Looper - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Looper"
Looper (2012)
Timing: 1:58 (118 min)
Looper - TMDB rating
6.905/10
10809
Looper - Kinopoisk rating
7.022/10
280780
Looper - IMDB rating
7.4/10
627000

Actors and characters

Photo Bruce Willis #1625Photo Bruce Willis #1626Photo Bruce Willis #1627Photo Bruce Willis #1628

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis
Character Old Joe
Photo Emily Blunt #2726Photo Emily Blunt #2727Photo Emily Blunt #2728Photo Emily Blunt #2729

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt
Character Sara
Photo Paul Dano #5Photo Paul Dano #6Photo Paul Dano #7Photo Paul Dano #8

Paul Dano

Paul Dano
Character Seth
Photo Noah Segan #12976Photo Noah Segan #12977Photo Noah Segan #12978Photo Noah Segan #12979

Noah Segan

Noah Segan
Character Kid Blue
Photo Piper Perabo #29500Photo Piper Perabo #29501Photo Piper Perabo #29502Photo Piper Perabo #29503

Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo
Character Suzie
Photo Xu Qing #54124Photo Xu Qing #54125Photo Xu Qing #54126

Xu Qing

Xu Qing
Character Old Joe's Wife
Photo Tracie Thoms #54127Photo Tracie Thoms #54128Photo Tracie Thoms #54129Photo Tracie Thoms #54130

Tracie Thoms

Tracie Thoms
Character Beatrix
Photo Frank Brennan #48554
Frank Brennan
Character Old Seth
Photo Nick Gomez #39525

Nick Gomez

Nick Gomez
Character Dale
Photo Marcus Hester #54133
Marcus Hester
Character Zach
Photo Jon Eyez #27409Photo Jon Eyez #27410

Jon Eyez

Jon Eyez
Character Gat Man
Thirl Haston
Character Gat Man
Photo James Landry Hébert #32111
James Landry Hébert
Character Looper
Kenneth Brown Jr.
Character Looper
Cody Wood
Character Looper
Photo Adam Boyer #54135
Adam Boyer
Character Tye
Photo Jeff Chase #10811

Jeff Chase

Jeff Chase
Character Tall Gat Man
Photo Ritchie Montgomery #22366Photo Ritchie Montgomery #22367

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery
Character Bodega Owner
Photo David Jensen #40987

David Jensen

David Jensen
Character Apt Super
Photo Kamden Beauchamp #54136
Kamden Beauchamp
Character Daniel
Photo Josh Perry #54137

Josh Perry

Josh Perry
Character Farm Vagrant
Wayne Dehart
Character Seth Vagrant
Photo Ian Patrick #54138

Ian Patrick

Ian Patrick
Character Beggar Kid
Craig Johnson
Character Big Craig

Robert Harvey

Robert Harvey
Character Parking Attendant
Photo Sylvia Jefferies #35646

Sylvia Jefferies

Sylvia Jefferies
Character Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Photo Lauren Alexandra #54139
Lauren Alexandra
Character Waitress (uncredited)
D.J. Mills
Character Cold Homeless Boy (uncredited)
Photo Brea Grant #47641Photo Brea Grant #47642Photo Brea Grant #47643Photo Brea Grant #47644

Brea Grant

Brea Grant
Character TK Billboard Girl (uncredited)
Photo Sam Medina #18554

Sam Medina

Sam Medina
Character Chinese Thug (uncredited)
Rhonda Floyd Aguillard
Character Vagrant (uncredited)
Photo Jay Amor #28535

