Top 5 Chris Pratt Movies
Published:Chris Pratt is quite possibly Hollywood's brightest rising star, with roles in two of the hottest recent blockbusters, Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World! Could he become a modern day De Niro, Hoffman, or Pacino? Only time will tell!
1) Guardians of the Galaxy
- A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe
- Nominated for two Academy Awards
- According to Vin Diesel, the voice of Groot, he recorded Groot's iconic line, "I am Groot," over 1,000 times
- Vin Diesel would record his lines wearing stilts so he could get a sense of how large Groot actually is
- Chris Pratt cites heroes Han Solo and Marty McFly as influences on his performance as Star-Lord
2) Jurassic World
- A new theme park is built on the original site of Jurassic Park. Everything is going well until the park's newest attraction--a genetically modified killing machine--escapes containment and goes on a killing spree
- The Gallimimus stampede scene seen in the trailer was filmed at Kualoa Ranch, about 200 yards from where the original stampede scene was filmed in Jurassic Park
- "Indominus Rex" means "Fierce/Untamed King" in Latin, after the hybrid dinosaur's erratically destructive and murderous nature
- The motorbike used in the film made by Triumph was given to Chris Pratt as a gift after filming
- Jurassic Park (1993) is one of Chris Pratt's favorite films. The first time he saw it was on its original opening day at the cinema
3) Zero Dark Thirty
- A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011
- Won one Academy Award (Best Sound Editing) and was nominated for four more
- The movie was originally about the unsuccessful decade-long manhunt for Osama bin Laden. The screenplay was completely re-written after bin Laden was killed
- The climactic sequence devoted to the raid on Osama's compound runs about 25 minutes, only a few minutes less than the real-life SEALs assault
- Chris Pratt went through vigorous training and boot camp to prepare for his role. He has also partake the famous "O-Course" in the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado but gave up when he attempted to swim through cold water
4) Moneyball
- Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players
- Nominated for six Academy Awards
- During the course of the film's theatrical release, Ron Washington, an Oakland Athletics Coach seen in the movie, was Managing in the World Series for the Texas Rangers
- Since there was no money to shoot in all the stadiums Oakland visited, Dodger Stadium was dressed up as eight different ballparks
- When Chris Pratt auditioned for the role of Scott Hatteberg, he was told he originally told that he was too fat
5) Her
- A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need
- Won one Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay) and was nominated for four more
- This is the only movie Spike Jonze has written as well as directed, completely from his own original script.
- Most of the scenes in the movie contain either the colors red or yellow or the combination of both
- No one is seen to be wearing a belt at any point during the film
