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It is later repeatedly said by other casts throughout the movie as. What this means is studios will often buy the film rights to a particular book, but fronting up millions to make a picture from that book is a different matter. The argo screenplay, based on another mendez memoir and also an oscar winner, was liberally embellished for the big screen. Tony mendez, an ex filtration expert comes up with a plan. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film. 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. Argo is based on the canadian caper that took place during the iran hostage crisis in 1979 and 1980. Parents need to know that argo is based on the true story of a daring covert rescue mission, carried out by cia operative tony mendez played by ben affleck, who also directs, during the 1979 iranian hostage crisis. The former cia officer who inspired the movie argo has. Argo movie true story movies based on true stories.

In the awardwinning film, a desperate actor michael keaton attempts to boost his flagging career with a stage adaptation of raymond carvers short story collection what we talk about when we talk about love, which was originally published in 1981. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in. Pictures and gk films dramatic thriller argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to. A few scenes feature unruly mobs and dead bodies, and there are some extremely tense sequences during the escape, but theres not much actual on. After two months of the canadians putting their lives on the line everyday, the cia and the us state department try to come up with a plan to get their people out. Chambers enlists producer lester siegel alan arkin, who finds and then options a script for a scifi film called argo and issues news releases about the coming movie. Argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck, has mostly been. Argo was filmed from a screenplay written by american screenwriter chris terrio, who based his story on two sources. The setup involves afflecks character, mendes, putting together the cover story of a canadian film crew scouting locations in the mideast for a scifi movie. Countless movies are inspired by real events, but this one truly took place. Every oscar best picturewinning movie based on a book or a play.

Argo was a good movie just note that some small parts may be a bit much for young ones. The book is being published just weeks before the ben affleckdirected movie, argo, is scheduled to screen. Based on a true story, argo reenacts the events that freed american foreign service employees from their hideout in the canadian embassy. Why argo is hard for iranians to watch world news the. Theres a little more suspense here than in the master of disguise, the book by antonio j. Based on true events, argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage crisis. The movie is, in effect, based on mendezs own testimony. Argo is a doozy of a story and so borderline ridiculous that it sounds like something that could have been cooked up only by hollywood. These based on a true story movies might get a lot of praise for their more videos. Fargo is a comedythriller about a wacky kidnapping scheme that goes incredibly wrong.

Yes, its based on a true story the movie does its best to allude that it sticks to. The new ben affleck movie, argo, begins in november, 1979, with the storming of the american embassy in tehran. The six americans passage through the tehran airport and onto a plane. The way all of this is going to unfold is through the movie argo, an american political intrigue film based on tony mendezs account of the rescue of six u. Would have protected american embassy refuge but was looked at unsafe.

The extraction of the six americans remained top secret for 18 years. Starring ben affleck, bryan cranston, john goodman, alan arkin based on the book the master of disguise by antonio j. It keeps one rooted to the screen as long as it takes. Tony mendez, the former cia officer who famously supervised the rescue of six american diplomats from iran in 1980 and authored the memoir upon which the 2012 film argo was based, has died.

I enjoy a bit of tinfoil, and this the road argo led me down. Screenwriter chris terrio adapted the screenplay from the book by the u. The film stars ed speleers in the title role as well as jeremy irons, sienna guillory, robert carlyle, djimon hounsou, garrett hedlund, joss stone and john malkovich, with rachel. But it is true we had little to do except read books and play scrabble.

Quartz is owned by uzabase, the business intelligence and media. Based on true events, argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage cri. Ben affleck, bryan cranston, alan arkin and john goodman star in the hostage drama, based on true events. The former cia officer who inspired the movie argo has died. The true story behind the new movie argo about how cia operatives posing as a hollywood production team rescued six americans hiding in iran during the 1979 embassy crisis. Like i said earlier, it brings back the days of 70s cinema, complete with thick glasses, dorky haircuts and goofy moustaches. Jan 14, 20 argo recreates the storming of the us embassy in tehran in november 1979. What was the significance of the phrase argo fuck yourself. Experts say it gets most of the story right but two men who were. Whats interesting is that argo also had potential to offer a different perspective on the filmmaking process, seeing how in real life colorful personalities such as ray bradbury, jack kirby, and buckminster fuller were among those recruited to help the titular script which was actually based on a novel by roger zelazny, titled lord of light seem legit. Filming began in september 2011, and the movie is scheduled to be released october 12, 2012. It is first uttered by siegel arkin when asked by a reporter at the reading of the fake movie, as to what argo meant. So he goes to hollywood and with help from a friend, makes it appear that he is a producer.

