6 Movies Based On A True Story (That Are Actually Full Of Shit)

cracked.com:

It seems the least we can ask of a movie that's based on a true story is that it, you know, be based on a true story.

We don't expect them to stick with every boring fact, but time and time again we find out that the entire point of the story has been totally fabricated. So what's the point of basing it on a true story at all?

Read the whole story: cracked.com

Comments

[Tyler-Durden]

great article, and its predecessor too, thanx for the link!

[rabiddog6708]

And when you see the words INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY you know they are more than full.....t­hey're overflowing with $hit.

[Soundofthunder]

"Gozilla vs. Mothra" made a total mockery of the stirring relationship between a giant radioactive lizard and a giant mutated moth. Another example of Hollywood sensationalism, and by Hollywood I mean Tokyo, Japan.

SOT

[BannedInBoston]

And that's about as accurate as H'wood ever gets....

[Cogs]

The all-time champ is "Krakatoa-East of Java". The tiny volcanic island is actually west of Java.

[omobob]

My God they left out the purely delusional films of Oliver Stone. The director who blames his ills on the 60’s and Richard Nixon. JFK is total fabrication that unfortunately become history for some.

[KayDGee]

What ills? He is as rich as a king and wields all sorts of power in movie circles. Interesting how taking no literary license at all with the story of victims of 9-11 turned out to be a big yawn to movie goers. He took a closer look at the real effects of war ... Somebody had to get people thinking past the John Wayne mentality.

[BannedInBoston]

The reason it was a big yawner was because Stone bought the official version of the story. He should have done for n i ne-e leven what he did for "JFK"....

[green108]

What's the matter, dontcha like Hollywood?

[UncleJimbo]

Really? I mean Really? Dude!