Chuck the movieguy interviews chris cooper for the movie breach. Posing as hanssens assistant at a new, bogus fbi office, eric is initially kept in the dark by his superior, kate burroughs laura linney. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Movies based on real life, thriller movies, crime thrillers, spy thrillers. Inspired by the incredible true story of the greatest security breach in u.
Powered by chris coopers masterful performance, breach is a tense and engaging. That its based on a true spying chris cooper delivers a performance like nobody has ever seen. In every important way, breach isnt just a solid thriller. He also includes, despite moderate restraint, just enough problematic language and sexual content to deter discerning viewers from ever getting the. Oscarwinner chris cooper has found one of his most intense roles yet. Making babies official trailer 2019 eliza coupe comedy movie hd duration. Breach is a spy thrillerhistorical drama that recounts with great skill.
The truth behind breach ryan phillippe and chris cooper as fbi agents eric oneill and. Agentintraining eric oneill ryan phillippe is assigned to a desk job in the basement office of robert hanssen chris cooper, a grumpy, mistrustful counterintelligence officer who works with intel. Peter rainer of the christian science monitor named breach the best film of the year. With chris cooper, ryan phillippe, dennis haysbert, laura linney. Today he is 68, and has starred in 54 movies in total, 22 since breach was released how old do you think he looks in the movie. Spy robert hanssen, fbis eric oneill breach movie true. After the opening scene, code quickly flashes and is reduced to the movie title. Chris cooper and ryan phillippe splendidly deliver that nuance. As a young man, chris cooper did some construction work, including helping with the construction of royals stadium in kansas city, now known as kaufman stadium. Chris cooper, one of our finest screen actors, gets inside the mysterious traitor. This evening sean and i went to see the movie breach its based on the true story of fbi agent robert hanssen who served as a spy for russia and the soviet union for at least 15 years. Eric oneill ryan phillippe is a junior fbi agent assigned to work undercover as an assistant to senior agent robert hanssen chris cooper, who he is told.
Christopher walton cooper was born in kansas city, missouri in 1951 2. Powered by chris coopers masterful performance, breach is a tense and engaging portrayal of the fbis infamous turncoat. As a rule it usually takes 3 or 4 readings for me to be interested in a script, and if im interested ill read it 3 or 4 times before i make a strong decision. Young agent eric oneill ryan phillippe is assigned to keep track of hanssens movements. Even more impressive, oneill is hand picked to work for renowned operative robert hanssen cooper. Breach 2007 biography, crime, drama, history, thriller. Unlike kim philby, an aristocratic figure who swanned across the world while passing classified british and american information to the soviets. Ryan phillippe has been unfairly criticized for being to understated, but that is just the role oneill himself had to take to sidle up to hanssen and expose him. Breach trailer directed by billy ray and starring chris cooper, ryan phillippe, gary cole, dennis haysbert, bruce davison. Chris cooper, ryan phillippe, laura linney, caroline dhavernas. Pg inspired by the incredible true story of the greatest security breach in u. The movie covers how hanssen played by chris cooper was finally caught with the help of a.
Cooper commented that breach was the first studio film where theyve considered me the lead actor. Breach dvd full frame true story movie chris cooper ryan. It delivers a satisfying story where we already know the ending and it does it by building the characters and relationships around the lead two to draw the viewer in. Fbi upstart eric oneill enters into a power game with his boss, robert hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the soviet union. Powered by chris cooper s masterful performance, breach is a tense and engaging portrayal of the fbis infamous turncoat. Breach is a 2007 american spy thriller film directed by billy ray. His parents were from texas, where cooper was raised. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain hanssens trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Chris cooper was 54 in breach when he played the character robert hanssen that was over years ago in 2007.