Jay Amor

Jay Amor
Character Gatman (uncredited)
Photo Amy Le #54140
Amy Le
Character Chinese Waitress (uncredited)
Photo Wayne Douglas Morgan #54141
Wayne Douglas Morgan
Character Bouncer (uncredited)
Photo Kristyl Dawn Tift #54142
Kristyl Dawn Tift
Character Madame (uncredited)
Photo Dallas West #54143
Dallas West
Character Extra (uncredited)
Photo Emily Brobst #26790Photo Emily Brobst #26791
Emily Brobst
Character Bar Patron (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • The idea for the film came to Rian Johnson immediately after finishing filming "Brick," and since he wanted to work with Gordon-Levitt again, he wrote the role specifically for him, even giving the main character the actor's name.
  • Willis was the first actor offered the role of Old Joe, and he agreed immediately.
  • To make Gordon-Levitt look more like Willis, the actor had to spend three hours each morning in the makeup chair. Makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji, known for his work on films such as "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Men in Black," worked on his makeup.
  • To create the image of Young Joe, it was decided to base it on Bruce Willis's most recent work, as the task was not to "imitate a young Willis, but to create a character who, as he grew older, could resemble the hero played by Willis as he is now." Therefore, Gordon-Levitt was more focused on the actor’s later roles, particularly in "Sin City."
  • At the request of the Chinese distributor, several scenes filmed in Shanghai and cut for the international audience were included in the Chinese version of the film.
  • The incredibly large revolvers were not created specifically for the film; they are actually produced firearms. These are “Magnum Research BFR” revolvers (large-bore revolvers) with “.45-70 Government” cartridges, which were adopted for use by the American military in 1873. Such revolvers weigh approximately 4.5 pounds (about 2 kg).
  • Bruce Willis fires two modern-looking pistols in one scene. These are “FN P90” models developed and manufactured by “FN Herstal” in Belgium.
  • According to director Rian Johnson, Noah Segan attended several special classes to learn how to spin his revolver around his finger. Johnson told “Entertainment Weekly” that he shot many takes of Segan spinning the gun, but ultimately used one where he accidentally fumbled and almost dropped it. Johnson found it amusing.
  • The diner where and around which scenes were filmed was built in the small town of Thibodaux, Louisiana (about an hour's drive north of New Orleans). Locals, seeing the diner being built, would come and ask the film crew when the establishment would open. Director Rian Johnson was later told that the diner survived even after Hurricane Isaac passed through the area in September 2012.
  • The scene where young Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls from a fire escape was filmed on the actor's 30th birthday. Gordon-Levitt was left hanging on wires while the crew sang "Happy Birthday" and brought out a celebration cake.
  • The record player shown in several scenes is a Gyro SE, made by British company Michell Engineering. It has been in continuous production since 1983.
  • The red car Joe drives is a Mazda MX-5 Mk 1. The car was produced from 1990 to 1998, perfectly matching Joe's late 20th-century retro style.
  • Originally, in the script, Joe was supposed to move to Paris as he got older, which is why he tries to learn French. However, Ryan Johnson realized they simply didn't have the money to film in Paris. The plot was changed, and Joe was "sent" to Shanghai because the film's Chinese distributor offered to pay for the filming there. Johnson accepted their offer because his best alternative to the Paris scenes was filming them in New Orleans, which he didn't want to do, and he also felt that Shanghai better reflected the futuristic setting of the film.
  • Sid ultimately takes the nickname "The Rainmaker" (referred to as "Shaman" in the Russian version). In the film, his mother on the farm uses a futuristic sprinkler that essentially "creates" rain.
  • In the future, the Rainmaker's followers wear black coats and wide-brimmed hats, because he "makes it rain blood" when he destroys enemies.
  • Sarah shot Young Joe in the right shoulder (Old Joe also noticed a scar on his right shoulder). However, when she later bandages his wound, it is visible that only his left shoulder is injured.
  • When Paul Dano's character (Seth) is waiting in Joe's apartment while they want to kill him, he has a runny nose, then doesn't.
  • When Joe talks to Sid at night in the kitchen, Sid has a gap between his front teeth. In the next scene, where Sid is talking to his mother, he still has a loose baby tooth in the place where the gap previously was.
  • When Joe and Sid are talking, looking out of the manhole cover at the end of the tunnel from the house, the branch holding the manhole cover changes its position. It rotates approximately 90 degrees, and this happens 4 or 5 times during the conversation.
  • When Old Joe returns to the cane field, he knocks out Young Joe, throws the musket, and drives away with it. Later in the film, the musket reappears with Old Joe when he shoots the bad guy in the car near Young Joe's apartment.
  • Young Joe is right-handed, while Old Joe is left-handed.
  • When Sarah is smoking in bed, the length of the cigarette changes from shot to shot.
  • When Sid and Sarah are driving down the road towards Old Joe, the car flips over and falls onto the road, clearly revealing a safety roll cage supporting the car's roof.
  • When Sarah approaches Joe and examines his face at the end of the film, despite him being supposed to be dead, a pulsating vein is clearly visible on his temple.
  • Bruce Willis fires two modern-looking pistols in one scene. These are "FN P90" models, designed and manufactured by "FN Herstal" in Belgium.
  • According to director Rian Johnson, Noah Segan attended several special classes to learn how to spin his revolver around his finger. Johnson told "Entertainment Weekly" that he shot many takes of Segan spinning the gun, but ultimately used one where he accidentally fumbled and almost dropped it. Johnson found it amusing.
  • The scene where young Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls from a fire escape was filmed on the actor's 30th birthday. Gordon-Levitt was left hanging on wires while the film crew sang “Happy Birthday” and wheeled out a birthday cake.
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