Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Agro

Argo is fascinating thriller reminiscent of good old Hollywood movies sans those quintessential Marvel comics superhero's. 


Official: "Aliens and robots?"
Tony Mendez: "Yes, sir"
Official: "You're telling me that there is a movie company in Hollywood right now that is funded by the CIA?"
Tony Mendez: "Yes, sir"
Second official: "What's wrong with the bikes again?"
Jack O'Donnell: "We tried to get the message upstairs..."
Official: "You think... You think this more plausible than teachers?"
Jack O'Donnell: "Yes, we do. One, there are no more foreign teachers in Iran."
Tony Mendez: "And we think everyone knows Hollywood people. And everybody knows they'd shoot in Stalingrad with Pol Pot directing if it would sell tickets. There are only bad options. It's about finding the best one."
Official: "You don't have a better bad idea than this?"
Jack O'Donnell: "This is the best bad idea we have, sir, by far."
Official: "The United States Government has just sanctioned your science-fiction movie." 
Tony Mendez: "Thank you, sir"




Also, check out the book Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History

Interview with the "real" Tony Mendez: 




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