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Release Date:
4 September 2008 (Israel) moreTagline:
When it comes to war...America means business morePlot:
A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Razzie winners! (From The Hollywood News. 22 February 2009, 7:34 PM, PST)
Duff Takes On Bonnie And Clyde
(From WENN. 27 January 2009, 11:40 PM, PST)
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A funny, silly ride more (92 total)US TV Schedule:
| Thur. Nov. 12 | 1:00 AM | SHOW | |||
| Mon. Nov. 16 | 7:00 PM | SHOW | more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Cusack | ... | Brand Hauser | |
| Hilary Duff | ... | Yonica Babyyeah | |
| Marisa Tomei | ... | Natalie Hegalhuzen | |
| Joan Cusack | ... | Marsha Dillon | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Mr. Vice President | |
| Sergej Trifunovic | ... | Ooq-Mi-Fay Taqnufmini | |
| Ned Bellamy | ... | Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini / Zubleh | |
| John McLaughlin | ... | Himself | |
| Montel Williams | ... | GuideStar Voice (voice) | |
| Ben Kingsley | ... | Walken / The Viceroy | |
| Lyubomir Neikov | ... | Omar Sharif (as Lubomir Neikov) | |
| Nikolay Stanoev | ... | Bhodi Bhundhang (as Nikolai Stanoev) | |
| George Zlatarev | ... | Director | |
| Bashar Rahal | ... | Video Guy #1 | |
| Velislav Pavlov | ... | Video Guy #2 (as Vesilav Pavlov) |
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Rated R for violence, language and brief sexual material.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minCountry:
USAColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:R (certificate #43117) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Hungary:16 | France:UFun Stuff
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The corporation, Tamerlane, refers to Timur, known in the West as Tamerlane. Timur conquered a great deal of central and western Asia in the 14th Century and founded the Timurid Empire and Timurid dynasty. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Hauser is ambushed in the castle, we hear the sound of a gun being cocked. The camera pans to a thug holding an uncocked revolver. moreQuotes:
Natalie Hegalhuzen: [upon hearing an explosion outside] When did they start attacking inside the Emerald City?Brand Hauser: I wouldn't call that an attack.
[explosion goes off right outside office]
Brand Hauser: Technically, that was a bombing. At least it sounded like it was. Not an attack, which would imply something else.
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic moreFAQ
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Don't mistake "War Inc." for a sharply chiseled satire or a brainy comedy full of inside jokes for news buffs. It isn't.
This is an old-fashioned screwball comedy, with ridiculously coincidental plot twists, stock characters (given some depth in fun performances by John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei and Hillary Duff) and a straightforward approach to the political content.
You see, the filmmakers' political points are things nearly all of the country already knows are true. Yeah, we understand that the corporations profiting off the war are corrupt, inept pigs, the political leaders in charge of it are even more inept buffoons, and American imperialism has never looked crasser and more out of touch than it does right now -- but none of that is the point.
Here, all of that noise is the setting that they lampoon -- sometimes in genius ways -- as the backdrop for a silly romp, as John Cusack's character (the hit-man with a heart) tries to change his life with the help of the do-gooder journalist who doesn't trust him (Tomei) and the young Middle Eastern starlet who wants to call off her marriage (Duff). Cusack's sister, Joan, plays his assistant with an almost cartoonishly enthusiastic quality. Ben Kingsley seemed to me wasted in his smaller part as a ruthless CIA boss.
That's all, and it works. It's simple fun, but if somehow you can't see reality and you think the war is going well and everyone involved with it is doing a good job and there's no corruption and people in the Middle East wish our Western culture would supplant theirs, then you might not find it as funny.
For all the rest of us, it was a light comedy with a political edge.