Moreover, it calls attention to how the film could have been something quite different. Jul 14, 2017 the true story behind the new movie argo about how cia operatives posing as a hollywood production team rescued six americans hiding in iran during the 1979 embassy crisis. The true account of a daring rescue that inspired the film argo, winner of the. Argo by antonio mendez and matt baglio the boston globe. Movies based on real events often take creative liberties. The brothers originally said it was based on a true story, but a new york post investigation got the. Ben afflecks film argo tells the bizarre story of how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans from iran after they escaped a us embassy overrun by protestors. Argo tries very hard to overcome this and nearly succeeds, but for the displeasure of a few voices. Mendez, who retired from the cia in 1990, said the screenplay for the oscarwinning book based on his experience was embellished. He tries to rewrite history in a magnificent and triumphant way using hollywood stylistic magic. Image caption argo recreates the storming of the us embassy in tehran in november 1979.

Apr 23, 2014 yes, argo 2012 movie was based on a true story. Oct 12, 2012 argo s central, nutty storylinein which the cia establishes a fake movie production, complete with a full script and ads in variety and the hollywood reporter, in order to rescue six. Review of argo ben affleck treated his audience with a truelife based movie argo released in 2012. Loved the movie, love the book i did not know much about argo prior to seeing the movie. Eragon is a 2006 britishamerican actionfantasy film directed by stefen fangmeier in his directorial debut and written by peter buchman, based on christopher paolinis 2002 novel of the same name. 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. Tony mendez, the reallife spy behind ben afflecks oscarwinning film argo, has died at the age of 78. 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. Mendes is one of those outstanding american characters that seems more fiction than fact. Contagion and other movies that predicted an outbreak. Based on real events, the dramatic thriller argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage crisis.

Booklist fresh and engaginga solid choice for fans. Besides affleck, argo stars john goodman as a makeup. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film bbc. Historic fiction in movies and historical accuracy. Based on true events, argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage crisisthe truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. Rich satire is mined as mendez makes the phony argo movie look legit. The movie was based on the 1997 sebastian junger book of the same name, in which the author pieced together accounts of other fishermen whod been caught in the same squall that took the andrea. Every oscar best picturewinning movie based on a book or a. An excerpt from antonio mendez and matt baglios new book, argo. Most of my industry colleagues lament about how challenging it is to make learning programs attractive with the cliched design of games, activities, roleplays, and inventories. Lincoln, argo and oscar winners and losers the new.

For history buffs and affleck fans, argo the book, provides added insight into a. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama thriller film directed by ben affleck. Mendez travels to the middle east, disguised as a producer for the film, and meets with the six americans to explain the plan and give them false identities as canadian filmmakers. Part of american embassy pretended to be actor, was against mendez at first but changed. Ben afflecks film argo tells how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a.

Shelf awareness this is an amazing and dramatic story of intrigue and deception set against the backdrop of international tension. Did tony actually use a real hollywood script to help create the cover story. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history mendez, antonio, baglio, matt on. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans from. The movie itself was not based on a book but it is not without a literary connection. The canadian caper was the joint covert rescue by the canadian government and the cia of six american diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the united states embassy in tehran, iran, on november 4, 1979, after the iranian revolution, when islamist students took most of the american embassy personnel hostage, demanding the return of the usbacked shah for. Argo is based on the canadian caper that took place during the iran hostage crisis in. The cia finally sets the record straight on the true.

Argo is everything a movie should be, a great story, compelling drama and light hearted humour. Oct 12, 2012 argo is a doozy of a story and so borderline ridiculous that it sounds like something that could have been cooked up only by hollywood. The former cia officer who inspired the movie argo has died at 78. Jan 14, 20 image caption argo recreates the storming of the us embassy in tehran in november 1979. The true account of the 1979 rescue of six american hostages from iranon.

