Shooter (1988 film)
| Shooter | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film cover | |
| Directed by | Gary Nelson |
| Produced by |
Barry M. Berg David Hume Kennerly Gary David Goldberg |
| Written by | David Hume Kennerly |
| Music by | Paul Chihara |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
Release date | September 11, 1988[1] |
Running time | 100 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Shooter is a 1988 American television pilot that NBC decided not to pick up as a series, and which instead was aired by NBC as a television movie of the week in September 1988. The film is based on the book Shooter by and about Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly, who had been a combat photojournalist during the Vietnam War and later the White House photographer for resident Gerald Ford.
Summary
The film followed the adventures in Vietnam of a fictional photo journalist named Matt Thompson, played by Jeffrey Nordling in his debut role.
It was made shortly after Good Morning Vietnam had been a success in theaters, and it borrowed two actors from the Good Morning Vietnam cast, Noble Willingham and Cu Ba Nguyen, as well as having a similar free-spirited protagonist who is constantly clashing with his superiors.
The television pilot was filmed on location in Thailand. David Hume Kennerly served as executive producer and writer. Gary Nelson directed the film.
Cast
- Jeffrey Nordling as Matt Thompson / Grunwald
- Noble Willingham as Rizzo
- Kario Salem as Rene
- Helen Hunt as Tracey
- Alan Ruck as Stork O'Connor
- Jeffrey Alan Chandler as Klaus (as Jerry Alan Chandler)
- Carol Huston as Cat
- Rosalind Chao as Lan
- Nick Cassavetes as Tex
- Grace Zabriskie as Sister Marie
- Adrian Paul as Ian
- Louis Roth as Garth Andrews
- Steven Ford as Capt. Walker
Awards
Shooter won an Emmy for cinematography.