Fox uses her real name in the film, but has changed the others. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedonatruestory stories. Masterminds is a 2016 american comedy film based on the october 1997 loomis fargo. The robbery was committed by loomis vault supervisor david scott ghantt, his married girlfriend kelly campbell a former loomis coworker, steve chambers, his. Apr 18, 2017 jared hesss masterminds is the sort of movie that youll appreciate if you accept low humor. The tale movie by jennifer fox is a reallife story of. This leads to the reallife people behind the story, if they are still alive, often not being involved in the storytelling. Masterminds movie fun, real story funnier news gaston.
With his cover blown, steve hires the real, but unstable hitman, michael mckinney jason sudeikis to hunt david down. Oct 12, 2016 masterminds offers true story that rings false. Sep 30, 2016 to its credit, masterminds does nail down the broad strokes of the real story, although there were a couple of noteworthy details the film left out. Watch an exclusive clip from the masterminds dvdbluray extras, featuring an interview with david ghantt, the perpetrator of the reallife robbery and the. A comedy film based on the events, masterminds, was filmed in 2014 and released on september 29, 2016. In this action comedy based on true events, david ghantt zach galifianakis discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest. This movie is a total spoof with irritating nitwits as the crooks. Masterminds is based on a true story thatll have you scratching. After all, the film is based on the true story of the 1997 loomis fargo robbery, in which. Wlos the longawaited masterminds movie shot here in the mountains is finally on the big screen, though the true story that inspired it may be hard to live up to.
Masterminds 2016 exclusive dvdbluray clip imperfect crime. And soon, another movie will be added to that list. A romantic comedy based the movie s screenwriters, husband and wife emily v. A guard at an armored car company in the southern u. In this action comedy based on true events, david ghantt zach. Many of us listen to exciting stories about love and say, that only happens in the movies, as reality is often much more simple and ordinary. By the size of the crowd inside the regal franklin square stadium 14 theater, a lot of other people wanted to see the hollywood version of a story many people around here still remember. The true story of brazils biggest bank heist the vault duration. Masterminds trailer teases story of infamous loomis.
Heist movie american animals used the real criminals to. Its based on the true story of david ghantt galifianikas, a vault supervisor at the charlotte loomis fargo depository in uptown charlotte that was involved in the second largest cash robbery. Masterminds is the true story of one of the largest cash heists ever committed on american soil, from the director of napoleon dynamite. Zach galifianakis and kristen wiig, stars of masterminds. It is true that the real life david zach galifianakis was a bit of a dummy that robbed all of the money. Great cast, and kristen wiig and zach galifianakis are especially funny, but i also got a big kick out of jason sudeikis and owen wilson. Often the rights to a truelife story are based on an article or book. May 24, 2018 the movie unfolds like a mystery, as fox, played by laura dern, tracks down people from her past and confronts her younger self. Jared hesss masterminds is the sort of movie that youll appreciate if you accept low humor. The movie has relatively mild levels of sex, drinking, and language, but the violence played for laughs could concern parents. True comedy movies biopics and comedies based on true stories. In this action comedy based on true events, directed by jared hess napoleon dynamite. According to cnn, a group of 10 terrorists attacked mumbai from the group lashkaretayyiba. Sep 29, 2016 and soon, another movie will be added to that list.
Masterminds on dvd january 31, 2017 starring owen wilson, zach galifianakis, kristen wiig, ken marino. The sites critical consensus reads, masterminds great cast and strangerthanfiction true story are largely. I just love a good heist movie, compelled by the improbability of the. Ghantt removes the tapes containing securitycam footage from all but one recording device.
This movie sounds so bizarre, and is so jampacked with comedians, that you might have a hard time believing that its true but it is. Sep 15, 2016 a quick tutorial about the 1997 loomis fargo heist. But some of the jokes were moldy long before that happened. Nacho libre, david ghantt zach galifianakis discovers the true mean. In the end, eight coconspirators were indicted for the loomis fargo heist. Everything you need to know about masterminds movie 2016. But as ghantt admitted, the film took some liberties with specific details and characters to. Parents need to know that zach galifianakis and kristen wiig star in masterminds, a comedy based on the true story of one of americas largest bank thefts. Theres a pretty good heist story buried underneath the muddled, sloppy mess that is masterminds. Oct 02, 2016 on saturday night, i went to see masterminds, the movie based on the heist that made the cramer mountain hillbillies famous.
Occasional laughs in a true story that rings false. We were not telling a verbatim story or making a documentary. Its based on a true story, so stick around during the credits to masterminds is the first movie in a long time where i have actually laughed out loud. While talking to campbell from mexico, ghantt discovers a gym membership card with chambers name and photo. The terrific cast is good in bits and pieces, but the movie doesnt really come together.
Directed by jared hess and written by chris bowman, hubbel palmer and emily spivey, the film stars zach galifianakis, owen wilson, kristen wiig, kate mckinnon, leslie jones and jason sudeikis. Masterminds is based on a true story thatll have you. Masterminds movies based on true stories 2016 popsugar. It might be a surprise to learn that the movie is based on a true story the october 1997 loomis fargo robbery. It was written by emily spivey, directed by jared hess, and stars zach galifianakis as ghantt, kristen wiig as campbell, owen wilson as chambers, and jason sudeikis as mckinney. Find out how much of lady bird was inspired by greta gerwigs life. The movie is based on a wall street journal article about a group of men whove played tag for more than 20 years. Masterminds trailer teases story of infamous loomis fargo. Because the money in the vault was largely from banks, the crime was technically a bank robbery and thus a federal offense. Masterminds great cast and strangerthanfiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy with a handful of funny moments and far too much wackiness. Comedy caper is based on a hilariously bungled 1997 crime. With zach galifianakis, kristen wiig, owen wilson, ross kimball. And while oceans eleven might not be based in reality, there are some heist movies that are. Other than that theres nothing in common between them.
Its based on the true story of david ghantt galifianikas, a vault supervisor. The real things were pretty outrageous and ridiculous, including the. Masterminds is a 2016 american comedy film based on the october 1997 loomis fargo robbery in north carolina. Bright side has prepared for you a selection of 14 movies about strong and pure love, all based on real events. It was supposed to be based on a true crime story one of the largest heist in usa history but does not represent the actual crime itself where in march 1997 a company security guard robbed loomis fargo co of over 18 million dollars. But thanks in part to the film, the outlandish story of david ghannt and the loomis fargo heist will surely live on for years to come. Kate mckinnon and mary elizabeth ellis join jared hess. Fbi agents recall surreal story of heist that inspired. A quick tutorial about the 1997 loomis fargo heist. Sep 30, 2016 the movie has been on ice awaiting release for over a year, owing to the bankruptcy of its studio, relativity. After this look at david ghantt and the loomis fargo heist, read about a more successful robbery, the antwerp diamond heist. Masterminds movie fun, real story funnier news shelby.
Im sure that a lot of what the movie shows is added for comic relief, and to let the cast members do their stuff. The longawaited masterminds movie shot here in the mountains is finally on the big screen, though the true story that inspired it may be hard to live up to. Movies based on a true story netflix official site. Jul 28, 2016 in this action comedy based on true events, directed by jared hess napoleon dynamite. The movie unfolds like a mystery, as fox, played by laura dern, tracks down people from her past and confronts her younger self. As the movie shows, one of the terrorists was taken into custody. As you probably know, its loosely based on the loomis fargo heist in charlotte back in the late nineties. The real story behind the second largest bank heist in. The real story behind the second largest bank heist in history, which.
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