![]() Meanwhile, the insurgents issue a bounty on Kyle. The plan goes awry when The Butcher captures the father and his son, killing them both while Kyle is pinned down by a sniper the sniper, known as Mustafa, is an Olympic Games medalist from Syria. Assigned to hunt for the al-Qaeda leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Kyle interrogates a family whose father offers to lead the SEALs to "The Butcher", al-Zarqawi's second-in-command. Kyle is visibly upset by the experience, but later earns the nickname "Legend" for his many kills. His first kills are a woman and boy who attacked United States Marines on patrol with a Russian-made RKG-3 anti-tank grenade. He is sent to Iraq after the September 11 attacks. ![]() Kyle meets Taya Studebaker at a bar, and the two soon marry. He qualifies for special training and becomes a sniper with the US Navy SEALs. embassy bombings and decides to enlist in the United States Navy. After telling her to leave, he is mulling it over with his brother when he sees news coverage of the 1998 U.S. Years later, Kyle has become a ranch hand and rodeo cowman and returns home early to find his girlfriend in bed with another man. Growing up in Texas, Chris Kyle is taught by his father how to shoot a rifle and hunt deer. At the 87th Academy Awards, American Sniper received six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Cooper, ultimately winning one award for Best Sound Editing. The film received positive reviews, with praise for Cooper's lead performance and Eastwood's directing. domestic box office, the 13th highest grossing film at the 2014 worldwide box office, the highest-grossing war film of all time unadjusted for inflation, the highest-grossing film with a wide release during the month of January, and earning Eastwood the highest-grossing film of his career. Making it the highest grossing film at the 2014 U.S. domestic gross of over $350 million and a worldwide gross of over $547 million. The film became a major success, with a U.S. The world premiere was on November 11, 2014, at the American Film Institute Festival, followed by a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2014, and a wide release on January 16, 2015. It stars Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya, with Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Cory Hardrict, Kevin Lacz, Navid Negahban, and Keir O'Donnell in supporting roles. The film was produced by Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, and Peter Morgan. Although Kyle was celebrated for his military successes, his tours of duty took a heavy toll on his personal and family life. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense. The film follows the life of Kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. It is loosely based on the memoir American Sniper (2012) by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall.
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