American Sniper (2014) Is an Action/Biography/Drama movie about the Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, whose pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind.
The movie is directed by Client Eastwood and starsBradley Cooper as Chris Kyle. American Sniper (2014) was Nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture at Oscars 2015. However it won 1 Oscar in the Best Sound Editing category.
Let’s look at some of the interesting Facts about American Sniper (2014).
19. In order to bulk up 40-plus pounds, Bradley Cooper ate around 8,000 calories a day. Using his own trainer, he worked out four hours a day for several months. Along with the massive intake of food and intense workouts, Cooper’s preparation also included twice-daily lessons with a vocal coach, as well as many hours spent studying footage of Chris Kyle. When it came to actually pointing a rifle, the actor trained with Navy SEAL sniper Kevin Lacz, who served with Kyle and was a consultant on the movie.
18. Chris Kyle met Lone Survivor (2013), Marcus Luttrell, during their BUD/s(SEAL Training) and became close friends with him although they graduated with different classes. They kept in contact often and remained friends for the remainder of Kyle’s life.
17. At his peak, Bradley Cooper could deadlift 425 pounds, twice his bodyweight, for 5 sets of 10 reps each. Cooper said that during a workout scene in the film where he’s seen deadlifting, he was actually deadlifting 425 pounds and that it wasn’t dummy weights on the set even though the film-makers suggested he use dummy weights for the scene.
16. Bradley Cooper initially bought the rights intending to only produce it with Chris Pratt starring, but changed his mind.
15. The real Chris Kyle once said that if there is a filmmaker that would make a film about him, it would only be Clint Eastwood and no one else.
14. Bradley Cooper wears the real Chris Kyle’s walking shoes in the film, and was given them for keeps after production wrapped. Cooper claimed in interviews upon the film’s release that he was still wearing the shoes for his personal use.
13. Bradley Cooper felt he could become Chris Kylebecause he and Chris have nearly the same height, age, shoe size and body frame. Once Cooper had built up his body and had grown out his beard, Chris Kyle’s friends and family said that they would do a double take while looking at Cooper because of how much he looked like Chris Kyle.
12. Chris Kyle’s actual 2100 yard (1920 m) shot was against an insurgent with a RPG (rocket propelled grenade) that was going to be fired on friendly forces.
11. Bradley Cooper really wanted to do justice to the size of Chris Kyle because he felt he would not be accurately portraying the man if he did not look huge like him. He said that after every take, he would go and ask the crew, “Did I look big enough?”
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