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''Shooter'' is a 2007 American
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directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Jonathan Lemkin, based on the 1993 novel '' Point of Impact'' by Stephen Hunter. The film follows Force Recon Marine Scout Sniper veteran
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(
Mark Wahlberg Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, producer, and former rapper. Mark Wahlberg filmography, His work as a leading actor, leading man spans the Comedy film, come ...
), who is framed for murder by a mercenary unit operating for a private military firm. The film also stars
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,
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, Kate Mara,
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, and
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. ''Shooter'' was produced by
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through
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, and released by
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in the United States on March 23, 2007. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $95.7 million on a $61 million budget.


Plot

Force Recon Scout Snipers Gunnery Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger and his spotter Donnie Fenn provide
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for a military mission in
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. The mission was successful, but the enemy militia assaulted Swagger and Fenn's position with helicopter support. The CIA officer supervising the operation disavows the mission and strands them in enemy territory, resulting in Fenn's death. Three years later, Swagger is retired and lives in the
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. Colonel Isaac Johnson seeks Swagger's help to prevent a possible assassination attempt on the President during a speaking event. Reluctantly, Swagger agrees and identifies
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as the best location, pinpointing likely sniper spots. Swagger joins Johnson at an overwatch position during the speech. The shot kills Ethiopian Archbishop Desmond Mutumbo, the President's guest. A police officer on Johnson's payroll shoots Swagger, who escapes, disarms rookie FBI Agent Nick Memphis, and flees into the
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. Soon, evidence, including Swagger's CheyTac M200 sniper rifle as the murder weapon, emerges, initiating a manhunt. Memphis grows suspicious of the unusually rapid conclusions, exacerbated by the officer's odd death, and begins his own investigation. Evading authorities, Swagger travels to
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and meets Fenn's widow, Sarah, who treats his injuries. Sarah and Swagger feed Memphis information, furthering his investigation until he catches Johnson's attention. Johnson orders his men to kill Memphis. Before they can stage Memphis' suicide, Swagger kills them. Swagger releases Memphis and requests his help bringing down Johnson. The two travel to
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and meet with firearms expert Mr. Rate, who explains paper patching. Rate deduces that, aside from Swagger, the only other person alive capable of making such a shot is the wheelchair-bound Serbian sniper Mikhaylo Sczerbiak. Swagger concludes that he was used to conduct
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for Sczerbiak. At the same time, Sarah's connection to Swagger is uncovered, and Payne abducts her. In Virginia, Swagger and Memphis infiltrate Sczerbiak's estate, where Sczerbiak reveals Johnson works for U.S. Senator Charles Meachum on behalf of oil conglomerates exploiting developing nations for profit. Under Johnson's order, Sczerbiak assassinated Mutumbo to prevent Johnson's
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from going public. Swagger and Fenn had unknowingly covered the contractors who massacred an entire village on the Eritrea–Ethiopia border and were supposed to be killed to cover it up. As mercenaries close in on the estate, Sczerbiak reveals Sarah's abduction and then commits suicide. With the recorded confession, Swagger and Memphis shoot their way out. The pair escapes to Montana, tips off the FBI, and arranges a meeting with Meachum and Johnson. Johnson, Meachum, and Payne arrive at the rendezvous point on a snowy mountaintop, with Sarah held at gunpoint. With Memphis as a decoy, Swagger eliminates Johnson's counter-snipers and disarms Payne, whom Sarah kills shortly after. Meachum cryptically implies he is not the only politician who works for the oil companies. Deducing that the proof will get them killed, Swagger destroys the recording as the FBI arrives to arrest him. Swagger meets with US Attorney General Russert. With Memphis's assistance, Swagger discloses that his unattended rifles, including his supposed murder weapon, have all had their firing pins replaced with slightly shorter ones, making them unusable; Johnson's men had stolen the rifle and retrieved a bullet that he had practiced using as part of the setup. Memphis provides Russert with evidence cataloging Johnson's involvement in the village massacre and other crimes. Swagger's name is cleared, but Johnson cannot be arrested since his crimes fall outside U.S. jurisdiction. Privately, Russert casually notes that extrajudicial measures may be necessary to address the corruption before ordering Swagger's release. Later, Meachum, Johnson, and their associates discuss their next operation before Swagger attacks and kills them all. He ruptures the gas line, frames Johnson as the assailant, and escapes just as the house is engulfed in a massive gas explosion. Swagger returns to Sarah in a waiting car and drives off together.


