War, Inc. Synopsis & Movie Info

Synopsis

'War, Inc.' is an audaciously funny and surprisingly poignant film in the vein of 'Grosse Point Blank. Co-written by Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser and producer/star John Cusack, the film also stars Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley and Dan Aykroyd. 'War, Inc.' is a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President (Dan Akroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man, played by John Cusack, to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff) an outrageous Middle Eastern pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter (Marisa Tomei) in check.

Movie Info

Theatrical Release Date:
05/23/2008
DVD Release Date:
10/14/2008
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for violence, language and brief sexual material
Run Time:
107 min.
Distributor(s):
First Look
Production Co.:
First Look Studios
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Hired Killers, Americans Abroad, Assassination Plots
Tone:
Biting, Ironic, Cynical, Satirical, Irreverent
Keywords:
hitman, pop-music, music-star, Middle-East, assassination, assumed-identity
Country of Origin:
USA
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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