The Men Who Stare at Goats Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (Academy Award winner George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.

Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django’s New Earth Army and Hooper’s personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.

Comedy Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Men Who Stare at Goats.

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  George Clooney

  Wolfs, Gravity

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  Ewan McGregor

  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace , American Pastoral

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  Kevin Spacey

  Billionaire Boys Club, Horrible Bosses

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  Jeff Bridges

  The Little Prince, True Grit

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  Rebecca Mader

  The Big Bang, Ceremony

Crew Behind the Film

The The Men Who Stare at Goats behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Peter Straughan last wrote Conclave and The Goldfinch.

Director

Grant Heslov

Screenwriter

Peter Straughan

Producers

George Clooney
Grant Heslov
Paul Lister

Production Details

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Key Facts

• "The Men Who Stare at Goats" was inspired by Jon Ronson's non-fiction bestseller of the same name, an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government's attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies.

Production Updates for The Men Who Stare at Goats

Aug 2009

Completed

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