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* TroubledProduction: Not as much as the most egregious examples, but this movie had its share of problems:
** For starters it was shot in Jordan. Within miles of the Iraqi border no less. Kathryn Bigelow (the director) actually wanted to film in Iraq for a more authentic experience and only pedaled back to Jordan when the production security team told her they couldn't guarantee the crew's safety from snipers.
** Temperatures averaged 44° C (120° F) over the 44 days it took to shoot the movie.
** {Creator/JeremyRenner} got food bugs ''and'' food poisoning during production. And the bomb disposal suit he had to wear weighed 36-45 kg (80-100 lb). Ah, and he twisted his ankle in a scene.
** The movie's armorer had to make ammo for a sniper rifle from scratch because supplies did not clear Jordanian customs on time. He used Chinese fireworks as propellant and one day while working in the ammo, the heat and friction caused the fireworks to blow in his face.
** Nobody got air conditioning or a private bathroom.
** For Bigelow, realism was king. To the point of having extras drop and/or throw real nails, wood and rocks over the actors in some scenes. They even got shot a few times (for real).
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** All of this made the actors and crew irritable, angry and on edge, as expected.
** For starters it was shot in Jordan. Within miles of the Iraqi border no less. Kathryn Bigelow (the director) actually wanted to film in Iraq for a more authentic experience and only pedaled back to Jordan when the production security team told her they couldn't guarantee the crew's safety from snipers.
** Temperatures averaged 44° C (120° F) over the 44 days it took to shoot the movie.
** {Creator/JeremyRenner} got food bugs ''and'' food poisoning during production. And the bomb disposal suit he had to wear weighed 36-45 kg (80-100 lb). Ah, and he twisted his ankle in a scene.
** The movie's armorer had to make ammo for a sniper rifle from scratch because supplies did not clear Jordanian customs on time. He used Chinese fireworks as propellant and one day while working in the ammo, the heat and friction caused the fireworks to blow in his face.
** Nobody got air conditioning or a private bathroom.
** For Bigelow, realism was king. To the point of having extras drop and/or throw real nails, wood and rocks over the actors in some scenes. They even got shot a few times (for real).
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** All of this made the actors and crew irritable, angry and on edge, as expected.
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* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' for Renner; ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on the A-List.
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* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' (''Film/TwentyEightWeeksLater'' for Renner; ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on the A-List.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', of all things. The media talk of the movies dueling was fueled, in part, by the fact that Creator/KathrynBigelow is Creator/JamesCameron's ex-wife. There seemed to be a bit of behind-the-scenes drama going on in the fight to declare one of them Best Picture of 2009. (''The Hurt Locker'' won.) Mostly over who'd grab the most Oscars. All that drama was just speculation, though, and Cameron is on record as praising The Hurt Locker, calling it "this generation's ''Film/{{Platoon}}.''"
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' for Renner; ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on the A-List.
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' for Renner; ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on the A-List.
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* DarkhorseCasting: For the main characters, Creator/KathrynBigelow made a point of casting relatively unknown actors: "it underscored the tension because with the lack of familiarity also comes a sense of unpredictability."
* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', of all things. The media talk of the movies dueling was fueled, in part, by the fact that Creator/KathrynBigelow is Creator/JamesCameron's ex-wife. There seemed to be a bit of behind-the-scenes drama going on in the fight to declare one of them Best Picture of 2009. (''The Hurt Locker'' won.) Mostly over who'd grab the most Oscars. All that drama was just speculation, though, and Cameron is on record as praisingThe ''The Hurt Locker, Locker'', calling it "this generation's ''Film/{{Platoon}}.''"
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' for Renner; ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on theA-List.A-List.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/CharlizeTheron were originally set to star.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', of all things. The media talk of the movies dueling was fueled, in part, by the fact that Creator/KathrynBigelow is Creator/JamesCameron's ex-wife. There seemed to be a bit of behind-the-scenes drama going on in the fight to declare one of them Best Picture of 2009. (''The Hurt Locker'' won.) Mostly over who'd grab the most Oscars. All that drama was just speculation, though, and Cameron is on record as praising
* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' for Renner; ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on the
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ColinFarrell, Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/CharlizeTheron were originally set to star.
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* ManHug: The Today Show had Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie as guests when the 2010 Academy Award nominees were announced. When Renner's nomination for Best Actor was given, there was a cut to Renner and Mackie hugging each other. A little later, they showed the whole thing: Renner smiling, making a goofy "How about that?" face, and hugging Mackie.
** Also, when the film won Best Picture at the Oscars, the two took the stage with their co-star Brian Geraghty. While the producers were giving their acceptance speeches, the three actors could be seen behind them, arms around each other. They were positively giddy (with Renner even letting out a delighted scream).
** Also, when the film won Best Picture at the Oscars, the two took the stage with their co-star Brian Geraghty. While the producers were giving their acceptance speeches, the three actors could be seen behind them, arms around each other. They were positively giddy (with Renner even letting out a delighted scream).
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* CriticalDissonance: Film critics praised it as a thoroughly-realistic depiction of the Iraq War. Iraq War veterans found it absurdly unrealistic. Make of that what you will.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who hadn't seen the film before, Hawkeye and Falcon defused bombs.
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* AcclaimedFlop: It barely made money, but was among the best reviewed movies of 2009 and won several awards. It has the dubious distinction of being the least-attended film ever to win the Oscar.
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* AcclaimedFlop: It barely [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] - it made money, triple its low $15 million budget, but was among the best reviewed movies of 2009 and won several awards. It it has the dubious distinction of being the least-attended film ever to win the Oscar.Best Picture Oscar.
