Three Kings (1999)

Director: David O. Russell  Starring: Mark Wahlberg  George Clooney  Spike Jonze  
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Publisher: Warner
Format: DVD
UPC: 00883929091645
Buy.com Sku: 212121666
Item#: V2Y9ME
Category Keywords: Action  Black Comedy  Crime  Essential Cinema  Heists  Theatrical Release  War 
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Editor's Note

David O. Russell makes his entry into the major studio big leagues with the electric war dramedy THREE KINGS. The politically charged script, based on a fictional story by John Ridley, is a sly reworking of KELLY'S HEROES, and concerns four Gulf War soldiers who discover a map that may lead to an enormous stash of gold bullion. Russell gives actors George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze a chance to shine, in roles that step outside the usual cinematic clichés and enable them to create human, believable characters, resulting in one of 1999's most exciting, original, and underrated motion pictures.


Plot Summary

David O. Russell's multifaceted war film is an exhilarating display of cinematic bravado. As the Gulf War winds to a close, three American soldiers discover a map that leads to a stash of gold bullion hidden in a bunker by Sadaam Hussein's army. The soldiers--Sgt. Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), "Chief" Elgin (Ice Cube), and Pvt. Conrad Vig (Spike Jonze)--are busted by Special Forces Sgt. Major Archie Gates (George Clooney). Gates orders a top-secret mission in which the four of them will track down the gold and keep it for themselves. Their journey seems simple enough, as Hussein's troops ignore the Americans due to the recently called truce. But after securing the gold, they witness the execution of an Iraqi woman in front of her family. Their morality compels them to fight for what is right, risking their lives--and the gold--in the process. Working within the limitations of the war genre, Russell manages to reinvent and revitalize it by shooting the film with a bleached out look and hyper-kinetic editing style. He also stuffs it with a potent blend of comedy and drama that is reminiscent of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H, only he updates it for the materialistic 1990s.

 
Features
Region 1
Dual Layer
Collectors Edition
Collectors Edition
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French


 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 11/3/2009
Running Time: 115 minutes
Original Release Date: 1999
UPC: 00883929091645
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Mark Wahlberg
Said Taghmaoui
Cliff Curtis
Holt McCallany
Liz Stauber
George Clooney
Judy Greer
Spike Jonze
Nora Dunn
Mykelti Williamson
Ice Cube
Jamie Kennedy
Catherine Hardwicke - Production Designer
John Ridley - Story
Carter Burwell - Composer
David O. Russell - Screenwriter
Thomas Newman - Additional Music/Songs
Kym Barrett - Costume Designer
Newton Thomas Sigel - Director of Photography
Paul Junger Witt - Producer
Charles Roven - Producer
Robert K. Lambert - Editor
David O. Russell - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Variety
"...[THREE KINGS is] impudently comic, stylistically aggressive....Clooney, Cube and, particularly, Wahlberg deliver rugged and well-considered turns..." 9/27-10/3/1999 p.34-6

Rolling Stone
Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "Ten Best Movies of 1999" -- "...An acutely funny and astutely provocative [satire]..." 01/20/2000 p.63-4

Rolling Stone
"...An acutely funny and provocative surprise....[Clooney] gives his finest performance to date..." 10/14/1999 p.135-6

Premiere
"...Zeal and inventiveness....It's impossible not to be impressed..." -- 4 out of 5 stars 05/01/2000 p.95

Box Office
"...Fresh, funny dialogue....With a grab-bag of visual tricks..." 12/01/1999 p.60

USA Today
"...KINGS is more interested in guts than glory, in all its meanings....Russell nails the absurdity angle..." 10/01/1999 p.6E

Los Angeles Times
"...Especially effective is Clooney who perfectly conveys the combination of capability, authority and a touch of larceny the film insists on..." 10/01/1999 p.C1

Chicago Sun-Times
"...It has the freedom and recklessness of Oliver Stone or Robert Altman in their mad-dog days....THREE KINGS is awake and hyper..." 10/01/1999 p.31

  
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