Lions for Lambs (2007)

Director:

Robert Redford

Writer (WGA):

Matthew Michael Carnahan (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything

Plot:

Injuries sustained by two Army ranger behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.

Plot Keywords:

Friends | Professor | Television Reporter | College Student | Editor

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Professor Stephen Malley
Meryl Streep	...	Janine Roth
Tom Cruise	...	Senator Jasper Irving
Michael Peña	...	Ernest Rodriguez
Andrew Garfield	...	Todd Hayes
Peter Berg	...	Lt. Col. Falco
Kevin Dunn	...	ANX Editor
Derek Luke	...	Arian Finch
Larry Bates	...	Soldier
Christopher May	...	Soldier
David Pease	...	Soldier
Heidi Janson	...	Soldier
Christopher Carley	...	Sniper
George Back	...	Student
Kristy Wu	...	Student

MPAA:

Rated R for some war violence and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Taiwan:R-18 | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Africa:10M | Argentina:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Denmark:11 | UK:15 | Brazil:12 | USA:R (certificate #43901) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Norway:11 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Claremont, California, USA

Company:

Andell Entertainment

Trivia:

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Barrie'.

Goofs:

Continuity: The white University of Illinios football in Senator Irvings office (in the background by Janine Roth's head for much of the interview), changes positions during the interview. At times it’s level on the shelf and at other times it’s sitting crooked.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Janine Roth: Says the man in the air-conditioned room.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-02)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Reality

So many negative comments about this movie. But I think we should take a moment to assess what the movie is about. Starting from the title to the credits, the movie is not about a heroic battle or an indelible mistake by a over zealous, self absorbed government. It is about understanding a mindset. If any of you have ever read Francis Fukuyama... its about history repeating itself. Its about the common man being a pawn, about how life really is not a 'great equalizer'. Redford does a brilliant job looking at showing the dynamic impact numerous aspects/events and individuals who impact our lives truly have. The self serving ego of one senator, or the inability of a teacher to persuade a student, or a reporter having to turn a blind eye to conscience because of a need to put a meal on the table the next day. It is nice to finally watch a Hollywood war related film without a heroic massacre. Or a rescue from the jaws of death, or the pity of a sympathetic enemy. Indegenes (French film about WWII) was the last movie that actually attempted to understand the core of the individual, the motivation of an action. Redford captures the same...a stellar film maker!