G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

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Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers (WGA):

Stuart Beattie (screenplay) and
David Elliot (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

When All Else Fails, They Don't

Plot:

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. |

Plot Keywords:

Gi Joe | Katana Sword | Sheath | Period In Title | Based On Toy

Cast

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Heavy Duty
Christopher Eccleston	...	Destro
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Cobra Commander
Byung-hun Lee	...	Storm Shadow
Sienna Miller	...	The Baroness
Rachel Nichols	...	Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara
Jonathan Pryce	...	U.S. President
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Breaker
Channing Tatum	...	Duke
Marlon Wayans	...	Ripcord
Dennis Quaid	...	General Hawk
Karolina Kurkova	...	Courtney A. Kreiger / Cover girl
Ray Park	...	Snake Eyes
Arnold Vosloo	...	Zartan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Akers	...	Security Tech
Michael Benyaer	...	Flight Control
Duncan Bravo	...	Turkish N.A.T.O. General
Michael Bretten	...	Control Room Tech
Michael Broderick	...	Screaming Man
Frederic Doss	...	Apache CPG #2
Elena Evangelo	...	Presidential Aide
Courtney Fleming	...	Security Tech
Jerald Garner	...	Cobra Tech
Jabbaar George	...	Viper Guard
Leo Howard	...	Young Snake Eyes
Luke Massy	...	McCullen Tech
Kellie Matteson	...	Control Room Tech
David Murray	...	McCullen 1641
Gerald Okamura	...	The Hard Master
Brittany Alexis Palmer	...	Dancer
Burton Perez	...	Bravo
Bob Rumnock	...	Lab Tech #1
Brandon Soo Hoo	...	Young Storm Shadow
David Jean Thomas	...	British N.A.T.O. General
Ken Thomas	...	Apache Navigator
Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan	...	MARS Guard
Gunner Wright	...	Secret Sevice Agent
Ron Yuan	...	Shadow (voice)

Also Known As:

Dark Sky: First Strike (USA) (fake working title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Sienna Miller took the role of the Baroness because it did not involve "having a breakdown, or addicted to heroin, or dying at the end; it was something that was just maybe really great fun."

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Breaker: [about handling the accelerator suits] Careful, they're worth billions of dollars!
Ripcord: [in a suit] Billions of dollars, I got it!
[falls over; Scarlett gives Ripcord a hangdog look]
Ripcord: My bad! Won't happen again!

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)