It's a political thriller about protests in Iran... It's a comedy about working the Hollywood system... It's a suspenseful drama about a hostage extraction... and IT ALL HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE! Oh, and it's also an adapted screenplay based on an engrossing article, "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran" by Joshuah Bearman (written for WIRED).
Character Cheat Sheet!
- Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) - main character and CIA operative responsible for extraction
- Jack O'Donnell (Bryan Cranston) - Tony's boss within the CIA
- Hamilton Jordan (Kyle Chandler) - Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter
- Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin) - real movie producer of a fake movie
- John Chambers (John Goodman) - real makeup artist of a fake movie
- Ken Taylor (Victor Garber) - Canadian Ambassador
- Hostages:
- Bob Anders (Tate Donovan)
- Mark Lijek (Christopher Denham)
- Cora Lijek (Clea DuVall)
- Joe Stafford (Scoot McNairy)
- Kathy Stafford (Kerry Bishé
- Lee Schatz (Rory Cochrane)
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