Shock and Awe
Short description
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States government under President George W. Bush sought to justify an invasion of Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power. While many in the media accepted official claims regarding the existence of weapons of mass destruction, a small team of journalists at Knight-Ridder began to question these assertions. Led by John Walcott, reporters Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel conducted their own investigation using anonymous sources, discovering that the justifications for war were based on falsehoods. They struggled to make the public and their peers listen to the truth as the push for military conflict grew.
Directed by Rob Reiner, this drama and thriller is the 17th of 19 films he directed, released after Being Charlie and before LBJ. The film stars Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Rob Reiner, Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Biel, and Milla Jovovich. Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and other companies, the project had a budget of 16 million USD. On TMDB, the movie holds a rating of 6.3/10 based on 205 votes. This audience score is higher than the rating from film critics, which stands at 4.7/10 from 47 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Tommy Lee Jones and Woody Harrelson previously starred together in "Natural Born Killers" (Oliver Stone, 1994), "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" (Robert Altman, 2006), and "No Country for Old Men" (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007).
- John Walkott, Warren Stroble, and Jonathan Landay themselves, as well as their close ones, appear in the film in cameo roles.
- Alec Baldwin was initially cast in the role of Walkott, which was eventually played by Rob Reiner, but it turned out just a day before filming began that Baldwin's work schedule did not allow him to appear in the film.
- Director Rob Reiner, screenwriter Joey Hartston, and actor Woody Harrelson had previously collaborated on the political drama "LBJ" (2016) about the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973).
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