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The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 British-American war parody film directed by Grant Heslov and starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey. It was produced by Clooney's and Heslov's production company Smoke House Pictures. The film is a fictionalized version of Jon Ronson's 2004 book of the same title of an investigation into attempts by the U.S. military to employ psychic powers as a weapon. The film premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2009, and went on general release in the United