Shooter

Overview

"Shooter" (a.k.a., Matt Thompson, a.k.a., Gruwald) is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots." There's Ngoc, the Vietnamese photo lab tech; Klause, a German photographer swiping Buddhas; Rene, a French photographer who carries an AK-47; Stork, Matt's superstitious roommate who is also a photographer; Rizzo, the irascible editor; Lan, an American-educated Vietnamese reporter; and Tracey, an embassy worker who is Matt's former flame.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 11, 1988

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Steven Ford,Grace Zabriskie,Jeffrey Nordling,Adrian Paul,Kario Salem,Rosalind Chao,Nick Cassavetes,Kavi Raz,Louis Roth,Alan Ruckand 6 more

Director

Gary Nelson

Writer

Steve Kline,David Hume Kennerly

Producer

David Hume Kennerly,Gary David Goldberg,Barry M. Berg

Cinematography

Gayne Rescher

Music

Paul Chihara

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0096100