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Stop-Loss (2008) -- Stop Loss Trailer
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Stop-Loss (2008) -- A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Kimberly Peirce
Writers (WGA):
Mark Richard (written by) &
Kimberly Peirce (written by)
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Release Date:
28 March 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
The bravest place to stand is by each other's side.
Plot:
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
not a balanced portrayal. more (82 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ryan Phillippe ... SSgt. Brandon King

Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Tommy Burgess

Rob Brown ... Isaac 'Eyeball' Butler

Channing Tatum ... Sgt. Steve Shriver
Victor Rasuk ... Pvt. Rico Rodriguez
Terry Quay ... Al 'Preacher' Colson
Matthew Scott Wilcox ... Harvey 'Rabbit' Lankford
Connett Brewer ... Curtis (as Connett M. Brewer)

Timothy Olyphant ... Lt. Col. Boot Miller
Josef Sommer ... Senator Orton Worrell

Linda Emond ... Ida King

Ciarán Hinds ... Roy King

Mamie Gummer ... Jeanie

Abbie Cornish ... Michelle

Alex Frost ... Shorty Shriver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Kimberly Peirce Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive language. (re-rating; originally also some strong sexuality)
Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
Mark Richard estimated that there were no less than 65 drafts of the script. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Brandon is fleeing to Washington and while still in Texas, there is a shot of a bus going by which is a Ride-On bus, which only operates in Montgomery County, MD. more
Quotes:
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Brandon King: With the shortage of guys and no draft, they're shipping back soldiers who's supposed to be gettin' out.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-03-29)" (2008) more

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89 out of 120 people found the following comment useful.
not a balanced portrayal., 17 August 2008
Author: Craig Barron (countvonbarron) from Texas

I'm a sergeant in the army and have served 2 tours in Iraq and am preparing to go a third time in December. This film was irresponsible and not balanced in it's portrayal. First off every single soldier has an 8 year commitment. However long your initial enlistment is (3,4 years etc) you then serve the remainder of your time as part of the IRR (indivdual ready reserve). Moreover every single soldier knows about stop loss. It wouldn't have been portrayed the way it was in the movie. He would have known about it ahead of time. They don't tell you the day you get out and make it a surprise. Especially as an E6 a staff sergeant. The combat scene was not realistic. Soldiers guarding a checkpoint WOULD NEVER leave it to chase a vehicle. That is general order no 1 every soldier is taught that from day 1 of basic training. Furthermore the portrayal of PTSD was not wholly accurate. The army has programs in place to treat it. The character played by Joseph Gordon Levitt would not have gotten a bad conduct discharge for breaking a window. He would have received punishment under the uniform code of military justice. For a bad conduct discharge there would have to be a pattern of behavior over a period of time and then every effort would be made to rehabilitate that soldier. The discharge would only come after that had occurred. Finally the scenes of the authorities chasing Ryan Phillipe is BS. The army does not pursue you if you go AWOl. For short awols the soldiers usually receive punishment under UCMJ. For long awols over 30 days the army drops them from the rolls and stops their pay and benefits. If you attempt to get a federal job your name is entered into a database as a deserter. Lastly the final scene is total nonsense. Assuming he was awol less than 30 days he would have been demoted at least 1 grade. He would not have kept his current rank. The soldier was portrayed as a coward. Bottom line. I know personally soldiers in my unit 1 in my squad who have been stop lossed and although they may complain EVERY one of them will do their duty honorably. This movie claims to be pro soldier but it does not portray our soldiers in an honest way and that is dishonoring the memory of all of our soldiers both alive and dead who have served and are still serving over there. Also in response to adx2-1's comment he is right about the policy. 90 days before deployment and 90 days after the unit returns to home station. And under the current dwell time policy it would have been at least a year before he returned. Although it is never stated how long it is suggested that it is less than a year.

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