War Inc

War Inc is a dark political comedy film written and produced by John Cusack, who stars as a hit man sent to the fictional war-torn Middle Eastern country of Turaqistan to assassinate an oil minister.

Cusack has said that the movie was inspired by Canadian author Naomi Klein's 2007 book The Shock Doctrine.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: May 23, 2008
2. Directed by: Joshua Seftel
3. Produced by: John Cusack, Danny Lerner, Grace Loh and Les Weldon
4. Written by: John Cusack, Mark Leyner and Jeremy Pikser
5. Starring: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd and Ben Kingsley
6. Premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
7. Original title: Brand Hauser: Stuff Happens

Review Quotes

1. "...feels a little bit like a '60s comedy that would have starred Alan Arkin; now, it seems too late. Of course, so would Wag the Dog if it came out now. But that film's timing was much better, and its jokes weren't quite as obscure, or its timing so off."— Variety
2. "The ambitions and intentions...are laudable, but the film is a nearly complete misfire."— The Hollywood Reporter

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