Watchmen (2009)
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Watchmen is a American neo-noir superhero film based on the 1986–87 DC Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Directed by Zack Snyder.
A dark and dystopian deconstruction of the superhero genre, the film is set in an alternate history in the year 1985 at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, as a group of mostly retired American superheroes investigates the murder of one of their own before uncovering an elaborate and deadly conspiracy, while their moral limitations are challenged by the complex nature of the circumstances.
In an alternate United States, beginning in 1939 during the fading Interwar period, a team of costumed crime-fighters is formed – the ”Minutemen”. The 1960s Vietnam War era through the mid-1980s Cold War sees the rise of the “Watchmen” team of heroes, whose existence dramatically affects world events. In 1959, after his apparent death in an Intrinsic Field Generator accident, Dr. Jon Osterman remakes his body as a god-like being dubbed “Doctor Manhattan”. The U.S. government utilizes his powers to win the Vietnam War and gain a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union which, by 1985, threatens thermonuclear war. The Comedian suppresses evidence of the Watergate scandal. By overwhelming public support, the 22nd Amendment is repealed, allowing President Richard Nixon to win a third term.
As anti-vigilante sentiment sweeps the nation, coupled with a nationwide police strike, the Keene Act is passed in 1977, declaring all “costumed adventuring” and “vigilantism” illegal. While most heroes like Daniel Dreiberg and Laurie Jupiter retire, Doctor Manhattan and the Comedian become government agents, and Rorschach continues to operate outside the law.
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: David Hayter (screenplay), Alex Tse (screenplay), Dave Gibbons (graphic novel illustrator), Alan Moore (graphic novel)
Stars: Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson
►Cast:
| Malin Akerman | … | Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II |
| Billy Crudup | … | Dr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman |
| Matthew Goode | … | Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias |
| Jackie Earle Haley | … | Rorschach |
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan | … | Edward Blake / Comedian |
| Patrick Wilson | … | Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl |
| Carla Gugino | … | Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre |
| Matt Frewer | … | Moloch |
| Stephen McHattie | … | Hollis Mason |
| Laura Mennell | … | Janey Slater |
| Rob LaBelle | … | Wally Weaver |
| Gary Houston | … | John McLaughlin |
| James M. Connor | … | Pat Buchanan (as James Micheal Connor) |
| Mary Ann Burger | … | Eleanor Clift |
| John Shaw | … | Doug Roth |
| Robert Wisden | … | Richard Nixon |
| Jerry Wasserman | … | Detective Fine |
| Don Thompson | … | Detective Gallagher |
| Frank Novak | … | Henry Kissinger |
| Sean Allan | … | NORAD General |
| Garry Chalk | … | NORAD General |
| Ron Fassler | … | Ted Koppel |
| Stephanie Belding | … | Janet Black |
| Michael Kopsa | … | Paul Klein |
| William S. Taylor | … | Prison Psychiatrist (as William Taylor) |
| Chris Burns | … | Dumb Thug |
| Malcolm Scott | … | Fat Thug |
| Danny Wattley | … | Huge Prisoner |
| Nhi Do | … | Vietnamese Girl |
| Walter Addison | … | Lee Iacocca |
| Keith Martin Gordey | … | Auto CEO |
| David MacKay | … | Child Murderer (as David Mackay) |
| Fulvio Cecere | … | Agent Forbes |
| Ted Cole | … | Dick Cavett |
| Mark Acheson | … | Large Man At Happy Harry’s |
| John Destry | … | Happy Harry’s Bartender |
| Chris Gauthier | … | Seymour (as Christopher Gauthier) |
| L. Harvey Gold | … | New Frontiersman Editor |
| Jay Brazeau | … | News Vendor |
| Jesse Reid | … | Teenager at Newsstand |
| Manoj Sood | … | Karnak Scientist |
| Dan Payne | … | Dollar Bill |
| Niall Matter | … | Mothman |
| Apollonia Vanova | … | Silhouette |
| Glenn Ennis | … | Hooded Justice |
| Darryl Scheelar | … | Captain Metropolis |
| Clint Carleton | … | Young Hollis Mason |
| Mike Carpenter | … | Young Moloch |
| Leah Gibson | … | Silhouette’s Girlfriend |
| Brett Stimely | … | John F. Kennedy |
| Carrie Genzel | … | Jackie Kennedy |
| Greg Travis | … | Andy Warhol |
| Greg Armstrong-Morris | … | Truman Capote |
| Andrew Colthart | … | Naked Man At Warhol Party |
| Bruce Crawford | … | Bank Robber |
| Sal Sortino | … | 1940 Watchmen Photographer |
| Eli Snyder | … | Young Rorschach |
| Lori Watt | … | Rorschach’s Mother |
| Tony Bardach | … | John With Rorschach’s Mother |
| John Kobylka | … | Fidel Castro |
| Carmen Lavigne | … | Anti War Protester |
| J.R. Killigrew | … | David Bowie |
| Steven Stojkovic | … | Mick Jagger |
| Martin Reiss | … | Brezhnev |
| Frank Cassini | … | Sally’s Husband |
| John R. Taylor | … | Priest |
| Tara Frederick | … | Aggressive Hooker |
| Daryl Shuttleworth | … | Jon’s Father |
| Jaryd Heidrick | … | Young Jon |
| Ron Chartier | … | Carnival Photographer |
| Carly Bentall | … | Wally’s Girlfriend |
| Matt Drake | … | Older Boy Bully |
| Haley Guiel | … | Laurie – 13 Years (as Haley Adrianna Guiel) |
| Sonya Salomaa | … | Adrian Veidt’s Assistant |
| Tyler McClendon | … | Veidt Enterprises Security Guard |
| Salli Saffioti | … | Annie Leibovitz |
| Neil Schell | … | Man In Riot Crowd |
| Michael Eklund | … | Man In Riot Crowd |
| Deborah Finkel | … | Woman In Riot Crowd |
| Louis Chirillo | … | Face To Face TV Producer |
| Marsha Regis | … | Face To Face TV Receptionist |
| Patrick Sabongui | … | Knot Top Gang Leader |
| John Tench | … | Knot Top Gang Member |
| Santo Lombardo | … | Knot Top Gang Member |
| Jason Schombing | … | NY SWAT |
| Darren Shahlavi | … | NY SWAT |
| Marshall Virtue | … | NY SWAT |
| Colin Lawrence | … | Officer Kirkpatrick |
| Chris Weber | … | Officer O’Brien |
| Alessandro Juliani | … | Rockefeller Military Base Technician |
| Alison Araya | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Sahar Biniaz | … | Foreign Newscaster (as Sahar) |
| Matthew Harrison | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Bernadeta Wrobel | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Youri Obryvtchenko | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Heidi Iro | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Kit Koon | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Parm Soor | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Cristina Menz | … | Foreign Newscaster |
| Lynn Colliar | … | Foreign Newscaster |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia