U.S. Army First Earth Battalion unit member Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who says he’s a soldier from the military’s psychic warfare division, is rocking a great mustache. Much like the great ‘stach of Michael Cera we saw last week, we can easily agree that George Clooney’s facial hair is awesome.
A reporter (Ewan McGregor) is chasing rumors of shenanigans in the military and the end result is a very quirky looking movie. “The Men Who Stare At Goats” trailer looks great and opens in theaters in November. Bonus points for Jeff “The Dude” Bridges teaching the soldiers to channel their psychic energies and all the Jedi references.
In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission. Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit.
According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search.
When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django’s New Earth Army and Hooper’s personal militia of super soldiers.
In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible. The Men Who Stare at Goats was inspired by Jon Ronson’s non-fiction bestseller of the same name, an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government’s attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies
