Its true she believed that the visions were spiritual messages from god. Find out which details of the 20 best picture winner were true, and which were hollywood fabrications. A movie based on reality, but and eraser pages of history. The agency has tweeted what really happened 35 years ago. As part of the plot, the cia needed to produce a convincing fake film production called argo. The cia pointed out that one of its agents was entirely missing from the film.
It is a fictionalized account of a real cia operation in 1980, in which six escaped american hostages were rescued from iran under the pretense of location scouting for a film adaptation of lord of light. In argo, afflecks character, tony mendez, appears to be the only cia employee tasked with bringing the americans home. Sep, 2012 the intersection between hollywood and the spy world was also amazing. It turns out canadian ambassador ken taylor played by victor garber and a fellow. Nov 10, 2014 read how the argo mission really went down. A great escape that takes some leaps ben afflecks argo chronicles a covert operation to rescue six americans during the iran hostage crisis. Part of american embassy pretended to be actor, was against mendez at first but changed. One event that did happen in both reality and in argo was the iranian housekeeper persuading the revolutionary guards that there were no americans in the canadian ambassadors house. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film bbc. At the cia, mendez specialised in disguises, forgery.
Heres how hacksaw ridge, director mel gibsons new movie about desmond doss, stacks up against the true story of the world war ii hero. Ben affleck not only stars in but also directs, and argo, the real movie about the fake movie, is both spellbinding and surprisingly funny. Acting under the cover of a hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a cia agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six americans in tehran during the u. Mar 16, 20 200 videos play all argo 2012 full movie walk like a panther 2018 full movie fear the walking dead. In reality, joe and kathy stafford went to stay at the canadian ambassadors residence, while the other four remained at john sheardowns with john and his wife zena. Argo needs an actor who reverberates without saying a single word. How the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans. Jan 20, 2019 excia agent tony mendez, who inspired the oscarwinning film argo, has died at the age of 78.
Many of the laughs come from the hollywood guys played by goodman and arkin, although to be sure, as they set up a fake production office and hold meetings poolside at the beverly hills hotel, they arent. But travel in the west is bestthose quiet corners of weirdness are like light to a moth, burning with intensity, encouraging curiosity and discovery. Movies are awesome, and when put side by side with how the same scenes would play out in real life, reality sucks. Much of the uncertainty surrounding this was put to rest in 1985 when the wreck of the titanic was discovered in two. Oscar winner ben affleck good will hunting, the town directs and stars in this reallife political intelligence dramedy based on a true story.
Argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck. A cia agent remembers the political drama argo is based on the real story of a ciaplanned rescue in revolutionary iran. Mendez came across the prenamed argo script, that was originally titled lord of light. Also credit to david ayer for writing such a script that elicits an extraordinary dichotomy of emotions. The reason things went so much smoother in reallife. During the reallife mission to tehran, mendez didnt travel alone. Ben afflecks film argo tells the bizarre story of how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans. Former cia officers join the acclaimed creator and actors from fxs the americans onstage at ucla. The following movies all pertain to argo and many of them are available on the argo youtube channel. Argo youtube channel argoproject collection of videos posted by the argo project office including animations, float deployments, and news clips. The cia finally sets the record straight on the true. Tourists see a different iran reality than argo image. Excia agent tony mendez, who inspired the oscarwinning film argo, has died at the age of 78. Produced by george clooney and grant heslovs smokehouse pictures ides of march, this hostage rescue picture follows cia exfiltration operative and master of disguise tony mendez affleck, who sets out to rescue a.
Ben afflecks movie, argo, claims to be a true story and while its widely regarded as one of the best pictures of the year. Anthony padilla as himself ian hecox as himself ians mom as ians mom. The agency has tweeted what really happened 35 years. The political drama argo is based on the real story of a ciaplanned. Ben afflecks film argo tells how in 1980 the cia with canadian help. While there wasnt as much action as there would be in a movie or in the movie argo the reality was every bit as dangerous and what distinguishes a true professional is pulling off without triggering any suspicion. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama film directed by ben affleck.
The movie argo, up for seven oscars at this years academy awards, is based on the true story of the cia rescue of americans in tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis. And of course, if it were fiction, the movie argo would actually get made and be a massive hit. Ron howards oscarwinning a beautiful mind unfolds as a psychothriller, mentalillness melodrama, and touching romance depending on the scene, but fits into a peg hole easier than the unpredictable story behind it. Most american viewers rave, and those who were living and remember the actual time period might well wonder, is this a docudrama or fiction. Would have protected american embassy refuge but was looked at unsafe. A secondary storyline about mendez family life is a sweet detour, but a distraction, too. Just how accurate was ben afflecks 2012 movie argo. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious. A freelance traveler since the age of 11 months, little moss grows on her soles. There was both an authenticity and originality in tone to this movie that i havent seen in cinema for a long while. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into a tailspin. It is a fictionalized account of a real cia operation in 1980, in which six escaped american hostages were rescued from iran under the pretense of location scouting for a film adaptation of lord of light with tensions building in the alreadyvolatile iran, a group. In order to make that dream a reality, the scripts author, barry ira geller, managed to.
