
Starring	Ryan Phillippe Channing Tatum Abbie Cornish Joseph Gordon-Levitt Timothy Olyphant Rob Brown
Music by	John Powell
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	March 28, 2008
Country	United States
Language	English/Spanish
Gross revenue	Domestic $10,646,000 Worldwide unknown
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IMDb profile

Stop-Loss is a 2008 American drama film from Paramount Pictures and MTV Films directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Critical reception
5 Box office performance
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Synopsis

After serving his tour of duty in Iraq, a young American soldier who is ordered to return to the front lines as part of the military's controversial stop-loss policy opts instead to go AWOL in this military drama directed by Kimberly Peirce. Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) is a decorated Iraq War veteran who once served his country with pride. After his tour of duty comes to an end, King returns to his Texas hometown and attempts to pick up where he once left off with a little help from his family, as well as long-time best friend and war buddy Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum). But just as Brandon, Steve, and the rest of their war buddies begin to settle back into civilian life, Uncle Sam comes calling on them once again. Suddenly ordered back into active duty, the disillusioned war veteran begins to question not just his ties to family and his longtime friendships, but his capacity for love and his sense of honor as well.

[edit] Cast

Ryan Phillippe - Ssg. Brandon Leonard King
Abbie Cornish - Michelle
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Pfc. Tommy Burgess
Rob Brown - Isaac "Eyeball" Butler
Channing Tatum - Sgt. Steve Shriver
Victor Rasuk - Rico Ridriguez
Terry Quay - Al "Preacher" Colson
Matthew Scott Wilcox - Harvey
Connett Brewer - Curtis
Timothy Olyphant - Lt. Col. Boot Miller
Josef Sommer - Senator Orton Worrell
Linda Emond - Ida King
Ciarán Hinds - Roy King
Mamie Gummer - Jeanie Burgess
Alex Frost - Shorty Shriver
Chandra Washington - Mrs. Shriver
Cora Cardona - Theresa Ridriguez

[edit] Production

Filming began in August 2006 in Morocco and various locations in Texas — Austin, Lockhart, San Antonio, and Uhland. However, the film was not released until March 28, 2008.

The shoot in Morocco for the film took place during Ramadan.^{[citation needed]}

The DVD will be released on July 8th 2008

[edit] Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of April 11, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 63% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 111 reviews.^[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 62 out of 100, based on 34 reviews.^[2]

[edit] Box office performance

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $4.5 million in 1,291 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #8 at the box office.^[3]^[4] As of May 1, 2008, it has grossed a total of $10.8 million in the United States and Canada and over $16,000 in other territories.^[5] Unfortunately, the film had an estimated budget of $25 million.^[6]