Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss is a 2008 film about a veteran soldier who returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army, due to the U.S. military's stop-loss policy. The policy involves the involuntary extension of the active duty of a service member when their contract has expired, retaining and maintaining the same number forces due to the lack of enrolment and the lack of a draft. Directed by Kimberly Peirce and written by Kimberly Peirce and Mark Richard. "The bravest place to stand is by each other's side." Tagline Brandon King Who wants to play lets start shootin' people? With the shortage of guys and no draft, they're shipping back soldiers who's supposed to be gettin' out. I'm not going back. I'm fightin' this thing. Fuck the president! Roy King Here's your new ID. If you go, you're gone for good. Dialogue Military Clerk: Brandon Leonard King? Brandon King: Yes. Military Clerk: You have orders to report to the First Brigade. Brandon King: Not me, I'm gettin' out today. Military Clerk: You leave on the 22nd, shipping back to Iraq. You've been Stop-Lossed. Senator Orton Worrell: Your country needs you to go back. You know it's the right thing to do. Brandon King: Sir, I've always done the right thing. And this is wrong. Roy King: Listen to me, if you're spooked, it's o.k. There's no shame in that. Brandon King: I ain't scared, I'm pissed off! Rainey: When you going back Steve? Sgt. Steve Shriver: I'm done me and BK getting out. You know if I had to do it again Id be a fucking sniper one shot one kill let me be the faceless enemy. Cast Ryan Phillippe - Brandon King Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Tommy Burgess Rob Brown - Isaac 'Eyeball' Butler Channing Tatum - Steve Shriver Victor Rasuk - Rico Rodriguez Quay Terry - Al 'Preacher' Colson Matthew Scott Wilcox - Harvey Connett Brewer - Curtis Timothy Olyphant - Lt. Col. Boot Miller Josef Sommer - Senator Orton Worrell Linda Emond - Ida King Ciarán Hinds - Roy King Mamie Gummer - Jeanie Abbie Cornish - Michelle Alex Frost - Shorty External links 0489281 Stop-Loss stop_loss Stop-Loss Category:2008 films Category:War films Category:2000s American films Category:Anti-war films Category:Films set in Iraq Category:Films about the United States Army