Plot summary a top marine sniper, bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. Isaac, nadine and harris find new roles for themselves in d. In the movie shooter where was bob lee swaggers house filmed. His best friend from childhood was donnie fenn, who would. With the author himself viscerally determined to destroy his own legacy, and the portrayals of bob lee in both the movie and tv series being nothing like the character as originally written, only fans of the early novels will ever know who bob lee. Bob lee swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Shooter is an action thriller with political overtones. Bob lee swagger is a former gunnery sergeant and the main protagonist in the 2007 movie, shooter. Hunters point of impact is a flawlessly constructed thriller, filled with tension, cast with variety, and packed with a convincing amount of esoteric detail on rifle shooting. Aug 05, 2019 stephen hunter has published his 12th bob lee swagger novel, game of snipers. A savage 110 action that is housed in a saberforstt svla2 mod1 modular rifle chassis by ashbury precision ordnance is the rifle given to bob lee when intially investigating the possible assassination attempt. Bob lee swagger ryan philippe is wracked with guilt for unintentionally following his fathers example and neglecting to focus on his family.
Aug 22, 2017 ryan phillippe stars as marine veteran sniper bob lee swagger in usas series shooter, now in the midst of it second season new episodes on tuesdays at 109c on usa. Movies shooter screwed by the military while on a covert mission, sharpshooter bob lee swagger wahlberg is dragged out of retirement, only to be screwed again. He is the protagonist of a series of 10 novels as of may 2017 that relate his life during and after the vietnam warstarting with point of impact 1993 up to the most recent gman 2017. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired on the american president at a new orleans speech. A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Top 10 greatest sniper scenes in movies 2017 see more. The 5 greatest one man movies ever film school rejects. What was that white yeti looking costume bob swagger was wearing in the movie shooter it was at the end of the movie when he met the senator. Before he can rejoin them, he wants to finish things with ray brooks and he does just not in the way he was expecting. Swagger realizes he has been betrayed and becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. Robert mark kamen hired to pen the sword, a sequel to mark. As i said above, wahlberg played swagger, an expert exsniper who prefers to live in isolation.
We first are introduced to bob lee swagger in point of impact, the first novel in the series. With two bullets in him and the subject of a nationwide manhunt, swagger begins his revenge, which will take down the most powerful people in the country. What was that white yeti looking costume bob swagger was wearing in the movie shooter it was at the end of the movie. In the movie shooter where was bob lee swaggers house filmedlocated. Bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, a former marine corps sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. The film stars mark wahlberg as bob lee swagger, a former us marine sniper who finds himself framed for an assassination that he believed he was trying to prevent. The movie was created by antoine fuqua and starred michael wahlberg in the lead role of bob lee swagger. Swagger is also the protagonist of both the 2007 film and the 2016 tv series shooter, each based on point of impact.
The film also stars michael pena, danny glover, kate mara, levon helm, and ned beatty and was released in the united states on march 23, 2007. Also, in the movie, it is swagger himself that pulls the shooting stunt. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. Shooter is a 2007 american action thriller directed by antoine fuqua training day and based on the bestselling novel point of impact written by stephen hunter. Swagger is coaxed back into service after highprofile government officials convince him to help thwart a plot against the president of the united states. After taking the shot and then shooting payne a second time, we see swagger from a distance standing on the mountaintop where he removes the hood of the ghillie suit again. Ryan philippe would star in the lead role of retired marine bob lee swagger. He is portrayed by mark wahlberg who also played john bennett in ted 2012, chris farraday in contraband 2012, billy taggart in broken city 20 cade yeager in transformers. Drew states that he is easily the smartest dog i have ever trained. The film follows force recon veteran bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, who is framed for murder by a rogue unit of personnel operating for a private military. Bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a congressional medal of honoree, is a loner living in the rockies. Bob lee attempts to put an end to atlas, all while trying to save his marriage and tie up the remaining threads from his past.
Welcome to tennessee, patron state of shootin stuff. Suppose i was looking for man who could make a 2200 yard cold bore shot, whos alive that could do that. A top marine sniper, bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. On the day of the assassination, bob lee is shot by stanley timmons and framed by johnson for the attempt, which in fact took the life of the ethiopian archbishop. New names, new messenger boys, same old story and ill be dead. Shooter tv series 20162018 the movie database tmdb. The last knight 2017 along with max payne in the film adaptation of the. Swagger survives and, bitter toward the government that abandoned him, retires to the mountains of wyoming with his guns and someone who understands the meaning of loyalty. A bob lee swagger novel, which has the popular character pitted against an equally skilled and practiced.
Shooter was also adapted as a usa network television series that premiered in 2016 and stars ryan phillippe as swagger. Black light is the 2nd book that features bob lee swagger, a junglesmart hillbilly and premier sniper who had exploded into the scene in the 1st novel point of impact. Best action movies sniper scene video clip of movie film shooter main cast. These men would have fit the literary bob lee swaggers age a bit more closely than mark wahlberg born in 1971. Nov 15, 2016 see how else the shooter tv series and the movie compare below. The dog featured in the film as bob lee companion was trained by owner drew thompson. Stephen hunter on guns and his bob lee swagger character. Isaac johnson kata kara sarah fenn elias koteas jack payne rhona mitra alourdes galindo.
