"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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Jeffrey Nordling
Matt Thompson / Grunwald
Known for
Big Little Lies
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Noble Willingham
Rizzo
Known for
Walker, Texas Ranger
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Kario Salem
Rene
Known for
Killing Zoe
Triumph of the Spirit
Helen Hunt
Tracey
Known for
Cast Away
Twister
Alan Ruck
Stork O'Connor
Known for
Succession
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Klaus
Known for
La Bamba
Iron Will
Carol Huston
Cat
Known for
Matlock
Rosalind Chao
Lan
Known for
3 Body Problem
Sweet Tooth
Nick Cassavetes
Tex
Known for
Face/Off
The Hangover Part II
Grace Zabriskie
Sister Marie
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
Kavi Raz
Known for
Pet Sematary
St. Elsewhere
Adrian Paul
Ian
Known for
Highlander: The Series
Nine Miles Down
Gary Nelson Director · Paul Chihara Composer Gayne Rescher Cinematographer
United States release September 11, 1988
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 11, 1988
Theatrical
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