Megan Leavey (film)
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| Directed by | Gabriela Cowperthwaite |
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| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Lorenzo Senatore |
| Edited by | Peter McNulty |
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| Distributed by | Bleecker Street |
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116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $13.4 million |
Megan Leavey is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo and Tim Lovestedt, based on the true events about young female Marine Megan Leavey and a combat dog named Rex. The film stars Kate Mara as the titular character, with Edie Falco, Common, Ramón Rodríguez and Tom Felton in supporting roles.
The film was released on June 9, 2017 by Bleecker Street, received positive reviews and grossed $13 million.
Megan Leavey is a former US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler. She was paired with military working dog Rex (E168). The pair served two deployments in Iraq together. They were first deployed to Fallujah in 2005, and then to Ramadi in 2006, where they were both wounded by an improvised explosive device. Leavey was awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with a "V" device denoting heroism in combat.
In 2012, Rex developed facial palsy, which ended his bomb-sniffing duties. Leavey adopted him through the intervention of Senator Chuck Schumer around April 2012. Rex died on December 22, 2012.
On August 7, 2015, it was announced that Gabriela Cowperthwaite would be directing a film about a heroine Megan Leavey and her military combat dog Rex. The script was written by Pamela Gray, with the help of Annie Mumolo, Tim Lovestedt, and Jordan Roberts. LD Entertainment would produce the film.
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