Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedona truestory stories. The most shocking films based on true stories dazed. Unstoppable film is based on champion wrestler bionic buzz. Twentieth century fox denzel washington, right, and chris pine play engineers trying to halt a runaway train in the new film unstoppable, based on a true incident that occurred in ohio in 2001. Wood is the director behind teethsucking box office bombs like crossdressing, cringey docudrama glen or glenda and scifi horror flop bride of the monster. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
The film s plot is based on two train yards on the allegheny and west virginia railroad. Hurricane season 2010 american sports drama film directed by tim story. The films plot is based on two train yards on the allegheny and west virginia railroad. Unstoppable is part of international ocean film tour volume 7 starting this march, get ticket for events in germany and meet director lieber films. This weekends bigbudget blowitallup action film unstoppable, about an outof control locomotive hauling deadly cargo, claims to be based on true events.
At a pennsylvania rail yard, some clueless workers let an unmanned train get loose. What was the true story about in the movie unstoppable. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death. Best dramatic movies based on a true story on netflix. Bethany hamilton unstoppable the film home facebook. The movie unstoppable was based on the reallife csx 8888, also known as the crazy eights, occurrence. Was the movie unstoppable 2010 based on a true story. Denzel washington and director tony scott teamed up for the fifth and last time for the action thriller about a runaway train loaded with dangerous cargo. The film, directed by rupert goold and starring james franco as longo and jonah hill as finkel, is based on finkels book full title. Two track engineers who r basicley lazy beggers get a39car train going without connecting the brakes. Aug 05, 2016 all awvr models are made by erik kalinski. Rebecca murray is editorinchief for and has been an approved film and television critic for rotten tomatoes since 2002. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the job pine the ropes. Dwayne johnson and dany garcias seven bucks to produce inspirational sports film unstoppable with 101 studios.
Staring denzel washington, the movie tells the story of an unmanned runaway train and the attempts made to stop it. Read the true story of the incident unstoppable was based on. Inspiration behind unstoppable weighs in on crash youtube. Bethany is rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete.
A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. Denzel washington is the train driver n chris pine is the green conductor they r the main players. Dwayne johnson and dany garcias seven bucks to produce. The film is based on the true story john ehret high schools 200506 state championship team. With the caboose of scotts taking of pelham 123 barely in the distance, the filmmaker turned to unstoppable, a trainchase picture loosely inspired by a true story and perhaps just a smidgen by runaway train, the 1985 film based on an akira kurosawa script. Will unstoppable be unstoppable at the box office this weekend. Jason hall to helm anthony robles biopic unstoppable deadline. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. It was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened.
The film was released in the united states and canada on. The oneofakind drama follows robles who, despite being born with only one leg to a singleparent family on the wrong side of the. Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired unstoppable. Nov 03, 2010 but before unstoppable is released, lets take a look at its trailer to see what the film is actually about.
The usually brilliant and ghoulish collaboration between tim burton and johnny depp doesnt disappoint in this black and white biopic of the cult filmmaker ed wood. This is a smashing film,keeps u glued u find yourself leaning when the trains nearly coming off the track. Unstoppable critics consensus as fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment and director tony scotts best movie in years. The movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. And remember, unstoppable is based on a true story, so all of this definitely happened. Unstoppable is a journey, based on a true story, that has become the most personal and transparent project i have ever made regarding my faith. However the liberties it takes with the story and the somewhat forgettable performances keep it from becoming more than just a summer popcorn film arriving in the winter season. Inspired by a true story, the movie finds denzel washington collaborating with scott for the. Theyre chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to.
Together, in hundreds of theaters across america, we will discover with our eyes wide open, that life is stronger than death, good is stronger than evil, and faith is stronger than doubt. Unstoppable the story behind the film erin corrado. Yes, the 20th century fox film unstoppable is inspired by actual events, but very loosely. Academy award nominee jason hall to direct upcoming 101. So what were those true events and what rail company was really involved. The infamous hindenburg disaster happened on may 6, 1937 and took lives of 36 people35 on board of the german lz 129 hindenburg passenger airship and one person on the ground. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedonatruestory stories.
