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The Hurt Locker is based on accounts of Mark Boal, a freelance journalist who was embedded with an American bomb squad in the war in Iraq for two weeks in 2004. In 2005, Boal pitched a film based on his Playboy article "The Man in the Bomb Suit" to director Kathryn Bigelow.
Sep 11, 2021 · While not based on any one specific person or story, the Jeremy Renner-led movie was instead a true accounting of many, inspired by the war experiences Boal perceived others to be living during his time in Iraq.
Jun 23, 2022 · In real life, an actual U.S. Military sergeant, Jeffrey Sarver, believed that the Will James character was based on him and his experiences on an EOD team.
Jun 2, 2022 · ‘The Hurt Locker’ is partially based on a true story. The film is based on screenwriter Mark Boal’s first-hand experiences while he was working as a journalist in Iraq during the Iraq War. He was embedded with a bomb squad at the end of 2004 and accompanied the squad during daily missions.
The Hurt Locker: Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce. During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
- Chris Knipp
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- Kathryn Bigelow
Jan 8, 2015 · What exactly is a hurt locker? The title refers to the "physical trauma of being in close proximity, time after time, to the deafening blast of an explosion," explains Peter...
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Jul 8, 2009 · “The Hurt Locker” is a spellbinding war film by Kathryn Bigelow, a master of stories about men and women who choose to be in physical danger. She cares first about the people, then about the danger.
