The Hunting Party (2007)

Director:

Richard Shepard

Writers (WGA):

Richard Shepard (written by)
Scott Anderson (article)

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't? [by actually looking]

Plot:

A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no...

Plot Keywords:

Bosnia | CIA | Hunt | War Criminal | Journalist

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 22

6:00 PM

SHOW

Cast

Terrence Howard	...	Duck
Richard Gere	...	Simon Hunt
Gordana Vukres	...	Girl at Awards Ceremony
James Brolin	...	Franklin Harris
Sanela Seferagic	...	Sexy Assistant
Damir Saban	...	Gert
Aleksandra Grdic	...	TriBeCa Loft Girl
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Benjamin Strauss
John W. Falk	...	Journalist #1
Scott Anderson	...	Journalist #2
Harald Doornbos	...	Journalist #3
Philippe Deprez	...	Journalist #4
Erich Rathfelder	...	Journalist #5
Zan Marolt	...	Journalist #6
Ljubomir Kerekes	...	The Fox

Also Known As:

Lov u Bosni (Croatia)
Proljece u Bosni (Bosnia and Herzegovina: Croatian title) (working title)
Spring Break in Bosnia (USA) (working title)
A Caçada (Brazil) [pt]
Av partisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Búsqueda implacable (Venezuela) [es]
Corresponsales en peligro (Argentina) [es]
Eglimatias polemou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Enquête clandestine (Canada: French title) [fr]
Hunting Party - Wenn der Jäger zum Gejagten wird (Germany) [de]
La búsqueda (Mexico) [es]
Rókavadászat (Hungary) [hu]
The hunting party - I cacciatori (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some violent content.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2007) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Duga Resa, Croatia

Company:

Intermedia

Trivia:

The book named ''A Short History of the Bosnian Conflict'' which was thrown away in the bar scene, is a fake prop one.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The UN mission ended in 20 December 1995 when NATO took over (IFOR/SFOR). In 2000 there should have been SFOR flags instead of the UN flags, SFOR patches, not UN and no blue berets. Military vehicles should have their national camouflage painting and SFOR markings. This is for NATO/SFOR details. The UN Mission (UNMIBH) was still active during the time this film depicts and the UNMIBH personnel and equipment are accurate - specifically the blue berets and UN vehicles for the UN International Police Task Force personnel in Foca.

Quotes:

Boris: For a group of U.N. guards to go, it's too dangerous. For you guys? Sure, why not? Go to Celibici. Do the world a favor.
Benjamin: Okay, I'm sorry, are you still insinuating we're a CIA hit squad or something?
Boris: I'm sorry, are you still insinuating you're journalists?

Movie Connections:

Features Missing in Action (1984)

Soundtrack:

I Fought the Law

Total Garbage

It seems to me that the producers of this film were more concerned about lining their pockets with profit and eating expensive lunches, rather than producing a quality film. It's common here in Hollywood. It's sad and such a waste, that such talented actors such as Richard Gere and Terrance Howard were duped into making this trashy movie. This is what happens when you have teeny boppers picking your scripts for you, who have no idea what quality is all about. It had potential, but it seems no one had the vision to rewrite the script and make it into something watchable. Don't waste your time watching this movie. I did, but I can't get back that hour and half of my life I wasted watching this film.

I wish I could have given it a 0 out of 10, but IMDb will only let me go as low as 1 out 10, but I guess I'll give the one point out of respect to the superb cast in this dreadful movie.