The Hurt Locker
2008 film by Kathryn Bigelow · Released September 4, 2008
The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. It follows an Iraq War bomb disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay.
Cast ages when filming began (July 2007)
- Jeremy Renner, as Sergeant First Class William James: 36
- Anthony Mackie, as Sergeant J. T. Sanborn: 28
- Brian Geraghty, as Specialist Owen Eldridge: 32
- Christian Camargo, as Lieutenant Colonel John Cambridge: 35–36
- Evangeline Lilly, as Connie James: 27
- Ralph Fiennes, as the leader of a Private Military Company unit: 44
- Guy Pearce, as Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson: 39
- David Morse, as Colonel Reed: 53
- Malcolm Barrett, as Sergeant Foster: 27
- Sam Spruell, as Contractor Charlie: 29