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{{short description|2008 thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso}}
{{About|the 2008 thriller}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Eagle Eye
| image          = Eagle eye poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster 
| director       = [[D. J. Caruso]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist| 
* [[Alex Kurtzman]]
* [[Roberto Orci]]
* Pat Crowley
}}
| screenplay   = {{Plainlist| 
* [[John Glenn (screenwriter)|John Glenn]]
* Travis Adam Wright
* Hillary Seitz
* Dan McDermott
}}
| story          = Dan McDermott
| starring       = {{Plainlist| 
* [[Shia LaBeouf]]
* [[Michelle Monaghan]]
* [[Rosario Dawson]]
* [[Michael Chiklis]]
* [[Ethan Embry]]
* [[Anthony Mackie]]
* [[Billy Bob Thornton]]
}}
| music          = [[Brian Tyler]]
| cinematography = [[Dariusz Wolski]]
| editing        = Jim Page
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<ref name=e01>{{cite web |title=''Eagle Eye'' (2008) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64629-EAGLE-EYE?sid=38d9da5a-9e48-427d-af86-3b844e581962&sr=10.542988&cp=1&pos=0 |publisher=AFI Catalog |access-date=29 October 2024 |ref=eagle01}}</ref>
* [[K/O Paper Products|K/O]]<ref name=e01/>
}}
| distributor    = [[Paramount Pictures]]<ref name=e01/>
| released       = {{Film date|2008|9|16|[[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]|2008|9|26|United States}}
| runtime        = 118 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $80 million<ref name="mojo" />
| gross          = $178.8 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}

'''''Eagle Eye''''' is a 2008 American [[action thriller]] film directed by [[D. J. Caruso]] from a screenplay by [[John Glenn (screenwriter)|John Glenn]], Travis Adam Wright, Hillary Seitz and Dan McDermott. The film stars [[Shia LaBeouf]], [[Michelle Monaghan]], [[Rosario Dawson]], [[Michael Chiklis]], [[Anthony Mackie]], [[Billy Bob Thornton]]. Its plot follows two strangers who are forced to go on the run together after receiving a mysterious phone call from an unknown "woman" who uses [[information and communications technology]] to track their every move.

''Eagle Eye'' was released in the United States on September 26, 2008. Despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, the film grossed $178.8 million worldwide against an $80 million production budget.

==Plot==
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[[Stanford University]] dropout Jerry Shaw learns that his [[identical twin]] brother Ethan, an officer in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]], has been killed. Following the funeral, he is surprised to find a large sum of money in his bank account and his apartment filled with firearms and bomb-making materials.

Jerry receives a phone call from a woman who warns that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] is about to arrest him and he needs to run. Disbelieving the voice, he is caught by the FBI and interrogated by Supervising Agent Tom Morgan.

While Morgan confers with [[United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations|Air Force OSI]] Special Agent Zoe Pérez, the woman on the phone arranges for Jerry's escape and directs him to Rachel Holloman, a single mother. The woman on the phone is coercing Rachel by threatening her son Sam, who is aboard the ''[[Capitol Limited]]'' en route to the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], with his school band.

The woman on the phone helps the two avoid law enforcement by controlling networked devices including [[traffic light]]s, [[mobile phone]]s, automated [[crane (machine)|crane]]s, and even [[electric power transmission|power lines]].

Meanwhile, the caller redirects a crystalline explosive to a [[lapidary|gemcutter]], who cuts it and fixes it into a necklace. Another man steals Sam's trumpet in Chicago and fits the crystal's sonic trigger into the tubing before forwarding it to Sam in Washington.

Agent Perez is summoned by [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] George Callister to be read into Ethan's job at [[the Pentagon]]. Ethan monitored the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]'s top-secret intelligence-gathering [[supercomputer]], the Autonomous Reconnaissance Intelligence Integration Analyst (ARIIA; {{IPAc-en|ɑːr|iː|ə}}).

Callister leaves Perez with [[Major (United States)#Army|Major]] William Bowman and ARIIA to investigate Ethan Shaw's death. Simultaneously, Rachel and Jerry learn that the woman on the phone is actually ARIIA, and that she has "activated" them according to the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]]'s authorization to recruit civilians for the national defense.

