Criminal Adaptations
Criminal Adaptations is a True Crime/Movie Review Podcast discussing some of your favorite films, and the true crime stories that inspired them. With hosts Remi, who spent over a decade working in the film and television industry, and Ashley, a clinical psychologist and forensic evaluator. They discuss a new movie each week and compare the film to the real life events that the film is based on.
Criminal Adaptations
Masterminds
In October 1997, small-town North Carolina resident, David Ghantt, executed one of the largest heists in American history by stealing $17 million from his employer Loomis Fargo, an armored-car company. He passed the money to his co-conspirators and fled the country, eagerly awaiting his third of the cash and love interest, Kelly Campbell, to join him. The series of missteps resulting in their capture was the source of Jared Hess’s Masterminds (2016), featuring an all-star cast of Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Jason Sudeikis. What was fictionalized for this wild ride of a comedy? Listen now to find out.
Primary Sources:
Diamant, Jeff. Heist: The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft. Sourcebooks, 2002.
Carolina Coast Online
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