Shooter wont return for season 4, but theres still. Swagger was a vietnam vet and most of his personality was bound to that war and his role in it. Stephen hunter is the author of more than twenty novels. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. The series may have to end prematurely, however, if bob lee swagger keeps getting chunks of his anatomy shot off, blown off, or as in the 47th samurai carved off. The fourth bob lee swagger novel, the 47th samurai, was published on september 11, 2007. In the 47th samurai, bob lee swagger, the gritty hero of stephen hunters bestselling novels point of impact and time to hunt, returns in hunters most intense and. Isaac johnson kata kara sarah fenn elias koteas jack payne rhona mitra alourdes galindo. Two of the novels in the bob lee swagger series have been adapted into movies. Stephen hunter on guns and his bob lee swagger character. In thatll be the day episode, bob lee swagger is still looking for the guy that is trying to hunt him and his team members down. He tells him the country desperately needs him again because someone is organizing an attempt against the united states president. Meanwhile, other mercenaries have captured sarah to lure swagger out of hiding. Bob lee swagger leaves the military after a mission goes bad.
Stephen hunter is the popular thriller author of the bestselling bob lee swagger series with this first book point of impact, which sparked the creation of the 2007 shooter movie with mark wahlberg, and the following tv series featuring ryan phillippe in the main role. Bob lee makes a visit to the russian embassy, drawing the ire of krukov and setting the stage for a final lifeordeath showdown for justice. Thats because long shots generally go places you wouldnt wanna have to go afterwords to have to confirm em. Shooter wont return for season 4, but theres still hope. Bob lee swagger series by stephen hunter goodreads. Since then, readers have been chomping at the bit for more swagger. Will bob lee swagger and isaac get recruited into the cia and become the next michael westen. He is pressed back into service and is doublecrossed. Swagger is also the protagonist of both the 2007 film and the 2016 tv series shooter, each based on point of impact.
Mark greaney, new york times bestselling author of mission critical in this blazing new thriller from pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, master sniper bob lee swagger takes on his biggest job to date. In the movie shooter where was bob lee swaggers house filmed. Shortly after he arrives, the unit becomes the target of a. He is portrayed by mark wahlberg who also played john bennett in ted 2012, chris farraday in contraband 2012, billy taggart in broken city 20 cade yeager in transformers. Hed shoot to wound, wait till his friends come to help, kill them too. Hes left the military, having been hung out to dry in a secret ethiopian mission a few years before, when hes recruited by a colonel to help find a way that the president of the us might be assassinated in one of three cities in the next two weeks.
After several successful tours and countless heroic though not always authorized actions, bob lee was wounded in battle, both. The sword will be based on hunters novel the 47th samurai, which is another link in the chain of bob lee swagger s adventures, this time involving the delivery of a. Bob lee swagger the nailer, a master sniper in the usa. The story of bob lee swagger continued with the 47th samurai 2007, night of thunder 2008, i, sniper 2009, dead zero 2010, the third bullet 20. Another major film entitled the shooter, was a western released in 1997. According to the movies script doctor william goldman, clint eastwood, robert redford, and harrison ford passed on the movie. The character of bob lee swagger is a modernday version of captain america mixed with jason bourne. In the movie shooter where was bob lee swaggers house. The story of bob lee swagger continued with the 47th samurai 2007, night of thunder. The 5 greatest one man movies ever film school rejects. His best friend from childhood was donnie fenn, who would. Author stephen hunter introduced swagger as a vietnam veteran in a 1993 novel, taking place in 1992. Location of bob lee swagger house in movie shooter.
Bob lee swagger is a retired gunnery sergeant of the united states marine corps. The son of a medal of honor recipient, he was raised a patriot and followed in his fathers footsteps. Sniper and his spotter in the middle east who get attacked by mysterious mercenaries, leading to a cat and mouse game over in the usa. Nov 22, 2011 there was a time when bob lee swagger mark wahlberg was the best triggerman in the military, but after growing disillusioned with the system, he disappeared without a trace. Buy a cheap copy of the 47th samurai book by stephen hunter. Sep, 2018 as reported by new york times, shooter extended the fictional saga from the 2007 shooter movie about exmilitary expert marksman bob lee swagger who was framed by the government for an attempted. Feb 29, 2020 although im militarytrained and ive owned and shot guns nearly all my life, im not an expert on firearms in the way that stephen hunter, the author of the bob lee swagger thrillers. Look, this is a book in stephen hunters bob lee swagger series. The movie is the film adaptation of hunters point of impact, which was the first novel in his bob lee swagger trilogy. Sep 07, 2017 will they do another conspiracy season. Hot springs, pale horse coming, and havana form another trilogy centered on bob swagger s father, earl swagger, while soft target 2011 focuses on bob s longunknown son, ray cruz. There was a time when bob lee swagger mark wahlberg was the best triggerman in the military, but after growing disillusioned with the system, he disappeared without a trace. Together with the ray cruz series and earl swagger novels, the stories of bob lee swagger continue to stick stephen firmly on the best seller lists.
