How much did Three Kings gross?

Three Kings grossed $108.0M worldwide on a budget of $75.0M.

Where was Three Kings filmed?

Three Kings was filmed in California, Mexico, and Arizona.

Three Kings

Name: Three Kings
Director: David O. Russell
Genre: Action, War, Comedy
Released: 1999-09-27
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis

1999

Become a fan of its genres:

6.7/10

Release Date

27/09/1999

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

94%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

71%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

82%

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In March 1991, just after the Gulf War has ended, a group of American soldiers remains stationed in the Iraqi desert. Among them is Captain Archie Gates, in command of a unit that gets bored between nighttime parties while waiting for orders to go home. The film opens with a chaotic firefight in which Sergeant Troy Barlow shoots an Iraqi soldier who was trying to surrender, an act that wins him the admiration of his comrades. The lack of action and the prospect of civilian life, which doesn't excite them, push the men to look for something to do. Directed by David O. Russell, the film brings together George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze.

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Facts about Three Kings

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Worldwide premiereSeptember 27, 1999

Runtime1 h 54 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThree Kings

CountryUnited States

Production companiesVillage Roadshow Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Village-A.M. Partnership

Budget$75.0M

Worldwide box office$108.0M

Return on investmentx1.4 Recouped the investment

Trailer views334K

More ratings

3.5/5Letterboxd70/100Trakt7.5/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Three Kings

1total awards

0total nominations

Awards won

—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Three Kings Cast

George ClooneyArchie Gates

Mark WahlbergTroy Barlow

Ice CubeChief Elgin

Spike JonzeConrad Vig

Cliff CurtisAmir Abdullah

Nora DunnAdriana Cruz

Jamie KennedyWalter Wogaman

Saïd TaghmaouiCaptain Said

Mykelti WilliamsonColonel Horn

Holt McCallanyCaptain Van Meter

Judy GreerCathy Daitch

Christopher LohrTeebaux

Jon SklaroffPaco

Liz StauberDebbie Barlow, Troy's Wife

Marsha HoranAmir's Wife

Alia ShawkatAmir's Daughter

Ghanem AlgarawiHairdressing Twin #2

Jabir AlgarawiHairdressing Twin #1

Bonnie AfsaryWestern Dressed Village Woman

Jacqueline Abi-AdTraditional Village Woman

Fadil Al-BadriDeserter Leader

Qaid Al-NomaniKaied

Sayed BadreyaIraqi Tank Major

Magdi RashwanIraqi Troop Carrier Major

Ali AfsharIraqi First Kill Soldier

Tank JonesBerm Soldier / Truck Driver

Patrick O'Neal JonesBerm Soldier

Shawn PilotBerm Soldier

Brett BassettBerm Soldier

Jim GaffiganCuts Troy's Cuff Soldier

Al WhitingCamp Soldier / Truck Driver

Brian PattersonCamp Soldier / Truck Driver

Scott DillonCamp Soldier

Kwesi Okai HazelCamp Soldier

Joseph RomanovCamp Soldier

Christopher B. DuncanCamp Soldier

Randy W. McCoyCamp Soldier

Mark RhodesCamp Soldier

Scott PearceCamp Soldier

Gary ParkerCivil Affairs Company Clerk

Haidar AlatowaSaudi Translator

Salah SaleaIraqi Soldier with Map

Doug JonesDead Iraqi Soldier

Farinaz FarrokhIraqi Civilian Mother with Baby

Omar 'Freefly' AlhegelanLying Iraqi - Bunker #1

Hassan AllawatiFriendly Iraqi - Bunker #1

Sara AzizPleading Civilian Woman

A. Halim MostafaIraqi Civilian Man

Al MustafaStoreroom Captain - Bunker #2

Anthony BatarseIraqi Interrogation Sergeant

Mohamad Al-JalahmaIraqi Rifle Loader #1 - Bunker #2

Mohammed SharafiIraqi Rifle Loader #2 - Bunker #2

Hillel Michael ShamamStoreroom Guard - Bunker #2

Joey NaberIraqi Radio Operator

Basim RidhaBlack Robe Leader

Peter MacdissiIraqi Republican Guard Lieutenant - Oasis Bunker

Tony ShawkatIraqi Republican Guard Sergeant - Oasis Bunker

Joseph Abi-AdIraqi Republican Guard Sergeant - Oasis Bunker

Fahd Al-UjaimyTroy's Interrogation Guard - Oasis Bunker

Derick QaqishTroy's Interrogation Guard - Oasis Bunker

Hassan Bach-AghaTroy's Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Fadi SittoTroy's Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Ali AlkindiDeserter #1

Abdullah Al-DawalemDeserter #2

Rick MendozaDeserter #3

Jassim Al-KhazrajiRepublican Guard on Roof - Oasis Bunker

Haider AlkindiFleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Kalid MustafaFleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Ghazwyn RamlawiFleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Raad ThomasianFleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Wessam SalehFleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker

Jay GiannoneFleeing Republican Guard / Sniper - Oasis Bunker

Sam HassanFleeing Republican Guard / Sniper - Oasis Bunker

Brian BosworthAction Star

Donte DelilaIraqi Child

Dylan BrownIraqi Child

Rick ShusterHelicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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Cast of Three Kings by the numbers

34average cast age in years

10years of age gap between the leads

17%women in the cast

23%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Saïd Taghmaoui, age 26 at release. The oldest: Nora Dunn, at 47.

Cast ages at release

George Clooney38 years old
Mark Wahlberg28 years old
Ice Cube30 years old
Spike Jonze29 years old
Cliff Curtis31 years old
Nora Dunn47 years old
Jamie Kennedy29 years old
Saïd Taghmaoui26 years old
Mykelti Williamson42 years old
Holt McCallany36 years old

Cast heights

1.88 mMykelti Williamson
1.87 mHolt McCallany
1.84 mCliff Curtis
1.80 mGeorge Clooney
1.78 mJudy Greer
1.73 mMark Wahlberg
1.73 mIce Cube

Cast nationalities

United States 6New Zealand 1

Crew

AddressDavid O. Russell
WritingDavid O. Russell
MusicCarter Burwell
PhotographyNewton Thomas Sigel
EditingRobert K. Lambert
Production designCatherine Hardwicke
Costume designKym Barrett
CastingAnne McCarthy, Mary Vernieu
Visual effectsDavid Sosalla
ProductionCharles Roven, Edward McDonnell, Paul Junger Witt

Trivia about Three Kings

According to Russell, two cast members had personally defaced 300 murals of Saddam Hussein before filming began.

The role of Archie Gates was originally conceived for Clint Eastwood, but Russell decided to rewrite it for a younger actor, and it ended up with George Clooney.

Spike Jonze had never acted before. Russell wrote the role of Conrad Vig specifically with him in mind, and the two practiced a Southern accent while Jonze directed John Malkovich.

John Ridley wrote the screenplay, then titled Spoils of War, in seven days. Warner Bros. bought it 18 days later.

All the explosions in the film were shot in a single take, without multiple cameras, because Russell felt they looked more realistic that way.

Russell shot part of the film on Ektachrome to recreate the color of the newspaper images from the Gulf War, a stock that labs barely processed at the time.

Warner Bros. cut the shooting schedule to 68 days, versus the 80 Russell had requested, and wanted the budget lowered to 35 million dollars.

According to the director's commentary, President Bill Clinton enjoyed the film so much that he screened it for his staff, friends and advisers at the White House.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish)

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