Perez and Bowman find evidence that Ethan Shaw hid in ARIIA's chamber and left to brief Callister. Afterwards, ARIIA smuggles Jerry and Rachel into her observation theater under the Pentagon. Both groups learn that after ARIIA's recommendation was ignored, a botched operation in [[Balochistan]] [[blowback (intelligence)|resulted in the deaths]] of U.S. citizens.

Therefore, ARIIA concluded that the current [[federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive branch]] must be removed to prevent more bloodshed, acting on behalf of "[[We the People]]". It cites the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] ("whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it").

Belatedly, Jerry learns he has been brought to circumvent [[biometrics|biometric]] locks placed by his twin that prevent ARIIA from activating Operation Guillotine, a [[military simulation]] of maintaining government after the loss of [[United States presidential line of succession|all presidential successors]]. As Secretary Callister agreed with ARIIA's abort recommendation regarding Balochistan, he is to be the [[designated survivor]] and new [[president of the United States|president]] after the crystal detonates at the [[State of the Union]] (SOTU).

Another of ARIIA's agents extracts Rachel from the Pentagon and gives her a dress and the explosive necklace to wear to the SOTU. Sam's school band has also been redirected to the [[United States Capitol]] to play for the president, bringing the trigger in Sam's trumpet and the explosive together.

Jerry is recaptured by Agent Morgan, who has become convinced of Jerry's innocence. Before sacrificing himself to stop an armed [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 Reaper]] sent by ARIIA, Morgan gives Jerry his weapon and ID with which to gain entrance to the Capitol. Arriving in the [[United States Capitol#House Chamber|House Chamber]], Jerry fires the handgun in the air to disrupt the concert before being shot and wounded by the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]].

Sometime later, Callister reports that ARIIA has been decommissioned and recommends against building another; the Shaw twins and Agents Perez and Morgan receive awards for their actions; and Jerry attends Sam's birthday party, earning Rachel's gratitude and a kiss.

==Cast==
* [[Shia LaBeouf]] as Jerry Shaw, Ethan's twin brother, a [[Stanford University]] dropout and an intelligent but rebellious young man struggling with financial responsibility, working at a copy store.
**  LaBeouf also plays Ethan Shaw, Jerry's twin brother, an esteemed graduate of the [[United States Air Force Academy]] and a [[First lieutenant]] in the [[United States Air Force]], assigned as a Minuteman to the ARIIA program. 
* [[Michelle Monaghan]] as Rachel Holloman, a woman who is being coerced by ARIIA.
* [[Julianne Moore]] as the voice of the super computer ARIIA, aka the "unknown woman".
* [[Rosario Dawson]] as Zoë Perez, an [[United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations|Air Force Office of Special Investigations]] (OSI) [[Captain]] and Special Agent.
* [[Michael Chiklis]] as George Callister, the [[United States of America|US]] [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]].
* [[Anthony Mackie]] as Major William Bowman, a [[United States Army]] Minuteman assigned to the ARIIA program. 
* [[Billy Bob Thornton]] as Tom Morgan, an [[FBI]] Supervisory Special Agent assigned to the [[Joint Terrorism Task Force]].
* [[Ethan Embry]] as Toby Grant, an [[FBI]] agent working for Morgan. 
* Anthony Azizi as Ranim Khalid, an [[Iranian Americans|Iranian American]] music shop owner manipulated by ARIIA
* [[Cameron Boyce]] as Sam Holloman, Rachel's son.
* [[Jerry Ferrara]] as Jerry's friend (uncredited)

