The Hunting Party
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Actor: James Brolin, Lejla Hadzimuratovic, Snezana Markovic, Terrence Howard, Zan MaroltBrand: Genius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Serbo-Croatian (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 80942
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Product features:
- Inspired by true events, The Hunting Party stars Richard Gere and Terrence Howard as vacationing journalists who try to track down a missing war criminal in one of Eastern Europe s deadliest regions. What begins as an impulsive reporting adventure immediately turns dangerous, as hostile locals, shady underworld figures and a case of mistaken identity puts them squarely in their target s crosshairs
Movie Reviews of The Hunting Party
Movie Review: Gritty Journalism
Summary: 5 Stars
The Hunting Party harkens back to a trend in the 1980s of films about journalists in war-torn Third World countries: Under Fire, The Killing Fields, and Salvador (Special Edition). These films featured flawed reporters putting their lives on the line for hard-hitting truths and righteous causes. In the 1990s, this trend seemed to fade with a few notable exceptions like The Insider but now The Hunting Party attempts to revive this type of film for our politically charged times.
For two thirds of The Hunting Party, director Richard Shepard (The Matador (Widescreen Edition)) maintains a tense mood while injecting moments of comedy as the protagonists get closer to the Fox and find themselves, rather frighteningly, at his mercy. However, for the last third, they turn the tables on their prey. The film ends on a wonderfully cheeky note with an epilogue that lets us know what was based on fact and what was made up. Most importantly, The Hunting Party asks questions like why are notorious war criminals in Bosnia have not been caught and with apparently very little to no effort? The audience is left to ponder the answer.
There is an audio commentary with writer/director Richard Shepard. He points out that they actually shot on location in Croatia and Bosnia. In the film's opening battle scenes, Gere and Howard did their own stunts (including being precarious close to real explosions). It was important for him to shoot on location because he wanted the cast and crew to see the places where the actual events took place. Shepard delivers an engaging, chatty track that is entertaining and informative.
Also included are six deleted scenes with optional commentary by Shepard. There is an extension of a scene where we learn how Duck got his nickname. There is a nice scene where our three protagonists discuss a conspiracy theory about the Fox. Shepard is fairly candid about why this footage was cut and laments the removal of some of it.
"Making The Hunting Party" features Shepard talking about how he wanted to make a film in a post-war city and first considered Baghdad but read a story in Esquire magazine about a group of journalists' search for a Bosnian war criminal and that inspired him to dramatize the story in a film.
"The Real Hunting Party" features Shepard interviewing two of the journalists - John Falk and Scott Anderson - included in the Esquire article that inspired the film for 30 minutes. The two reporters talk about the actual events and come across (not surprisingly) as very personable and natural storytellers.
"What I Did On My Summer Vacation" is the actual Esquire article and is a real nice touch that they included it on the DVD as you can now read the source material.
Finally, there is a theatrical trailer.
Summary of The Hunting Party
Inspired by true events, The Hunting Party stars Richard Gere and Terrence Howard as vacationing journalists who try to track down a missing war criminal in one of Eastern Europe?s deadliest regions. What begins as an impulsive reporting adventure immediately turns dangerous, as hostile locals, shady underworld figures and a case of mistaken identity puts them squarely in their target?s crosshairs. Amid the bullets and bombs, they discover that getting the scoop is one thing ? getting out alive is something else entirely.Similar DVD Movies
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