Armoredcar robbery plot busted in dramatic highway. They slipped under the door after a truck left and approached a security guard working inside the terminal. River raft nightmare is a thrilling new suspense movie that is slated to air on lifetime tv tonight. Jon daly joins zach galifianakis, kristen wiig in armored car heist comedy. It is also from this movie that christopher nolan, the director of the the dark knight drew his inspiration to write. Prosecutors win sweeping victory in charlestown bank. What drove houston armored car robber redrick batiste to cold. Jon daly joins zach galifianakis, kristen wiig in armored car. Sep 05, 2015 river raft nightmare is a thrilling new suspense movie that is slated to air on lifetime tv tonight. Convicted robber explains how he robbed an armored truck. District court jury delivered guilty verdicts on 54 of 55 counts, including ones charging the five in the aug.
Sep 06, 2012 jim entwistle, now 92, was living in everett in 1962 and remembers hearing about the heist in plymouth. The true story of david ghantt and the loomis fargo heist. This robbery was the secondlargest cash robbery on u. Police bowie, md police are looking for two suspects who are believed to have fled the area. The real story behind the second largest bank heist in history, which. I went to school with a guy who did a armored truck robbery right at a traffic light. One would think that stealing a large sum of money from an armored trucka bulletproof vault on wheels protected by at least two armed security officerswould be extremely difficult, and rare. What doesnt kill you is a 2008 american crime drama based on the true life story of the films director brian goodman, detailing his own exploits involved with.
History, the 1997 loomis fargo robbery in north carolina, was imperfect and definitely not what you expect to see in the movies. This movie received a good reception and it is cited as one of the best armored car robbery film that has ever been produced. 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. The north hollywood shootout was a confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, larry phillips jr. They had everything timed perfectly when they directed that mail truck to pull over. 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. The sneak is ftws serialized, true crime podcast that tells the story of a oncegreat football star who robbed an armored truck. What drove houston armored car robber redrick batiste to. Jul 17, 2012 first official photos from empire state. A comedy film based on the events, masterminds, was filmed in 2014 and released on september 29, 2016. Based on true events, the story revolves around an unassuming armored truck driver zach galifianakis who is lured into a heist scheme that points to him as the scapegoat. The heistthriller starring jason statham and saffron burrows was semifiction, meaning it was only partly based on the true story. Ty has money troubles and is about to lose his late parents house, as well as custody of his younger brother. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, rough and suspense films and tv shows about with armored truck, murder, heist, crimes, betrayal, violence, chase, death, security guard and gunfight plots mostly in crime, drama and thriller genres shot in usa.
Mike and four others jean reno, laurence fishburne, amaury nolasco, and skeet ulrich are going to rob one of. I have been pointing out this story for how crazy of a robbery it was, but until now had no idea he was. Directed by nimrod antal, armored has a pleasingly gritty feel thanks to its use of chilly, metallic urban locations. They involve loomis armored car driver david scott ghantt zach galifianakis. Nicholas gregory, 41, an alleged mastermind of the december 1982 robbery who was a fugitive for two years, was convicted of bank robbery, interstate. And at only 88 minutes, its a very streamlined, nononsense genre film.
The sites critical consensus reads, masterminds great cast and strangerthanfiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other peoples money with no escape in sight. Charlottes most famous crime is about to become the movie masterminds. Jim entwistle, now 92, was living in everett in 1962 and remembers hearing about the heist in plymouth. The movie does show striking similarities to the true event, highlighting the conspiracy regarding mi5s involvement. Based on the true story of a 1982 new york city armored car company heist, the story follows two childhood friends whose plan to rob an armored car depository is put in jeopardy by a new york police officer. Potamitis, after spending nine years in jail, decided to make a movie about his life and the robbery to show that people make mistakes and they pay for them.
Its based on the true story of david ghantt galifianikas, a vault supervisor at the charlotte loomis fargo depository in uptown charlotte that. Apr 05, 2019 i really enjoyed the first article you wrote,i am interested in true crime and things like that,i was able to see thru this guy and knew it was a race thing right of the bat,the banks didnt. Dwayne johnson, liam hemsworth and emma roberts star in the true crime thriller. Transcript for armoredcar robbery plot busted in dramatic highway takedown we move on to a wild arrest that was caught on camera. Based on a true story about a notsobright armored truck driver. A guard at an armored car company in the southern u. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. This reallife crime is the core of untitled armored car project. Now, charlottes most famous crime is about to become the movie masterminds. Its based on the true story of david ghantt galifianikas, a vault supervisor at. The true crime behind ashevillebased galifianakis movie. It tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of cash from an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Empire state is a 20 american crime drama film based on a true story, centered on two childhood friends who rob an armored car depository, and the nypd officer who stands in their way. The list contains the best, new and most relevant armored car robbery movies ordered by relevance.