To lend a sense of reality to it, they used a group of designs that jack kirby had done for a proposed scifi theme park based on the novels of roger zelazny. The new ben affleck movie, argo, begins in november, 1979, with the storming of the american embassy in tehran. The reality of their relationship underscores the whole film. Argo is a 2012 dramathriller directed by and starring ben affleck, and produced by affleck, grant heslov and george clooney. The film depicts mendez discovering the script with the title of argo. Real event seeks to demystify the cias mission by comparing whats seen on tv to what happens in reality.
Argo 2012 allmovie movies and films database movie. In order to make that dream a reality, the scripts author, barry ira geller, managed to enlist support not only from chambers, but from. Although that remains a possibility, chances are the liam neeson. It has received numerous awardsat the golden globes and oscars for example. Screenwriter chris terrio adapted the screenplay from the book by the u. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality. The idea that photographs and movies do not lie has a long history, with many legal cases and many more fictional cases resting on photographic evidence. Some survivors testified that the ship did break apart as it sunk, while others said that it went under intact. Nov 03, 2016 heres how hacksaw ridge, director mel gibsons new movie about desmond doss, stacks up against the true story of the world war ii hero. Some argue that films and photographs can indeed lie they can be doctored, staged, or faked in many ways. Oct 15, 2012 a postscript during the films end titles citing the argo incident as a model of international cooperation makes much more sense when you keep those facts in mind.
At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. He will go in as a producer scouting for shooting locations for a movie and that the 6 are part of the production crew. The facts and fiction behind the ben affleck movie. In fact, the plane tickets were purchased ahead of time by the canadians. With relatives and friends scattered across the globe, she finds frequent excuses to travel. In reality, mendez and an unnamed partner participated in the operation. A postscript during the films end titles citing the argo incident as a model of international cooperation makes much more sense when you keep those facts in mind. The cooperation of the canadians was also extraordinary. Argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck, has mostly been getting ravesincluding a qualified but fairly strong endorsement from slates own dana stevens, who calls it a rollicking yarn and easily the most cohesive and technically accomplished of afflecks three films so far. Some had been predicting that newcomer argo, ben afflecks action drama based on reallife events set during the iran hostage crisis of the late 70s, would land at the no. Tony mendez, an ex filtration expert comes up with a plan.
So the argo in argo is a fake version of a fake movie. Taut political thriller based on reallife escape from iran. In the harriet movie, these visions unfold before us in literal form as washedout, crazed montages of people, birds, memories, and the future. Do most people recognize film and photography as an objective form of evidence. The events depicted in this film took place in minnesota in 1987. A crowd breaks into the compound, taking more than fifty americans hostage. While the movie didnt stray too far from reality, some of the cias tidbits shed new light on the rescue operation. Argo images featuring ben affleck, john goodman, and bryan.
Produced by george clooney and grant heslovs smokehouse pictures ides of march, this hostage rescue picture follows cia exfiltration operative and master of disguise tony mendez affleck, who sets out to rescue a handful of american diplomats. Jan 14, 20 argo recreates the storming of the us embassy in tehran in november 1979. Moreover, it calls attention to how the film could have been something quite different. In reality, jordan was unmarried and had no children at the time.
The intersection between hollywood and the spy world was also amazing. Airport security guards stop the americans in the film, leading to a tense. The catchphrase argo, fuck yourself was a detail in the film that tony mendez was true to life. Britains own truelife hostage crisis is no argo londons 1980 hostage situation at the iranian embassy was edgy and taut. An exciting movie that it kept us on the edge of our seats. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into.
The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film. Ben afflecks movie, argo, claims to be a true story and while its widely regarded as one of the best. As the six members of the embassy staff remain behind closed doors. Jun 04, 2018 reel vs real with the cia and fxs the americans. To cleanse the hands of the us government of the blood of the people of iran. Minor points about the fake movie and the real mendez family. Quartz is owned by uzabase, the business intelligence and media. Central intelligence agency operative tony mendez, the master of disguise, and the 2007 wired article by joshuah bearman, the great escape. So he goes to hollywood and with help from a friend, makes it appear that he is a producer. Oct 12, 2012 argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck.
Argo recreates the storming of the us embassy in tehran in november 1979. It was there that they met canadian ambassador ken taylor, portrayed by victor garber in the argo movie. The visions are at times strong enough to make harriet cynthia erivo collapse. Argo, the acclaimed ben affleck directed film, is back in theatres across the nation. Merging the overt world of hollywood with the covert mission of the cia, the agencys reel vs. In reality the script was titled lord of light, based on the book of the same name by roger zelazny. So if you enjoyed the movie, then you might want to consider picking this up. So unlike in the movie, there was no perusing of dozens of scripts until argo was found, because chambers immediately knew of the perfect scifi. Nonetheless, argo is a thriller that nearly stands up to the best of them. The cia finally sets the record straight on the true story behind argo. Ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into a tailspin. Argo or taken 2 at the top of the north american box office this weekend.
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