Shooter is a movie directed by Antoine Fuqua in 2007 and based on the book Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter, first published in 1993. The movie features Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, and others.
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Storyline
USMC Force Recon Gunnery Sergeant Scout/Sniper Bob Lee Swagger is participating in a mission in Eritrea with his spotter and close friend Corporal Donnie Fenn. On the day of the Philadelphia speech, Swagger is working with Johnson’s men and Timmons, a Philadelphia police officer, to find the assassin.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1993
Pages
528
Book Rate
8.54
S: Goodreads
Book
Point of Impact
Author: Stephen Hunter
Country: USA
First published in: 1993
Length: 528 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Bob Lee Swagger
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by John Hlavin
User polls & recommendations
“When a book is adapted into a film, it's obvious that not everything can fit and, in addition, the story must be given a rhythm because it's a different kind of narrative.”
MANEL LOUEIRO (Writer)
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