Mendez and 2 a 2007 wired magazine article, the great escape. But the claim that it was based on a true story created greater expectations in me. But i figured there was more to the story, and boy is there a lot more to tell. Boston globe besides being a talented spy, mendez is also a gifted storytellerhis latest book is a page. The film won 3 academy awards, including film editing, adapted screenplay and best picture. Ben afflecks film argo tells the bizarre story of how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a. Every oscar best picturewinning movie based on a book or. Argo movie trailer for the 2012 factbased film directed by and starring ben affleck. The six americans passage through the tehran airport and onto a.

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. Chris terrio wrote the screenplay based on joshuah bearmans 2007 article how the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans from tehran, which was published in wired. Ben affleck continues hitting them out of the park. Mendez book, argo how the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history. For history buffs and affleck fans, argo the book, provides added insight into a wild, if not widely known, incident in the history of american foreign policy and the cia. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Tony mendez is an ex filtration specialist who proposes that they pose as a canadian film crew scouting locations for a science fiction movie called argo. Argo movie true story meet the real tony mendez and the 6.

See the special features and movie trailer for argo below. Argo s central, nutty storylinein which the cia establishes a fake movie production, complete with a full script and ads in variety and the hollywood reporter, in. Mendez died early saturday morning, succumbing to a decadelong battle with parkinsons. It is a daunting task to effortlessly attract learners in the classroom. The cia finally sets the record straight on the true story behind argo. My secret life in the cia 2000 by american cia technical operations officer antonio j. Tied to the october release of the political thriller film argo starring ben affleck as mendez, this is a fastpaced account of a 1979 rescue operation during the iran hostage crisis of 19791981. If students are assigned to report on the accuracy of the film, have them read, before they see the movie, joshua bermans wired article entitled how the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans from tehran or mr. The movie is about how the production of a fake scifi movie was used to rescue 6 americans from the canadian ambassadors house in teheran in 1980 after they were able to flee from the american embassy when iranian militants stormed it in 1979. Argo was acclaimed by critics, praising ben afflecks direction, the cast especially arkin and goodman, the script and the editing. American movies based abroad have a very poor record of being xenophobic and outright racist in their demonstration of the native populace. Argo recreates the storming of the us embassy in tehran in november 1979. Based on true events, argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage crisisthe truth of which was unknown by the.

He will go in as a producer scouting for shooting locations for a movie and that the 6 are part of the production crew. It is later repeatedly said by other casts throughout the movie as a joke and once even as a goodluck message. Jan 19, 2019 tony mendez, the former cia officer who famously supervised the rescue of six american diplomats from iran in 1980 and authored the memoir upon which the 2012 film argo was based, has died. In the days after argo won best picture at the oscar ceremony on sunday, its been a parlor game in hollywood to figure out why lincoln lost. The facts and fiction behind the ben affleck movie. The film, which has received seven oscar nominations including one for best picture, is based on reallife events. Argo 2012 ben affleck movie trailer, photos, plot, cast, news. The juxtaposition of those impulses within the genre can be seen in two movies released in 1995.

Their plots and story lines, full of highrisk challenges and clear heroes and villains, translate easily to the big screen. The true story behind the new movie argo about how cia operatives. Betsys source said argo i looked up argo its a joke its also the title of a movie based on a true story the movie derives its name from the fake script used by the cia as a cover for their iranian rescue mission. A cia agent remembers the political drama argo is based on the real story of a ciaplanned rescue in revolutionary iran. I thought that kids at a certain age should see this so that they can understand some history and at the same time please keep in mind it has three parts to the movie that show some very near nudity. Ben afflecks film argo tells the bizarre story of how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans. Argo, american political thriller, released in 2012, that was based on events that took place during the 197981 iran hostage crisis. Nov 10, 2014 read how the argo mission really went down. In the history the story is known as the canadian caper. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans from iran. Argo movie trailer for the 2012 fact based film directed by and starring ben affleck.