Based on the true story of convicted spy robert hanssen, who was found to have sold secrets to the soviet union. Chris cooper, ryan phillippe and laura linney star in this factbased thriller about an fbi turncoat. When young eric oneill is promoted out of his lowlevel. Breach dvd chris cooper actor, ryan phillippe actor, billy ray director rated. An fbi agent prepares to take down hanssen with a glock 17. Chris cooper delivers a performance like nobody has ever seen. You dont usually see nominationlevel, showcase performances this early in the year, but cooper delivers at the highest level in an expertly rendered piece of work thats even more impressive than his best supporting actor turn in adaptation and perhaps anything else the versatile cooper has done. Fbi upstart eric oneill enters into a power game with his boss, robert hanssen, an agent who. The thriller breach manages to excite and unnerve despite our knowing. Chris cooper, ryan phillippe and laura linney director.
Breach internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Eric oneill ryan phillippe, a lowlevel surveillance expert with the fbi, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a fullfledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to work with renowned agent robert hanssen chris cooper. Based on the true story, fbi upstart eric oneill enters into a power game with his boss, robert hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the soviet union. Chris cooper did not make his first screen appearance until he was thirtysix years old. When young eric oneill phillippe is promoted out of his lowlevel surveillance job and into the headquarters of the federal bureau of investigation, his dream of becoming a fullfledged agent is on the verge of becoming reality. Educated at the university of missouri school of drama, cooper appeared on broadway in of the fields. Chris cooper, filling the key role in breach oscarwinner chris cooper has found one of his most intense roles yet as robert hanssen, who sold secrets to the soviets while working at the fbi. Ryan phillippe and chris cooper in breach 2007 kathleen quinlan in breach 2007. Hes flown in to do some awardsseason press, meet with director spike jonze about a project, and then attend a screening of breach at the aero. Note that it lacks the locking block pin on the frame, which is a feature found on gen 2. Ryan phillippe has been unfairly criticized for being to. A key member of the fbis elite soviet analytical unit, robert hanssen more.
And ray offers an intriguing, albeit permeable, character study of those whom our countrys security so delicately rests upon. Finally, the breach script is here for all you fans of the ryan phillipe and chris cooper movie about robert hanssen. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Eric oneill phillippe is assigned to work with renowned operative robert hanssen cooper, the sole subject of a longterm, topsecret. Ryan phillippe has just the right gungho determination tempered with a touch of naivete as oneill. Transforming into robert hanssen in the reallife fbi case. Adaptation christopher walton cooper was born in kansas city, missouri, to mary ann walton, a homemaker, and charles sherwood cooper, a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the us air force. He invites eric to watch, asking eric what he thinks of her. Breach is based on the true story of spy robert hanssen, who was arrested in 2001 for treason and sentenced to life in prison. Chris cooper gives hanssen the actors signature intensity and menace. Chris cooper owns breach in a way that makes it impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. Cooper commented that breach was the first studio film where theyve considered me the. Directed by billy ray and starring chris cooper, ryan phillippe, laura linney and dennis haysbert.
The rest of the cast is quite good, although laura linney flirts with some. Inspired by the true story of the greatest security breach in u. Breach is a grownup spy film, not one for those looking for twisty narrative with a running and shouting conclusion. In the movie breach, hanssen chris cooper sits at his desk watching a dvd of what appears to be the movie entrapment starring actress catherine zetajones.
Chris cooper goes inside the mind of a spy in breach feb 14, 2007. Breach 2007 breach movie breach hollywood movie cast. Chris cooper full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Chris cooper celebrity profile check out the latest chris cooper photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Stephen hunter of the washington post named it the ninth best film of 2007. Unlike in the movie, oneill never saw hanssen after the arrest. In breach, the fbis clandestine operations to catch the notorious mole in action are unfolded. Released february 16th, 2007, breach stars chris cooper, ryan phillippe, laura linney, dennis haysbert the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of 74 out of 100. A sophisticated spy thriller directed by billy ray, breach creates suspense through intense dialogue exchanges and strong character development, thus avoiding big explosions, repetitive gunfights, and wild car chases the film is based on the true story of fbi agent robert hanssen chris cooper, a traitor who provoked one of the biggest security breaches in u. Its very wise for them to cooperate if its going to be a good movie that reflects. Unlike a lot of hollywood films that are based solely on the writers imagination, breach was based on a real story and real people. In 2007, he appeared as a government agent in dangerous territory in the action thriller the kingdom and voiced the character douglas in the film adaptation of maurice sendak s book, where the wild things are 2009.