War, Inc.

Year:

2008

Duration:

107 min

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.7

Director:

Joshua Seftel

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-09-04

Filming Locations: New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $45,714 (USA) (25 May 2008)

Gross: $578,527 (USA) (3 August 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Shirly Brener

John Cusack

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

John McLaughlin

Himself

Montel Williams

GuideStar Voice (voice)

Ben Kingsley

Walken

Lyubomir Neikov

Omar Sharif

Nikolay Stanoev

Bhodi Bhundhang (as Nikolai Stanoev)

George Zlatarev

Director (as Georgi Zlatarev)

Bashar Rahal

Video Guy #1

Velislav Pavlov

Video Guy #2 (as Vesilav Pavlov)

Zahary Baharov

Video Guy #3 (as Zahari Baharov)

Doug Dearth

Geoff

Bill Cusack

Tamerlane Caffeinated Soldier (as William Cusack)

Ben Cross

Medusa Hair

Mark Roper

Choreographer

Andrey Slabakov

Cameraman (as Andrei Slabakov)

Joost Scholte

Popeyes Cashier

Ryan Spike Dauner

First Production Assistant (as Ryan Dauner)

Velizar Binev

German Businessman

Davorka Tovilo

German Woman

James Graves

Tamerlane Guard

Troy Rowland

Tamerlane Wedding Guard

Rachel O'Meara

Implanted Reporter

Sandy Schklair

Submarine Captain (as Sanford Schklair)

Nick Harvey

Interfaith Clergyman

Itai Diakov

Kid In Fallaf (as Itai Djakov)

Stanimir Stamatov

Posse Guy

Georgi Gatzov

Sound Man (as Georgi Gatsov)

Mark Johnson

Tamerlane Staple-Gun Guard

Krassimir Simeonov

Tamerlane Guard #1 (as Krasi Simeonov)

Velizar Peev

Thug (as Zarko Peev)

Katerina Grableva

Hauser's Child

Sergio Buenrostro

Tamerlane Airport Guard

Alex Brown

Tamerlane Airport Guard #2

Attia Hosni Attia

Arabic Waiter

Ivo Kehayov

Dry Cleaning Soldier Posse (as Ivaio Kehajov)

Teodor Tsolov

Cab Driver

Lina Miyahara

Wedding Guest

Daniela Dancheva

Amputee Rockette

Gary Roper

Tamerlane Bunker Guard

Lea Rosen

Wedding Groomer

Ani Petrovska

Amputee Back-Up Dancer

Maximus

Yonica's Back-Up Dancers

Nenko Genov

Winking Soldier (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The An-12B airplane shown at the beginning and end of the movie is owned and operated by Bright Aviation Services, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Along with some other Bulgarian freight carriers, they are banned from operating in Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and the European Union countries because of their safety record.

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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.

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The 10th film where siblings John Cusack and Joan Cusack appear together.

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Goofs

As Natalie leaves Hauser's office the door is open, presumably to allow the camera to get the shot of her leaving. However, Houser shut it only moments earlier after he asked Marsha to call him.

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In the Coffee shop the reporter is sipping her coffee. As the scene changes to show the other side, her cup is on the table. Switching back, she has the cup in her hand again.

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As Omar leaves the restaurant wearing his glasses, the camera pans back to the dinner table where his glasses can still be seen.

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Quotes

Brand Hauser: Be still my trembling hands, for how you would tremble if you knew where I would take you next.

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Yonica Babyyeah: [lyrics in credits] Boom boom boom, Bang bang bang, There's a war going on in this heart of mine, They're sneaking up from behind, To try to get into my heart and mind.

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Ooq-Yu-Fay Taqnufmini: [referring to son] What if we publicly remove one of his testicles?

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Faq

Q

Is this a sequel to Grosse Pointe Blank?

A

No. War Inc. is not a direct sequel. Cusack has said that Disney did not want to make a sequel but he tried to incorporate the idea of Grosse Pointe Blank into War Inc. The characters are different, as is the location.

Q

Why Hilary Duff?

A

John Cusack wrote the part of Yonica with Hilary Duff in mind. At first she wanted to reject it as it meant having to play another popstar but ultimately gave in as she realized that it is a very different kind of "popstar". Cusack has also praised Duff's acting skills in this movie, calling her "a great actress" and a "revelation every day".

Q

Is this movie based on a true story?

A

There is no company named Tamerlane active in the middle east.

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