11 Things About "The Hurt Locker" That"ll Blow You Away




Some of the best work that Jeremy Renner has ever done is right here.


OH! And the one where he played the normal dude in The Avengers. 


The Hurt Locker is an examination of our vets going overseas develop mental trauma after multiple tours in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. The movie also examines how regular civilian life can seem mundane and inconsequential compared to helping your friends in combat. The director explores the – ah the MOVIE WAS ABOUT EXPLOSIONS! BOMBS WENT BOOM. ‘MERICA!


Plus here are some facts about the movie like…











1. The movie was based on what a freelance reporter who was embedded in the American bomb squad in Iraq.


Mark Boal was embedded with three-man bomb squads whose job it is to clear roads and homes.




2. The TSA were paranoid about where they filmed.


The film crew had their luggage searched by US airport security on their way to and from Jordan. One producer was questioned personally while they returned to Los Angeles.











3. If it wasn’t obvious, the title comes from slang for anyone injured from an explosion.


As in “that IED sent him to the hurt locker.”




4. Since the filming was three miles away from the Iraqi border, Bigelow used Iraqi refugees for speaking roles and as extras.


Most of the filming took place in Kuwait and Jordan.

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