Shooter stars ryan phillippe as bob lee swagger the role played by wahlberg in the movie an expert marksman living in exile who is. There was a time when bob lee swagger mark wahlberg was the best trigger man in the military, but after growing disillusioned with the. The movie was created by antoine fuqua and starred michael wahlberg in the lead role of bob lee swagger. Shooter 2007 mark wahlberg as bob lee swagger imdb. Bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a congressional medal of honoree, is a loner living in the rockies. In this novel, bob lee travels to japan to return a samurai sword recovered by his father in world war ii to its rightful owner, but quickly finds himself wrapped up in yet another deadly plot. The book is a hottorch scorcher that is sure to be highly addictive for any action thriller fan. Although the movie is only the first part of a story, no plans have been made to continue the tale through releasing movies based on the rest of the books in hunters trilogy.
In the movie shooter, mark wahlberg stars as bob lee swagger, the shooter in question. Bob lee swagger is a former gunnery sergeant and the main protagonist in the 2007 movie, shooter. With two bullets in him and the subject of a nationwide manhunt, swagger begins his revenge, which will take down the most powerful people in the country. Other than that i would highly recommend this movie and you really cant watch it just once. Jun 07, 2012 the sword will be based on hunters novel the 47th samurai, which is another link in the chain of bob lee swaggers adventures, this time involving the delivery of a mysterious samurai sword to tokyo. Shooter drama based on movie gets series order, ryan phillippe. Howdy yall, i just finished watching the last episode of the first season of shooter starring ryan phillippe this incarnation of the beginning of the bob lee swagger series is very loosely based on the movie of the same name which was loosely based on the novel point of impact written by stephen hunter i am an avid fan of the swagger family there is also a series of books about bob s. Bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a. The retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer. Its been two years since fans last saw bob lee swagger in stephen hunters bestselling novel, snipers honor 2014. Marines, earning himself the nickname bob the nailer. In the movie shooter where was bob lee swaggers house filmedlocated. Mark wahlburg bob lee swagger michael pena nick memphis danny glover col.
As reported by new york times, shooter extended the fictional saga from the 2007 shooter movie about exmilitary expert marksman bob lee swagger who was framed by the government for an attempted. Plot bob lee swagger is a bitter man who has left his job as a marine after a terrible betrayal. Suppose i was looking for man who could make a 2200 yard cold bore shot, whos alive that could do that. Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger ryan phillippe followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest. A top marine sniper, bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. Other elements in dead zero new to the bob lee swagger novels are the inclusion of private security. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. But its a total set up another political figure gets killed and swagger becomes the. Not much is known about bob lee s early life, but it is known that he was born to a veteran marine, who. Bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, a former marine corps sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. Another actionpacked entry in the excellent bob lee swagger series, this book had some shades of the movie the shooter which was based on point of impact. Aug 22, 2017 ryan phillippe stars as marine veteran sniper bob lee swagger in usas series shooter, now in the midst of it second season new episodes on tuesdays at 109c on usa. The subject of a nationwide manhunt, swagger begins his revenge to take down the most powerful people in the country.
