Drew states that he is easily the smartest dog i have ever trained. When the action gets too hot, the people running the mission abandon swagger and his buddy, who gets killed. Shooter season 1 internet movie firearms database guns. 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. 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. Also stream shooter on your mobile, tablets and ipads. May 31, 2018 this feature is not available right now. Shooter tv series internet movie firearms database guns. Shooter is an action thriller with political overtones.
The film takes place in present day, with many of the circumstances updated to a contemporary setting. There was a time when bob lee swagger mark wahlberg was the best triggerman in the military, but after growing disillusioned with the system, he disappeared without a trace. I was watching the shooter and his big sniper rifle that he uses in the beginning of the movie. Hes now retired, living in a cabin in the mountains with his dog when washington comes calling. The show stars ryan phillippe in the lead role of bob lee swagger, a retired marine sniper living in seclusion who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired on the american president at. Ultimately doublecrossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the. According to the movie s script doctor william goldman, clint eastwood, robert redford, and harrison ford passed on the movie.
After he is reluctan tly pressed back into service, swagger is doublecrossed again. Shooter 2007 trailers and clips a top marine sniper, bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. As an additional note, its recommended that you read dirty white boys after point of impact and before black light. Shooter dvd bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, a former marine corps sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. 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. 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 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. With two bullets in him and the subject of a nationwide manhunt, swa gger begins his reveng e, which will take down the most powerful. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The film follows force recon veteran bob lee swagger mark wahlberg. Ryan phillippe stars in usa networks new conspiracy thrille r shooter as bob lee swagger, an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action by his former commanding officer isaac johnson omar epps, house. Bob lee travels to germany with julie to attend an award ceremony honoring a marine from his former unit. See, swagger is a patriot before and above all else and these men know it. The dog featured in the film as bob lee companion was trained by owner drew thompson. The story of shooter begins with point of impact, the novel released in 1993.
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. Marines, earning himself the nickname bob the nailer. 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. A tv adaptation also entitled shooter started airing in 2016. In the movie the ethiopian official is killed with a bullet that had been previously fired through swaggarts sniper rifle, wrapped in paper to protect the rifling marks, then refired through another gun. Family man, patriot, and allaround badass bob lee swagger is returning to usa when shooter premieres this june announced wednesday, the third season of shooter, usas actionpacked thriller b ased on the bestselling novels by stephen hunter and the 2007 paramount film starring mark wahlberg, will return on june 21 at 109c, following the season 3 premiere of queen of the south. Shooter is the 2016 usa network television adaptation of the bob lee swagger series of books written by stephen hunter, with the initial season primarily based on the bestselling novel point of impact. Shooter is an american drama television series based on the 2007 film of the same name and the novel point of impact by stephen hunter. According to the movies script doctor william goldman, clint eastwood, robert redford, and harrison ford passed on the movie. Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 kindle edition by hunter, stephen. Swagger realizes he has been betrayed and becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. Though one battle is over, another one is just beginning for bob lee swagger, whos about to find himself in the middle of another dangerous plot. Nov 15, 2016 see how else the shooter tv series and the movie compare below.
After a military mission in africa goes bad, marine sniper bob lee swagger and his spotter are deemed expendable and left for dead. Shooter 2007 internet movie firearms database guns in. Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter. 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. Seems i heard about a shot like that being made not too long ago, said the guys name was bob lee swagger. A conspiracy thriller that follows the journey of bob lee swagger, a highlydecorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the president. 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. Bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, a former marine corps sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. Needless to say, my wife and i enjoyed the movie very much and would. Usa network picked up the pilot in august 2015 and ordered the series. 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.
Welcome to tennessee, patron state of shootin stuff. I got a plan, but i think im going to need your help. Sarah fenn is the widow of donnie fenn, who served alongside bob lee swagger as his spotter. With ryan phillippe, shantel vansanten, cynthia addairobinson, omar epps. Bob lee swagger is a retired gunnery sergeant of the united states marine corps. These men would have fit the literary bob lee swaggers age a bit more closely than mark wahlberg born in 1971. Swagger is coaxed back into service after highprofile. Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 kindle. The last knight 2017 along with max payne in the film adaptation of the. A conspiracy thriller that follows the journey of bob lee swagger. Shooter 2007 internet movie firearms database guns. Shooter bob lee swagger history lesson scene youtube. Shooter is a 2007 american action thriller movie directed by antoine fuqua based on the 1993 novel point of impact by stephen hunter. Savage 110 saberforstt svla2 mrc 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.
Shooter tv series internet movie firearms database. Wahlberg is bob lee swagger, a sniper who lost his spotter when the government deemed them expendable rather than being caught doing an op on the wrong side of the border. His best friend from childhood was donnie fenn, who would. Bob lee swagger series by stephen hunter goodreads. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1. Bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a. The only round fired through the gun is the one swaggart fired at the soup can.
I watched the 2007 movie shooter with mark wahlberg and i also think it was a very good. These men would have fit the literary bob lee swagger s age a bit more closely than mark wahlberg born in 1971. Point of impact is a conspiracy thriller, following vietnam vet bob. Shooter 2007 mark wahlberg as bob lee swagger imdb. 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. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service, swagger is doublecrossed again. Ascap, downtown music publishing, abramus digital, kobalt music publishing, latinautor sonyatv. A top marine sniper, bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. With mark wahlberg, michael pena, rhona mitra, danny glover.
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Point of impact is the basis for the movie shooter, starring mark wahlberg as swagger. The son of a medal of honor recipient, he was raised a patriot and followed in his fathers footsteps. The reading order of the bob lee swagger books is the same as the publication order. Swagger is coaxed back into service after highprofile government officials convince him to help thwart a plot against the president of the united states. See how else the shooter tv series and the movie compare below. 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. What was the gun bob lee swagger used in the movie the shooter.
As i said above, wahlberg played swagger, an expert exsniper who prefers to live in isolation. 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. 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. Suppose i was looking for man who could make a 2200 yard cold bore shot, whos alive that could do that mr. During bob lees time in hiding, she patched him up and helped him gain the trust of nick memphis. The series stars ryan phillippe as bob lee swagger, a former us marine sniper who finds himself framed for an assassination that he believed he was trying to prevent. Nov 16, 2016 the story of shooter begins with point of impact, the novel released in 1993. After several successful tours and countless heroic though not always authorized. Shooter 2007 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format. 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. What was the gun bob lee swagger used in the movie the. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired on the american president at a new orleans speech. Shooter 28 movie clip losing that swagger 2007 hd youtube. Shooter 2007 court scene mark wahlberg bob lee swagger shooter sniper movie clip trailer.
Shooter is a 2007 american action thriller film directed by antoine fuqua based on the 1993 novel point of impact by stephen hunter. Suppose i was looking for man who could make a 2200 yard cold bore shot, whos alive that could do that. Bob lee swagger is back when shooter premieres this june. They also said that artificial sweeteners were safe, wmds were. Mark wahlberg and danny glover in shooter 2007 djimon hounsou at an event for shooter. After several successful tours and countless heroic though not always authorized actions, bob lee was. 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. Mar 28, 20 the last chapter of the movie shooter 2007. Time to hunt features flashbacks to bob lees time during the war, however it is still recommended you read that after black light. Bob lee swagger is a former gunnery sergeant and the main protagonist in the 2007 movie, shooter. Author stephen hunter introduced swagger as a vietnam veteran in a 1993 novel, taking place in 1992. There was a time when bob lee swagger mark wahlberg was the best triggerman in the military, but after growing disillusioned with the. 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. Isaac johnson kata kara sarah fenn elias koteas jack payne rhona mitra alourdes galindo.
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