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Shooter

Shooter

19885.51h 40m

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.

Directed by Gary Nelson
Written by David Hume Kennerly, Steve Kline
Produced by Barry M. Berg, David Hume Kennerly
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Top Cast

Jeffrey Nordling

Jeffrey Nordling

Matt Thompson / Grunwald

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Rizzo

Kario Salem

Kario Salem

Rene

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Tracey

Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Stork O'Connor

J

Jeffrey Alan Chandler

Klaus

Carol Huston

Carol Huston

Cat

Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

Lan

Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

Tex

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Sister Marie

About Shooter

Shooter is a action, drama, tv movie film released in 1988. Directed by Gary Nelson, it stars Jeffrey Nordling, Noble Willingham, Kario Salem. "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.

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