Three Kings (1999)

We all know that war is hell. The deprivation, the firing of guns, the taking of orders, the lack of proper sanitation. All contributes to making it at best uncomfortable. But then sometimes there are those who know how to make it a little less miserable. With two weeks to go before he retires, Major Archie Gates (George Clooney), a decorated Vietnam vet and special forces officer and his two buddies, Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg) and Staff Sgt. Chief Elgin (Ice Cube), discover a map retrieved from the butt of an Iraqi soldier which may lead to a Kuwaiti gold stash stolen by Saddam Hussein’s forces. Using the UV setting on his flashlight to discover the location, they decide to follow the trail and take some of it for themselves. You gotta love American technology.

Director:  David O. Russell Writer:  John Ridley; David O. Russell Cast:
George Clooney -  Maj. Archie Gates Mark Wahlberg -  Sfc. Troy Barlow Ice Cube -  SSgt. Chief Elgin Spike Jonze -  Pfc. Conrad Vig Cliff Curtis -  Amir Abdullah Nora Dunn -  Adriana Cruz Jamie Kennedy -  PV2 Walter Wogaman Saïd Taghmaoui -  Capt. Said		Mykelti Williamson -  Col. Horn Holt McCallany -  Capt. Van Meter Judy Greer -  Cathy Daitch Christopher Lohr -  Teebaux Jon Sklaroff -  Paco Liz Stauber -  Debbie Barlow (Troy’s wife) Marsha Horan -  Amir’s wife Alia Shawkat -  Amir’s daughter