Cast

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Mark Wahlberg Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, producer, and former rapper. Mark Wahlberg filmography, His work as a leading actor, leading man spans the Comedy film, come ...
as Gunnery Sergeant
Bob Lee Swagger Bob Lee "the Nailer" Swagger is a fictional character created by Stephen Hunter. He is the protagonist of a series of 12 novels (as of 2022) that relate his life during and after the Vietnam War, starting with '' Point of Impact'' (1993) up to th ...
*
Michael Peña Michael Peña (; ; born January 13, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including '' Crash'' (2004), '' World Trade Center'' (2006), '' Shooter'' (2007), '' Observe and Report'' (2009), '' Tower Heist'' (2011), '' Battle: L ...
as FBI Special Agent Nick Memphis *
Danny Glover Danny Glover ( ; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received List of awards and nominations received by Danny Glover, numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian A ...
as Colonel Isaac Johnson * Kate Mara as Sarah Fenn *
Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; ; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor who has performed in lead and supporting roles in numerous films and television series. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film '' Ararat'' (20 ...
as Jack Payne * Rhona Mitra as FBI Special Agent Alourdes Galindo * Jonathan Walker as Louis Dobbler, Meachum's aide *
Louis Ferreira Louis Ferreira (born Luís Henrique da Rocha Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor. Ferreira is known for his roles in ''Stargate Universe'' as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of ''Durham County ...
as FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Howard Purnell *
Tate Donovan Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in ''Damages'', Jimmy Cooper in '' The O.C.'', and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disne ...
as FBI Special Agent Russ Turner *
Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Шербеџија, ; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors ...
as Mikhayo Sczerbiak / Michael Sandor * Alan C. Peterson as
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Officer Stanley Timmons *
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as Senator Charles F. Meachum *
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as Lance Corporal Donnie Fenn *
Brian Markinson Brian Markinson (born ) is an American actor who has appeared in a wide variety of films and television shows. Some of Markinson's best known roles include a U.S. Attorney General in ''Shooter'', an unscrupulous industrialist in ''Godzilla'', ...
as
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Russert *
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as Mr. Rate


Production


Development

The novel '' Point of Impact'' was in development first at Universal and later at Paramount for twelve years, with seven screenwriters attempting many adaptations. The author Stephen Hunter also tried to adapt the book but was put off by the experience and disconnected himself from the process. In 2000,
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agreed to direct the film with
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starring as
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. However, the writers were unable to complete a script, and Friedkin and Jones to decide to make '' The Hunted'' (2003) instead. That film incorporated many of Friedkin’s ideas for ''Shooter'', and its protagonist L.T. Bonham was also based on Jones’s planned portrayal of Swagger. Friedkin expressed interest in additionally directing ''Shooter'' as a sequel to ''The Hunted,'' but ultimately did not. Jonathan Lemkin read the book and some of the previous drafts and was able to avoid repeating some of the same mistakes. Lemkin updated the story away from the original post Vietnam setting, and restructured the story bringing the main event to the end of the first act, and to cut the multiple plot lines down to just the A story. His page 1 rewrite of the screenplay attracted Wahlberg and Fuqua, and on his second draft, the film got the green light to go into production. Unusual for a screenplay with such a long development process and multiple rewrites, Lemkin retained sole credit after
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arbitration, After Paramount secured the rights to distribute ''Shooter'' in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria,
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came on board to handle international sales for other territories (excluding English, French and German-speaking territories).


Locations

Most of the film was shot on location in
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, Mission, Ashcroft and Cache Creek in
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,
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. For example, Swagger's escape was filmed in New Westminster along the
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, standing in for the
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. The car chase that ends when it plunged into the river was filmed down 6th Street and off the Westminster Quay. The following scene of Swagger clinging to the side of a dredger was also filmed on the Fraser River near the
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. The assassination scenes were filmed in
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in front of
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in
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. The sniper location was created from using the exteriors of the church steeple at the junction of New Street and North 4th Street and combining them with an elevated view from another building to create a fictional vista of the park. The final scene was in
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, in the lakes basin. The mountaintop confrontation was shot on the
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s of Rainbow Mountain, near the resort town of
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.