Patricks day, 1982, two men entered the purolator armored inc. The town is a 2010 american crime thriller film cowritten, directed by and starring ben affleck, adapted from chuck hogans novel prince of thieves. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, suspense and rough films and tv shows about with armored car robbery, heist, crime, crimes, chase, violence, murder, police, robbery and betrayal plots mostly in crime, thriller and drama genres shot in usa. With zach galifianakis, kristen wiig, owen wilson, ross kimball.
Vacancy director nimrod antal helms the crime thriller armored, starring columbus short as ty, an armored truck guard who gets wrapped up in a heist scheme hatched by his godfather and mentor on. In 1997, loomis fargo employee david ghantt robbed the armored car. Lifetime movie on tonighta similar true story happened before. Police release picture of suspects who robbed armored truck. Based on the true story of a 1982 new york city armored car company heist, the story follows two childhood friends whose plan to rob an armored car depository is put in. I really enjoyed the first article you wrote,i am interested in true crime and things like that,i was able to see thru this guy and knew it was a race thing right of the bat,the banks didnt. What doesnt kill you is a 2008 american crime drama based on the true life story of the films director brian goodman, detailing his own exploits involved with south bostons irish mob. Dec 04, 2014 anthony curcio, former armored car robber who now speaks to students about choices, joins david to discuss his incredible robbery of an armored car that led to a six year prison sentence, and. Mar 03, 2020 the sneak is ftws serialized, true crime podcast that tells the story of a oncegreat football star who robbed an armored truck.
Both robbers were killed, 12 police officers and eight civilians were injured, and numerous vehicles and other. Armored car robbery is a heist movie, a subgenre of crimebased films. David ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. I have been pointing out this story for how crazy of a robbery it was, but until now had no idea he was caught or how. Not all movies have remained true to the genuine history of the event or the characters they are portraying, often adding action and drama to increase the substance and popularity of the movie. All efforts to identify the persons responsible for the theft and the persons. Anthony curcio, former armored car robber who now speaks to students about choices, joins david to discuss his incredible robbery of an armored car that led to a. After this look at david ghantt and the loomis fargo heist, read about a more successful robbery, the antwerp diamond heist. Produced by hybrid, monogram pictures, river raft nightmare centers around a mother and daughter who set off on a river rafting trip, but whose lives turn upside down after they are separated from their group and led right into the path of three. After six seasons, the groundbreaking phenomenon comes to an end.
Iraq war veteran ty columbus short gets a job working with his godfather, mike cochrone matt dillon, at an armored truck company. There was also no dramatic showdown between chambers and ghantt as the movie suggests. Sep 29, 2016 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. Fifty years after the plymouth mail robbery news wicked. The shocking true story of the only amish man ever convicted of homicide, by jim fisher. Sep 02, 2018 ghantts wife was reportedly nothing like the bizarre, robotic fiancee character in the film, for instance. The truck found at the dump had been reported stolen by a ford dealer near fenway park in boston on november 3, 1949.
Potamitis, after spending nine years in jail, decided to make a movie about his life and. David ghantt may have walked out of the loomis fargo heist with the money. Masterminds is a 2016 american comedy film based on the october 1997 loomis fargo robbery in north carolina. At the time, it was the largest cash heist in us history. At the time, it was the largest robbery in the history of the united states. Armored truck robbery murder case one would think that stealing a large sum of money from an armored truck a bulletproof vault on wheels protected by at least two armed security officerswould be extremely difficult, and rare.
True story movies gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the production of movies based on actual events that first aired on cbs, abc. Masterminds is a 2016 american comedy film based on the october 1997 loomis fargo robbery in. The real story behind the second largest bank heist in. Jared hess is directing the relativity movie, which costars owen wilson and jason sudeikis. It also stars rebecca hall, jon hamm, jeremy renner, blake lively, titus welliver, pete postlethwaite, and chris cooper, and follows a group of boston bank robbers who set out to get one final score by robbing fenway park. The real amateur killer chambers sent couldnt pull off the crime after traveling to mexico. 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. Armored is a 2009 american heist action thriller film directed by nimrod antal, written by firsttime screenwriter james v. A comedy film called masterminds, based on the loomis fargo heist and starring zach. Simpson, and starring matt dillon, jean reno, laurence fishburne, amaury nolasco, milo ventimiglia, skeet ulrich, and columbus short.
Jon daly joins zach galifianakis, kristen wiig in armored. The list contains the best, new and most relevant armored truck movies ordered by relevance. Empire state based on the true story of a 1982 new york. An fbi criminal investigation which became international in scope ultimately resulted in the arrest. Directed by dito montiel and starring liam hemsworth, emma roberts and dwayne johnson, the film was released straight to dvd and bluray on september 3, 20. The heist led to a book, tv specials, a major movie. Dont miss the powerful final 10 episodes of empire tuesdays at 98c only on fox. If you missed the strange story of the countrys secondbiggest cash heist.
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