==Production==
[[File:Rosario Dawson receiving a safety briefing from Special Agent Patrick McGee.jpg|thumb|Rosario Dawson receiving a safety briefing from Special Agent Patrick McGee while researching her role as an AFOSI agent.]]
Screenwriter Dan McDermott wrote the original script for ''Eagle Eye'' based on an idea by [[Steven Spielberg]], who had been inspired by [[Isaac Asimov]]'s short story "[[All the Troubles of the World]]."<ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/081207/TV/sundaytvtimes_06.html "'Eagle Eye': Action thriller with wonders of technology"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219002741/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/081207/TV/sundaytvtimes_06.html |date=2008-12-19 }}, The Sunday Times</ref> The studio [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] then bought McDermott's script and set up the project to potentially be directed by Spielberg.  When the director became busy with ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', he dropped out of the project. Director [[D. J. Caruso]], who directed the 1996 TV series ''[[High Incident]]'' under Spielberg's executive production, replaced the director in helming ''Eagle Eye'', with Spielberg remaining as [[executive producer]]. In June 2007, actor LaBeouf, who was involved in Spielberg's and Caruso's 2007 film ''[[Disturbia (film)|Disturbia]]'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', re-joined the director and executive producer to star as the lead in ''Eagle Eye''. McDermott's script was rewritten by screenwriters [[John Glenn (screenwriter)|John Glenn]], Travis Wright, and Hillary Seitz in preparation for production.<ref name=duo>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | author2=Pamela McClintock | url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/disturbia-duo-set-for-eagle-eye-2-1117967613/ | title='Disturbia' duo set for 'Eagle Eye' | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=2007-06-25 | access-date=2021-01-13 | archive-date=2021-12-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214172046/https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/disturbia-duo-set-for-eagle-eye-2-1117967613/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Filming began on November 6, 2007<ref>{{cite news | author=Nellie Andreeva |author2=Borys Kit | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ife647aa3f09848617a57d0ad911d18b3 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903191149/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ife647aa3f09848617a57d0ad911d18b3 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-09-03 | title=For most part, the shows go on | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=2007-11-06 | access-date=2007-11-13 }}</ref> and wrapped in February 2008.<ref name=HR2>{{cite news | author= Carly Mayberry and Borys Kit | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i18d831ccf80216b9f4dee1db47cddfe6 | title='Eagle' lands Chiklis in cabinet post | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=2008-01-08 | access-date=2021-01-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080718152354/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i18d831ccf80216b9f4dee1db47cddfe6 |archive-date = 2008-07-18}}</ref> The film's [[visual effects]] were created by [[Sony Pictures Imageworks]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie4014cd99a43c45eb9d280d73cb9236d | title=G-Force' is with Imageworks | author=Carolyn Giardina | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company|The Nielsen Company]] | date=2008-07-01 | access-date=2021-01-01 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080714231405/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie4014cd99a43c45eb9d280d73cb9236d |archive-date = 2008-07-14}}</ref>