Weapons and tactics

''Shooter'' depicts a number of sniper tactics, thanks to the guidance of former US Marine scout sniper Patrick Garrity, who trained Mark Wahlberg for the film. Garrity taught Wahlberg to shoot both left- and right-handed (the actor is left-handed), as he had to switch shooting posture throughout the movie, due to Swagger's sustained injuries. He was also trained to adjust a weapon's scope, judge effects of wind on a shot, do rapid bolt manipulation, and develop special breathing skills. His training included extreme distance shooting up to , and the use of camouflage ghillie suits. Fuqua appointed Garrity as the film's military-technical advisor. In the special features of the DVD, Garrity is interviewed pointing out that the shot fired in the assassination would not have hit the archbishop straight on, as in the film. When a round is fired it will fall from depending on the distance of the shot. To compensate, the round is fired at an arc calibrated by how far the round is going to fall, the distance of the shot, temperature, humidity, and wind. In his interview, Garrity said "At , because of the hydrostatic shock that follows a large-caliber, high-velocity round such as the .408 Chey Tac (which is used in the shot), the target would literally be peeled apart and limbs would be flying away." The exit wound on the archbishop's head would have been too extreme to show in movie theaters. Instead, the movie depicts a much less graphic representation of the assassination. Throughout the film, Swagger uses an array of sniper rifles, including the USMC M40A3, the
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, and the
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.


Music

The score to the film was composed by
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, who recorded the music at the
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Scoring Stage in
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, using a 77-piece orchestra conducted by Don Harper. A score soundtrack was released by
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and co-published by Shoelace Music on March 27, 2007. The song "Nasty Letter" by Otis Taylor plays over the end of the film and credits.


Reception


Box office

''Shooter'' grossed $47 million in the US and Canada and $48.7 million in other territories, for a total gross of $95.7 million against its $61 million production budget. The film grossed $14.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing in 3rd at the box office behind '' TMNT'' ($24.3 million) and ''
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'' ($19.9 million).


Critical response

On
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, the film holds an approval rating of 47% based on 147 reviews and an average rating of 5.6/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, ''Shooter'' fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers."
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assigns the film a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by
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gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
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of ''
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'' called the film "a thoroughly reprehensible, satisfyingly violent entertainment about men and guns and things that go boom." Dargis described director Fuqua's technique as overshot and overedited, but said he has a knack for chaos and the result is "pretty enjoyable." Kirk Honeycutt of ''
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'' gave a positive review but was critical of the weak characterization: "If the movie only lavished as much thought and care on its characters as it does on each intricate set piece, Shooter might have been a classic." Honeycutt says the problem is the screenplay by Jonathan Lemkin, and the source novel ''Point of Impact'' by film critic and author Stephen Hunter. He highlighted Peña for his performance, and praised the technical aspects of the film, particularly the stunt work, and the camera work of Peter Menzies Jr. Tony Horkins of ''
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'' magazine praised the movie: "The sequel-ready Swagger challenges Bourne's supremacy with an impressive shoot-'em-up, work-it-out action drama". Some film critics saw the film as
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in its politics, including arguing that the main villain (Senator Meachum) is an analogy for then
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.


Home media

The DVD was released on June 26, 2007, reaching the top of the US sales charts. The film earned $57.6 million in DVD sales in the North America. Paramount Movies released the film on 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 15, 2022.


TV series

In 2016,
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picked up a series of the same name based on the movie, with Wahlberg as a producer and
Ryan Phillippe Matthew Ryan Phillippe ( ; born September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing as Billy Douglas (One Life to Live), Billy Douglas on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' (1992–1993) and making his feature film debut in ''Crimson Tide ...
as Swagger.


See also

* ''
American Sniper ''American Sniper'' is a 2014 American Biographical film, biographical War film, war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written and executive-produced by Jason Hall (screenwriter), Jason Hall, based on the memoir American ...
'' * ''
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'' (1993 film) * Assassinations in fiction * '' Shooter'', an American television series


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