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 President 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.
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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
Jeffrey Nordling as Matt Thompson / Grunwald
Noble Willingham as Rizzo
Kario Salem as Rene
Helen Hunt as Tracey
Alan Ruck as Stork O'Connor
Jerry Alan Chandler as Klaus
Carol Huston as Cat
Rosalind Chao as Lan
Nick Cassavetes as Tex
Grace Zabriskie as Sister Marie
Adrian Paul as Ian
Louis Roth as Garth Andrews
Steven Ford as Capt. Walker
Awards
Shooter won an Emmy for cinematography.