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* ContentLeak: The full film was leaked five whole months before its planned release.
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* ManHug: The Today Show had Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie as guests when the 2010 Academy Award nominees were announced. When Renner's nomination for Best Actor was given, there was a cut to Renner and Mackie hugging each other. A little later, they showed the whole thing: Renner smiling, making a goofy "How about that?" face, and hugging Mackie.
** Also, when the film won Best Picture at the Oscars, the two took the stage with their co-star Brian Geraghty. While the producers were giving their acceptance speeches, the three actors could be seen behind them, arms around each other. They were positively giddy (with Renner even letting out a delighted scream).
** Also, when the film won Best Picture at the Oscars, the two took the stage with their co-star Brian Geraghty. While the producers were giving their acceptance speeches, the three actors could be seen behind them, arms around each other. They were positively giddy (with Renner even letting out a delighted scream).
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* StarMakingRole: For Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie. Both were experienced actors and had major film roles (''Film/28DaysLater'' (''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' for Renner; ''Film/8Mile'' ''Film/EightMile'' for Mackie, among others), but this was the movie that put them on the A-List.
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* CriticalDissonance: Film critics praised it as a thoroughly-realistic depiction of the Iraq War. Iraq War veterans found it absurdly unrealistic. Make of that what you wil.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memory problem]].
** [[Film/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] is a British mercenary.
** Eldridge is getting counseling from [[Series/{{Dexter}} Brian Moser]].
** And Eldridge himself is [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Agent Warren Knox]].
** [[Series/{{House}} Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think that his "wild man" behavior is badass.
** James is married to [[Series/{{Lost}} Kate]].
** Those who saw TheNotoriousBIG's biopic will recognize [[TupacShakur 2Pac]] as Sgt. Sanborn or as Papa Doc.
** [[Film/CaptainAmericatheWinterSoldier The Falcon]] and [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Hawkeye]] worked together to defuse bombs.
** The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memory problem]].
** [[Film/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] is a British mercenary.
** Eldridge is getting counseling from [[Series/{{Dexter}} Brian Moser]].
** And Eldridge himself is [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Agent Warren Knox]].
** [[Series/{{House}} Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think that his "wild man" behavior is badass.
** James is married to [[Series/{{Lost}} Kate]].
** Those who saw TheNotoriousBIG's biopic will recognize [[TupacShakur 2Pac]] as Sgt. Sanborn or as Papa Doc.
** [[Film/CaptainAmericatheWinterSoldier The Falcon]] and [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Hawkeye]] worked together to defuse bombs.
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* AcclaimedFlop: It barely made money, but was among the best reviewed movies of 2009 and won several awards.
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** And Eldridge himself is [[Series/BardwalkEmpire Agent Warren Knox]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who hadn't seen the film before, Hawkeye and Falcon defused bombs.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', of all things. The media talk of the movies dueling was fueled, in part, by the fact that Creator/KathrynBigelow is Creator/JamesCameron's ex-wife. There seemed to be a bit of behind-the-scenes drama going on in the fight to declare one of them Best Picture of 2009. (''The Hurt Locker'' won.) Mostly over who'd grab the most Oscars. All that drama was just speculation, though, and Cameron is on record as praising The Hurt Locker, calling it "this generation's ''{{Platoon}}.''Film/{{Platoon}}.''"
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** [[Film/CaptainAmericatheWinterSoldier The Falcon]] and [[Film/{{TheAvengers}} Hawkeye]] worked together to defuse bombs.
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** Those who saw TheNotoriousBIG's biopic will recognize [[TupacShakur 2Pac]] as Sgt. Sanborn or as Papa Doc.
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** [[Film/CaptainAmericatheWinterSoldier The Falcon]] and [[Film/{{TheAvengers}} Hawkeye]] worked together to defuse bombs.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]] - The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memory problem]]. [[Film/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] is a British merc. Eldridge is getting counseling from [[{{Dexter}} Brian Moser]]. [[Series/{{House}} Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think his "wild man" behavior is bad ass. And James is married to [[{{Lost}} Kate]].
** And people who saw TheNotoriousBIG's biopic will recognize [[TupacShakur 2Pac]] as Sgt. Sanborn.
*** Hey was also beat up by MorganFreeman in ''MillionDollarBaby''.
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** The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memoryproblem]]. problem]].
** [[Film/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] is a Britishmerc. mercenary.
** Eldridge is getting counseling from [[{{Dexter}} BrianMoser]]. Moser]].
** [[Series/{{House}} Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think that his "wild man" behavior isbad ass. And badass.
** James is married to [[{{Lost}} Kate]].
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*** Hey was also beat up by MorganFreeman in ''MillionDollarBaby''.Sanborn.
** The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memory
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** Eldridge is getting counseling from [[{{Dexter}} Brian
** [[Series/{{House}} Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think that his "wild man" behavior is
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]] - The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memory problem]]. [[Film/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] is a British merc. Eldridge is getting counseling from [[{{Dexter}} Brian Moser]]. [[HouseMD [[Series/{{House}} Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think his "wild man" behavior is bad ass. And James is married to [[{{Lost}} Kate]].
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]] - The squad's [[spoiler: first]] tech has a [[{{Memento}} [[Film/{{Memento}} weird memory problem]]. [[Film/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]] is a British merc. Eldridge is getting counseling from [[{{Dexter}} Brian Moser]]. [[HouseMD Tritter]] congratulates James' work, being one of the few people to think his "wild man" behavior is bad ass. And James is married to [[{{Lost}} Kate]].
