War Stories

Overview

A feature-length pilot film for a proposed NBC series, War Stories is set in a battle-torn Middle Eastern country that is obviously Uzbekistan (but not identified as such). Cynical, hard-as-nails American war correspondent Ben Dansmore (Jeff Goldblum) balks at being assigned a new photographer/partner so soon after the newcomer's predecessor (who happened to be Ben's best friend) was literally blown to bits while covering a hot story. "There's no such thing as truth; that's why they call them stories." That is Ben's philosophy, one that he hopes to impart to idealistic young Nora Stone (Lake Bell). But Nora, whose sister died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, refuses to be as cold and dispassionate as Ben. It takes a series of near-death experiences dodging bullets and fanatical rebels for Ben and Nora to find the common ground so necessary to their future teamwork.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 29, 2003

Original language

English

Cast

Anand Chulani,Jack Dimich,Nicholas Guilak,Jason Brooks,Alanna Dergan,Navid Negahban,Ines Wurth,Marty Hrejsa,Michael Reilly Burke,Richard Steinmetzand 18 more

Director

Robert Singer

Writer

Peter Noah

Cinematography

Adam Kane

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0315091