Caruso said by the time the film came to fruition twelve years later, "the technology had finally caught up to the storytelling... Everybody has a [[BlackBerry]] on their belt, and we think we're constantly being tracked. It's less [[science fiction]] than when Steven Spielberg conceived it."<ref name="EW Fall Preview">Vary, Adam B. "Fall Movie Summer Preview, September: Eagle Eye." ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Iss. #1007/1008, August 22/29, 2008, pg.52.</ref> Caruso wanted to bring a gritty, 1970s-era sensibility to the film. Accordingly, a key chase scene in a high-tech package-processing hub on [[conveyor belt]]s was shot without the use of [[computer-generated imagery]]. "It was like ''[[Snakes and Ladders|Chutes and Ladders]]'' for adults. It was pretty dangerous, and a lot of fun." While filming the scene, Monaghan suffered a [[wheal response|welt]] after a cable brushed her neck and Caruso hit his head on a protruding bolt, and a cameraman suffered a puncture wound requiring stitches.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 16, 2008 |author=Adam B. Vary |title=Eagle Eye |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/09/16/eagle-eye/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 27, 2021 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730105336/https://ew.com/article/2008/09/16/eagle-eye/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|Eagle Eye (soundtrack)}}
The music to ''Eagle Eye'' was composed by [[Brian Tyler]], who recorded the score with an 88-piece ensemble of the [[Hollywood Studio Symphony]] at the Sony Scoring Stage. The session was interrupted by the [[2008 Chino Hills earthquake|Chino Hills earthquake]] on July 29, 2008—and a recording of the quake hitting the scoring stage is online.<ref>{{cite news | date=September 11, 2008 | last=Goldwasser | first=Dan | url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/156/ | title=Brian Tyler scores ''Eagle Eye'' | publisher=ScoringSessions.com | access-date=March 16, 2011 | archive-date=October 13, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013232506/http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/156/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Promotion==
The official website features an [[Alternate reality game|ARG]] type of gameplay system to promote the film. The voice previewed behind the phone in multiple trailers contacts the player, placing them in unique experiences. This has been called the "Eagle Eye Freefall Experience". While official cast listings do not list the name of the actress behind the mysterious voice featured in the film and trailers, Rosario Dawson confirmed at the Hollywood premiere that it belongs to [[Julianne Moore]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/eagle-eye-star-reveals-identity-of-movies-mayhem-causing-voice_article_11295|title='Eagle Eye' Star Reveals Identity Of Movie's Mayhem Causing Voice|access-date=2015-09-04|archive-date=2013-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303080711/http://www.accesshollywood.com/eagle-eye-star-reveals-identity-of-movies-mayhem-causing-voice_article_11295|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
[[Entertainment Weekly]] predicted the opening weekend could be as high as $31 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Eagle Eye': Box office crown in its sights? |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/09/27/eagle-eye-box-office-crown-its-sights/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=2021-03-27 |archive-date=2021-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506200724/https://ew.com/article/2008/09/27/eagle-eye-box-office-crown-its-sights/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed $29.1 million from 3,510 theaters in the United States and Canada, taking the number one position at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=eagleeye.htm |title=Eagle Eye (2008) – Weekend Box Office Results |access-date=2008-10-04 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=2008-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201171550/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=eagleeye.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film went on to gross $101.4 million in the United States and Canada and $76.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $178 million, against a production budget of $80 million.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eagleeye.htm |title=Eagle Eye (2008) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=2009-02-20 |archive-date=2009-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216192802/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eagleeye.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 26% based on 182 reviews, with an average rating of 4.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Eagle Eye'' is a preposterously plotted thriller that borrows heavily from other superior films."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eagle_eye/ |title=Eagle Eye (2008) |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125620/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eagle_eye |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the film an average score of 43 out of 100, based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/eagleeye |title= Eagle Eye reviews |access-date= 2008-09-27 |publisher= [[CBS Interactive]] |work= [[Metacritic]] |archive-date= 2008-09-29 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080929104624/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/eagleeye |url-status= dead }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=EAGLE EYE (2008) B+ |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film two out of four stars, saying: "The word 'preposterous' is too moderate to describe ''Eagle Eye''. This film contains not a single plausible moment after the opening sequence, and that's borderline. It's not an assault on intelligence. It's an assault on consciousness."<ref name="Ebert">{{cite web |date=September 25, 2008 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Only the credits are plausible |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eagle-eye-2008 |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418235703/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eagle-eye-2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] of ReelViews gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying: "This movie tests the viewing public's tolerance for enduring crass stupidity when the payoff is a series of repetitive, [[ADD]]-infected chase scenes. Director D.J. Caruso does a moderately good job of hiding how incredibly dumb this screenplay is by keeping things moving at such a whirlwind pace that a lot more seems to be happening than actually is. In reality, the chase scenes don't mean anything because they don't advance the plot—it's mice on a treadmill, running and running and not getting anywhere."<ref>[http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1347 Eagle Eye review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914133626/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=1347 |date=2011-09-14 }}, James Berardinelli, ReelViews, September 2008</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it a "slick, silly [[techno-thriller]]" and "Even those who surrender all disbelief at the door will be hard pressed not to smirk at some of the wildly improbable plotting."<ref>{{cite web |date=24 September 2008 |author=Michael Rechtshaffen |title=Eagle Eye |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eagle-eye-126103 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref>

Josh Rosenblatt of ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' enjoyed the film, calling it "good, manic fun plus a heavy dose of political intrigue adding up to two hours of clamorous, mind-numbing nonsense" while drawing favorable comparisons to ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' and ''[[Terminator (franchise)|The Terminator]]'' series.<ref>[http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3A676050 Eagle Eye review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929090127/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3A676050 |date=2008-09-29 }}, Josh Rosenblatt, ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'', September 2008</ref> William Arnold of the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' also gave ''Eagle Eye'' a positive review, remarking that it's "engrossing as an intellectual puzzle" and "a solid thriller."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/movies/380574_eagle26q.html|title=Eagle Eye review|first=William|last=Arnold|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=September 25, 2008|access-date=April 2, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903050119/https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/Eagle-Eye-Calling-all-fans-of-smart-1286299.php|archive-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Mark Bell of ''[[Film Threat]]'' said: "the film isn't a complete waste of your time [...] but don't expect anything brilliant."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=11218|title=Eagle Eye review|first=Mark|last=Bell|publisher=Film Threat|date=September 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930104553/https://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=11218|archive-date=September 30, 2008|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> Neely Tucker of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that ''Eagle Eye'' is "sometimes entertaining" but "doesn't have much to say."<ref>{{cite news |date=26 September 2008 |last=Tucker |first=Neely |author-link=Neely Tucker |title='Eagle Eye': Zooming In on Too Many Explosions |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092504213.html |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326022858/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092504213.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lisa Schwarzbaum of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called it "A brain-squandering thriller."<ref name="Schwarzbaum">{{cite magazine |date=October 3, 2008 |author=Lisa Schwarzbaum |title=Eagle Eye |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/10/03/eagle-eye-2/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 27, 2021 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730101042/https://ew.com/article/2008/10/03/eagle-eye-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Robert Koehler of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' felt that the film's "first 35 minutes sizzle" but "the story [becomes] near-parody in the final act."<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2008 |last=Koehler |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Koehler |title=Eagle Eye |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/eagle-eye-1200470290/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724023304/https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/eagle-eye-1200470290/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Accolades===
''Eagle Eye'' was a nominee for a 2009 [[Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]]<ref name="CB20090310">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/The-Dark-Knight-Leads-Saturn-Award-Nominees-12306.html|title=The Dark Knight Leads Saturn Award Nominees – CINEMABLEND|date=10 March 2009|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728182137/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/The-Dark-Knight-Leads-Saturn-Award-Nominees-12306.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was nominated by the [[7th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]] in the category of [[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture|Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/7th-annual-ves-awards|title=7th Annual VES Awards|work=visual effects society|access-date=December 21, 2017|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721005412/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/7th-annual-ves-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Home media==
''Eagle Eye'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray only in select stores on December 26, 2008, three months after its theatrical release, September 26, 2008. In the first week on the DVD sales chart, ''Eagle Eye'' sold 182,592 units which translated to {{US$|3300000|2008|about=yes|round=-4}} in revenue.<ref name="the-numbers.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/EGLEY-DVD.php|title=Eagle Eye (2008) – Financial Information|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2014-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819214422/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/EGLEY-DVD.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second week 1,044,682 DVD units were sold, taking the No. 1 sales rank and earning {{US$|18862151|2009}} for that week. As per the figures from April 5, 2009, 2,181,959 units had been sold in total, bringing in $36,574,940 in total revenue from DVD home media sales.<ref name="the-numbers.com" /> This does not include Blu-ray sales or DVD rentals.<ref name="the-numbers.com"/>

The next day, it was released nationwide. [[iTunes]] released it a month later as a rental and buy.<ref name="3months">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=eagleeye.htm |title=Eagle Eye DVD / Home Video|access-date=January 3, 2009|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625141513/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=eagleeye.htm|archive-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref>

==Mobile game==
A [[mobile game]] based on the film was developed and published by Magmic Games.<ref name=":0" /> It was released for [[BlackBerry]], [[Windows Mobile]], [[Qualcomm Brew|BREW]], and [[Java ME]] devices prior to the film's launch.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> There are also two games on the film's web site.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=http://magmic.com/game/EagleEye |title=Eagle Eye: The Game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903144956/http://www.magmic.com/game/EagleEye |archive-date=September 3, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Eagle+Eye/product.asp?p=Eagle%20Eye&i=7452&art=9067|title=Movie tie-in|access-date=2008-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901002818/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Eagle+Eye/product.asp?p=Eagle%20Eye&i=7452&art=9067|archive-date=2009-09-01|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3311977/the-next-level-eagle-eye-goes-mobile|title=The Next Level: 'Eagle Eye' goes mobile|date=17 October 2008|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922054817/https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3311977/the-next-level-eagle-eye-goes-mobile|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/009154/eagle-eye-mobile-movie-tie-in-announced/|title=Eagle Eye mobile movie tie-in announced|date=26 September 2008 |access-date=2021-09-22|archive-date=2021-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922054818/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/009154/eagle-eye-mobile-movie-tie-in-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Billion Dollar Brain]]''
* [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]]
** [[Combat Zones That See]]
* [[List of films featuring drones]]
* [[List of films featuring surveillance]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.eagleeyemovie.com}}
* {{IMDb title|1059786|Eagle Eye}}
* {{mojo title|eagleeye|Eagle Eye}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|eagle_eye|Eagle Eye}}
* {{Metacritic film|title=Eagle Eye}}
* [http://www.eagleeyefreefall.com Freefall Experience]
* [http://www.scoringsessions.com/sessions/29816 Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com]

{{D. J. Caruso}}

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