Shooter (1988 film)

Shooter
Written by David Hume Kennerly
Steve Kline
Directed by Gary Nelson
Starring Jeffrey Nordling
Noble Willingham
Kario Salem
Helen Hunt
Music by Paul Chihara
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Gary David Goldberg
Producer(s) Barry M. Berg
David Hume Kennerly
Cinematography Gayne Rescher
Running time 100 minutes
Production company(s) Paramount Television
Ubu Productions
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 11, 1988 (1988-09-11)

Shooter is a 1988 American made-for-television action drama film based on the book Shooter by and about Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly, who had been a combat photojournalist during the Vietnam War and later the White House photographer for resident Gerald Ford. The film was produced as a pilot which was not picked up as a series by NBC and originally aired on September 11, 1988.[1]

Summary

The film followed the adventures in Vietnam of a fictional photo journalist named Matt Thompson, played by Jeffrey Nordling in his debut role.

It was made shortly after Good Morning Vietnam had been a success in theaters, and it borrowed two actors from the Good Morning Vietnam cast, Noble Willingham and Cu Ba Nguyen, as well as having a similar free-spirited protagonist who is constantly clashing with his superiors.

The television pilot was filmed on location in Thailand. David Hume Kennerly served as executive producer and writer. Gary Nelson directed the film.

Cast

Awards

Shooter won an Emmy for cinematography.

References

  1. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1988-09-10/entertainment/ca-1558_1_shooters-series-takes


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