Its a great combination, and with a stellar cast and plenty of action and intensity, it all. Swagger catches up with solotov videos shooter usa. Isaac, nadine and harris find new roles for themselves in d. When former marine corps scout sniper bob lee swagger is called to washington to come up with a carefully detailed plan to shoot the u. Syndicated into a movie and tv series, and one of the most popular of the swagger books, point of impact is generally considered the finest work in the bob lee swagger series. According to the acknowledgments page, the book black light is the third novel of a bob lee swagger trilogy which include the books. But this movie has quite honestly left me with the big question of why is this two hours of basically nothing a top 100 movies contender shooter follows mark wahlberg as bob lee swagger, a former sniper for the us now living in retirement, until called up to stop a. Gman, the tenth novel in hunters critically acclaimed sniper series, is scheduled to be released on. He has retired to live in a remote mountain village where hes approached by colonel isaac johnson, a retired man too. Swagger is coaxed back into service after highprofile. The film follows force recon veteran bob lee swagger mark wahlberg, who is framed for murder by a rogue unit of personnel operating for a private military firm. By placing shooter in a modern day setting it would be close to impossible to proceed with another installment from hunters collection.
The sword will be based on hunters novel the 47th samurai, which is another link in the chain of bob lee swagger s adventures, this time involving the delivery of a mysterious samurai sword to tokyo. These men would have fit the literary bob lee swagger s age a bit more closely than mark wahlberg born in 1971. Swagger realizes he has been betrayed and becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. Not much is known about bob lee s early life, but it is known that he was born to a veteran marine, who influenced his future choice to become a marine. In season 3, episode 12 of shooter, patron saint, bob lee swagger ryan phillippe runs out of time to diffuse the school bus bomb and everyone runs for cover. Hunters thriller novels include point of impact filmed as shooter, black light and time to hunt, which form a trilogy featuring vietnam war veteran and sniper bob the nailer swagger. Aug 29, 2011 a lot of people have asked that question and while the military version is unavailable to civilians, most people would like to know the civilian equivalent and that would be the remington 700 sps compared to the military m24. According to the movies script doctor william goldman, clint eastwood, robert. Ryan phillippe talks about the military influence on shooter. He is the protagonist of a series of 10 novels as of may 2017 that relate his life during and after the vietnam warstarting with point of impact 1993 up to the most recent gman 2017.
Nov 15, 2016 usa networks new tv series shooter premieres on tuesday night and follows former marine sniper bob lee swagger ryan phillippe as he tries to clear his name after being framed for murder. Based on the bestselling novels by stephen hunter and the 2007 paramount film starring mark wahlberg, shooter follows the journey of bob lee swagger ryan phillippe, a highly decorated veteran. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service, swagger is doublecrossed again. Although im militarytrained and ive owned and shot guns nearly all my life, im not an expert on firearms in the way that stephen hunter, the author of the bob lee swagger thrillers. Shooter 28 movie clip losing that swagger 2007 hd youtube. Swagger is coaxed back into service after highprofile government officials convince him to help thwart a plot against the president of the united states. Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest sniper in the history of the u. This novel reveals the story of earls tour of duty on iwo jima. In black light, hunters hero bob lee swagger is helping the search for clues regarding his fathers death. Welcome to tennessee, patron state of shootin stuff.
Robert mark kamen hired to pen the sword, a sequel to mark. Terrorists attack bob lee swagger and his former marine unit. Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter. Now exonerated for the murder he was accused of in season 1, bob lee swagger faces an even greater threat in the season 2 premiere of shooter. Born the son of a medal of honorwinning marine, bob lee swagger ryan phillippe followed his fathers footsteps into the corps and became the greatest sniper in the history of the u. Mar 23, 2007 bob lee swagger, one of the worlds great marksmen and the son of a congressional medal of honoree, is a loner living in the rockies. See how else the shooter tv series and the movie compare below. Bob lee swagger ryan phillippe travels to germany with his wife julie shantel vansanten to rejoin his old marine corps unit. Point of impact, which is one of the most popular in the series, was released in 2007 as the highly successful movie shooter. The 47th samurai book by stephen hunter thriftbooks. Seems i heard about a shot like that being made not too long ago, said the guys name was bob lee swagger. Bob lee attempts to put an end to atlas, all while trying to save his marriage and tie up the remaining threads from his past. Shooter is a 2007 american action thriller film directed by antoine fuqua based on the 1993 novel point of impact by stephen hunter.
Point of impact which ive yet to read, because i saw the movie shooter which is based on the book, hey dont judgei got to get my moneys worth. Bob lee swagger will return in stephen hunters 2017 novel g. When highprofile government officials locate him at his remote mountain retreat following an extensive search, swagger is coerced back into service in order to stop a. The film follows force recon veteran bob lee swagger mark wahlberg. Sep, 2011 location of bob lee swagger house in movie.
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