Seems i heard about a shot like that being made not too long ago, said the guys name was bob lee swagger. Swagger is coaxed back into service after highprofile. Aug 29, 2011 a lot of people have asked that question and while the military version is unavailable to civilians, most people would like to know the civilian equivalent and that would be the remington 700 sps compared to the military m24. When the action gets too hot, the people running the mission abandon swagger and his buddy, who gets killed. The sword will be based on hunters novel the 47th samurai, which is another link in the chain of bob lee swagger s adventures, this time involving the delivery of a. This is one the best action conspiracy movies in the era. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service, swagger is doublecrossed again. Experimenting with the spinner of vehicle death because it. He has retired to live in a remote mountain village where hes approached by colonel isaac johnson, a retired man too. Not much is known about bob lee s early life, but it is known that he was born to a veteran marine, who influenced his future choice to become a marine. Former special forces marksman bob lee swagger is setup to take the fall for an attempted presidential assassination, but when he. Ryan phillippe talks about the military influence on shooter. Bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a.
The movie opens with gunnery sergeant bob lee swagger, one of the top three snipers in the world, secretly working in ethiopia to stop some rebels from attacking an oil pipeline. According to the movies script doctor william goldman, clint eastwood, robert redford, and harrison ford passed on the movie. The new action series stars ryan phillippe, but it originated as a film in 2007, where the role of bob lee swagger was played by mark wahlberg. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. During the mountaintop scene, and after shooting the last enemy sniper, swagger pulls the hood of his winter ghillie suit off before focusing on his shot at payne. Sep, 2011 location of bob lee swagger house in movie shooter. Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger ryan phillippe followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest. In 2016, the usa network announced that it would be releasing a tv series titled shooter based on point of impact. Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest sniper in the history of the u. Hes left the military, having been hung out to dry in a secret ethiopian mission a few years before, when hes recruited by a colonel to help find a way that the president of the us might be assassinated in one of three cities in the next two weeks. A conspiracy thriller that follows the journey of bob lee swagger, a highlydecorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to. Bob had served in the vietnam war and is considered as the cremedelacreme of his area of expertise.
After several successful tours and countless heroic though not always authorized. Author stephen hunter introduced swagger as a vietnam veteran in a 1993 novel, taking place in 1992. Jun 07, 2012 the sword will be based on hunters novel the 47th samurai, which is another link in the chain of bob lee swagger s adventures, this time involving the delivery of a mysterious samurai sword to tokyo. Nov, 2009 hes used the m24 and the 50 cal at the beginning. Bob lee swagger is a retired gunnery sergeant of the united states marine corps. Shooter 2007 internet movie firearms database guns in. The son of a medal of honor recipient, he was raised a patriot and followed in his fathers footsteps. After a military mission in africa goes bad, marine sniper bob lee swagger and his spotter are deemed expendable and left for dead.
Bob lee makes a visit to the russian embassy, drawing the ire of krukov and setting the stage for a final lifeordeath showdown for justice. Plot bob lee swagger is a bitter man who has left his job as a marine after a terrible betrayal. Usa networks new tv series shooter premieres on tuesday night and follows former marine sniper bob lee swagger ryan phillippe as he tries. Shooter bob lee swagger history lesson scene youtube. Shooter is a wellcrafted thriller thats intense and exciting. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger.
He tells him the country desperately needs him again because someone is organizing an attempt against the united states president. Shooter 2007 internet movie firearms database guns. Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter. Ultimately doublecrossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up. The film follows force recon veteran bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, who is framed for murder by a rogue unit of personnel operating for a private military firm. Location of bob lee swagger house in movie shooter.
Mar 23, 2007 bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a congressional medal of honoree, is a loner living in the rockies. Shooter follows united states marine corps veteran bob lee swagger, who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit. Experimenting with the spinner of vehicle death because it finally works. In season 2s premiere the hunting party s2e01, solotov josh stewart uses a suppressed drd tactical paratus16lrb to open fire on swagger and his men.
Nov 16, 2016 the usa series has a few sources of inspiration. Bob lee swagger is the chief protagonist in the bob lee swagger series of novels by american author of thriller novels, stephen hunter. Not much is known about bob lee s early life, but it is known that he was born to a veteran marine, who. Nov 15, 2016 in shooter, an actionthriller premiering tuesday on usa, ryan phillippe plays bob lee swagger who is not a televangelist, as his name might suggest. With mark wahlberg as gunnery sargent bob lee swagger. In the movie shooter where was bob lee swaggers house. After several successful tours and countless heroic though not always authorized actions, bob lee was wounded in battle, both. Shooter 2007 mark wahlberg as bob lee swagger imdb. According to the movie s script doctor william goldman, clint eastwood, robert redford, and harrison ford passed on the movie. Shooter season 1 internet movie firearms database guns. May 01, 1996 black light is the 2nd book that features bob lee swagger, a junglesmart hillbilly and premier sniper who had exploded into the scene in the 1st novel point of impact.
Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger ryan phillippe followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest sniper in the history of the u. Shooter follows bob lee swagger, a highly decorated veteran who. Marines, earning himself the nickname bob the nailer. Bob lee swagger series by stephen hunter goodreads.
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