When disgraced new york times reporter michael finkel meets accused killer christian longo who has taken on finkels identity his investigation morphs into a game of catandmouse. Bellaire, ohio the movie used privately owned tracks in ohio, pennsylvania, new york state and west virginia. Nov 04, 2010 heres a video that covers what really happened that was the inspiration for the movie. Mar 18, 2017 rebecca murray is editorinchief for and has been an approved film and television critic for rotten tomatoes since 2002. It is the story of a runaway train, and as the poster for the movie boasts, its inspired by a true story. The 14 best horror movies based on a true story cinemablend. Unstoppable is based on a real runaway train incident from may 2001 when a 47 car csx train left a toledo, ohio rail yard without an engineer and wasnt stopped until it had ran 66 miles through. Heres a video that covers what really happened that was the inspiration for the movie. Mar 12, 2020 jason hall, the oscarnominated screenwriter behind clint eastwoods american sniper, has been tapped write and direct unstoppable, a feature based on the truelife story of inspirational wre. Nov 14, 2010 the movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. Jason hall to helm anthony robles biopic unstoppable. The action is wellcrafted and the setting and trueevent nature makes it interesting to watch develop.
The 2001 incident upon which the movie is based involved a runaway csx transportation engine, which sported the number 8888 not 777, as in the movie. Upcoming film tells true story of onelegged ncaa champion wrestler anthony. This is the untold story that follows her journey from childhood into motherhood. Is a movie about a train with no one on it exciting. The film is inspired by a true story of a young hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 90s. Bethany hamilton unstoppable the film bethany hamilton. A group of friends set out on a road trip when an unexpected fourth passenger forces an abrupt change of plans. Unstoppable 2010 film alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Dwayne johnson and dany garcias seven bucks productions has partnered with 101 studios, a really good home pictures, coonskin cap productions and gary lewis to produce unstoppable, the inspiring truelife story of sports hero anthony robles. One of those days was actually immortalized in the movie unstoppable. Director and producer tony scott has made movies involving fighter planes top gun, racing cars days of thunder, submarines crimson tide, subways the taking of pelham 1 2 3 and now trains with his latest film, unstoppable, which opens friday. Sep 07, 2011 read the true story of the incident unstoppable was based on. Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett. The taking of pelham 123, which came out in 2009, was a movie about a hijacked new york city subway train.
With denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. Theres a few creative liberties taken in the film, but they stayed remarkably true. Jason hall, the oscarnominated screenwriter behind clint eastwoods american sniper, has been tapped write and direct unstoppable, a feature based on the truelife story of inspirational wre. The show presents us testimonies from eyewitnesses and the recreations of the tragedy. Jun 17, 2019 the film, directed by rupert goold and starring james franco as longo and jonah hill as finkel, is based on finkels book full title. The real story of unstoppable this friday is the premiere of the movie unstoppable. Everything you need to know about unstoppable movie. The name came from the engines number 8888 which is changed to 777 for the film. Whats the story despite being born with one leg to a singleparent family on the wrong side of the tracks, anthony robles overcomes every obstacle to become an undefeated collegiate wrestling star, threetime allamerican, 2011 ncaa national champion, twotime espy award winner and a national wrestling hall of fame inductee. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it. Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett on. The real event took place through western ohio on may 15, 2001.
The unstoppable heroism of denzel washington film the. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a. Twentieth century fox denzel washington, right, and chris pine play engineers trying to halt a runaway train in the new film unstoppable, based on a. Jan 19, 2017 10 movies based on true stories that were actually total lies posted on january 19, 2017 january 19, 2017 by matt wilson whenever a new movie claims to be based on a true story, it is guaranteed that the films advertising will emphasize that the events of the film actually happened in real life. The movie unstoppable is inspired by a true life event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. Unstoppable is a movie about an unmanned, outofcontrol freight train. With james franco, jonah hill, felicity jones, maria dizzia. When disgraced new york times reporter michael finkel meets accused killer christian longo who has taken on finkels identity his investigation morphs into a. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. Movies based on a true story netflix official site. The incident involved a csx transportation freight train in the u. Nov 11, 2010 this weekends bigbudget blowitallup action film unstoppable, about an outof control locomotive hauling deadly cargo, claims to be based on true events. The csx 8888 incident, also known as the crazy eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a csx transportation freight train in the u. What was the true story about in the movie unstoppable answers.