George Clooney works on his tan and a script last week in Puerto Rico. The unusual haircut, with receding hairline, helps Clooney's real hair not show from underneath the wig he is wearing while there filming Men Who Stare at Goats. The film is based on Jon Ronson's 2005 book titled "The Men Who Stare at Goats." The author states it is a true story.
For a scarier (just because the thought of it being true is) description of the plot, rather than that above, here is some info on the book. It is about an alleged secret wing of the U.S. military called First Earth Battalion which was created for the purpose of making "Warrior Monks." These soldiers with extra-sensory perception and telepathy are said to be capable of walking through walls, reading minds, becoming invisible, and even killing small animals by staring at them. Worse yet, the book tells us that the unit was activated by George W. Bush at the beginning of the Iraq war.
Of course, first time film director Grant Heslov, is making an anti war satire. Thus, the film may be only loosely based on the book. George Clooney's character in the movie version, Lyn Cassady, is however a U.S. military soldier who uses ancient Chinese mind techniques against the enemy.
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