Rewatchables Reference

• Bill: The last 25 minutes – Wahlberg killing everyone, the mountain scene, the log cabin, the final sniper resolution.
• Chris: The assassination scene in 'Philadelphia' – the setup, suspense, flags waving, remote-controlled sniper rifle reveal.
• Shea: The entire escape sequence after Swagger gets shot through to the tugboat in the river.

• The concept of Swagger being mad about his dog being murdered – foreshadowed the entire 'John Wick' series.
• 'Evil Danny Glover' – nobody thought to cast him as a villain before this.
• Nick Memphis as a character name (and Bob Lee Swagger).
• Michael Pena's performance and character arc.
• 'Philadelphia' as a sniper/conspiracy/assassination city.
• The opening Ethiopia scene.

• The runtime: 126 minutes, should have been ~110.
• The middle section with Kate Mara involving 'a lot of amateur surgery.'
• Kate Mara's Kentucky accent (fades as the movie goes on).
• The implied assault on Kate Mara – hinted at but never addressed, she seems fine after.
• Wahlberg's ponytail (fake-looking wig).

Ned Beatty – 'Going hard. Full Network.' Spit flying out of his mouth.

• Shea: Rhona Mitra (the FBI woman working with Memphis – kept expecting her to turn evil).
• A.C. Peterson (the evil Philly cop who shoots Swagger).

• Mark Wahlberg: Coming off 'The Departed' then Shooter – the 20-year Wahlberg action movie run officially begins. Though Ted (2012) might actually be his true apex.
• Sniper movies: Yes – the best sniper movie.
• Homemade IVs: Absolutely yes.
• Antoine Fuqua: No – 'Training Day'.

• The military just abandoning Swagger and his spotter in Ethiopia.
• Why would conspiracy-minded Swagger agree to help the government?
• Blood-clotting supplies conveniently in the trunk of a stolen FBI car.
• Philly to Kentucky is a 10-hour drive while bleeding out; Tennessee to Bozeman is 26 hours while most wanted.
• Swagger at Home Depot buying napalm ingredients without anyone noticing.
• Danny Glover needing to take a photo of a license plate instead of memorizing 6 characters.
• Michael Pena being the only person in the entire FBI investigating.

• Bill: Wouldn't touch the casting – likes it all.
• Earlier versions: Eastwood, Redford, Ford, and Keanu Reeves all passed. Bill jokes Keanu 'knew his destiny was something better' ('John Wick').

• 12 years in development with 7 screenwriters. William Goldman was script doctor.
• Assassination scenes filmed at Independence National Historical Park, 'Philadelphia'.
• Final scene filmed at Mammoth Lakes, California.
• The CheyTac M200 Intervention sniper rifle – 'the Ferrari of sniper rifles.'
• Wahlberg uses both eyes while sniping (controversy in the sniper community).
• Precisionremotes.com (used in the film) is a real website.

• Team Kate or Team Rooney Mara? (All three pick Kate.)
• How did Shooter 2 not happen? Wahlberg blew it by not building a franchise like Keanu did with 'John Wick'.
• Should this movie have been called Swagger instead of Shooter? (Consensus: yes.)
• What kind of money is Swagger working with? He shops a lot but can't use credit cards.

• Bill: The big sniper gun from the end (CheyTac M200).
• Chris: Wahlberg's chopped-off ponytail.
• Shea: The 'assassination suicide device' strapped to Nick Memphis.

Already happened: the USA Network Shooter TV series with Ryan Phillippe (Bill and Shea say it was surprisingly good). Eventually cancelled.

Mark Wahlberg – Bill briefly considered Danny Glover because Evil Glover is so enjoyable, but Wahlberg edges him out.