At ChasingtheFrog we research the origins of
some of the most popular (and not so popular) Hollywood films.
Browse our True Stories section
to discover the realities behind movies based on true stories. Are they fact or fiction? We pit history vs. Hollywood to bring you the answers.
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MOVIES BASED ON TRUE STORIES
Meet the real people behind Movies Based on True Stories.
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 The Mothman Prophecies:
Does the movie take a mothball to the truth?
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 The Blind Side:
Is the reality just as inspiring?
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 Public Enemies:
Meet the public hero who was Public Enemy #1.
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 The Haunting in Connecticut:
Did the son really set fire to the house?
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 Casino:
Does Scorsese's film cash in on the truth?
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 Notorious:
Does this Biggie Smalls movie drop an authentic beat?
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 21:
Does this gambling film deliver an honest hand or a loaded deck?
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Recent Additions:
Freedom Writers, The Pursuit of Happyness, Finding Neverland,
Patch Adams (more at right)...
MOVIES BASED ON BOOKS
2009 Movie Reading! Browse the
list here.
Is the book always better than the movie? Browse our list
of books that are being adapted
for the big screen.
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EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES (2010) (Parent Child, Medicine, Disease, Determination, Adaptation)
PLOT: The true story of John (Brendan Fraser) and Aileen Crowley (Keri Russell) as they abandon their current lives in a race to find a cure for Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder killing their two youngest children. Soon the Crowley's team up with a brilliant but unconventional scientist named Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford) and form a biotech company focused on developing a drug to save the lives of the Crowley children and others around the world. AUTHOR: Geeta Anand
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Books To Be Movies: Marley & Me, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Dark Knight, Twilight, Confessions of a Shopaholic, more...
MOVIE  GALLERIES
The perfect attire for movie lovers, our handpicked selection of movie and TV show Ts let you bring home a piece of your favorite movies. From Harry Potter to Scarface, we scour the internet to find the best Ts available, with new galleries added weekly.
   
Check out some of our great movie Ts listed below:
Harry Potter, Transformers, Superbad, Twilight, Glee, Avatar, Star Trek, Step Brothers, Dexter, Zombieland, Punisher,
The Hangover, Saw, True Blood, Hello Kitty, Batman, Michael Jackson, It's Always Sunny, Entourage, Star Wars, Vampire Diaries, The Godfather, Big Bang Theory, Marilyn Monroe, Iron Man, Breaking Dawn,
Eastbound and Down, Dr. Seuss, Married with Children, Sex and the City, 30 Rock, Hot Tub Time Machine, TMNT, Jonas Brothers, Dumb and Dumber, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Eclipse, Ghostbusters, iCarly, New Moon, Mr. Men, Little Miss, Dirty Dancing, Elvis, Roseanne,
Where the Wild Things Are, Sesame Street, The Hills, Laguna Beach, Snoopy, CSI, Heroes, Scrubs, Golden Girls, Big Lebowski,
Camp Rock, Monk, My Name is Earl, Smurfs, G.I. Joe, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Office, I Love Lucy, Juno, Spider-Man, Indiana Jones, Toy Story, Peanuts,
Boondock Saints, A Christmas Story, Rambo, Speed Racer, Talladega Nights, Michael Myers, How I Met Your Mother, House, UFC, Grey's Anatomy,
Christmas Vacation, Back to the Future, Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Dirty Jobs, Seinfeld, Pulp Fiction, There Will Be Blood, Texas Chainsaw Massacre,
Friday the 13th, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Goonies, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty, Saved by the Bell, Dukes of Hazzard, Napoleon Dynamite, Top Gun,
Fear and Loathing, Pirates of the Caribbean, Family Guy, Sopranos, Anchorman, Borat, Bruce Lee, Miami Ink, Monty Python, 24,
More Cowbell, The Simpsons, Karate Kid, Rocky, Fight Club, Office Space, Old School, Superman, Donnie Darko, Johnny Cash, Alice in Wonderland, Scarface
MOVIE VILLAINS UNMASKED
Get to know the actors underneath the masks. |
 Michael Myers - Tony Moran's agent apologized to him for not having anything more to offer than the part of a psycho in a low-budget horror movie. It was a film that would go on to gross over $75 million and make Moran an elusive legend among horror fans everywhere. |
 Darth Vader - The ultimate movie villain unmasked. Meet the actors underneath the suit. Learn more about Sebastian Shaw, the face of Darth Vader. Watch Star Wars movie trailers and short films, buy posters, and more. [ Meet Darth Vader ]
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Adaptation
American Gangster
Antwone Fisher
Blind Side, The
Bloodsport
Boys Don't Cry
Breach
Calendar Girls
Casino
Catch Me If You Can
Charlie Wilson's War
Devil Wears Prada, The
Donnie Brasco
Dragon: The Bruce Lee
Story
Erin Brockovich
Exorcism of Emily Rose, The
Finding Neverland
Freedom Writers
Frida
Goodfellas
Gridiron Gang
Haunting in Connecticut
Hollywoodland
Hoosiers
Hours, The
Hurricane, The
Invincible
League of Their
Own, A
Men of Honor
Miracle
Monster
Mothman Prophecies, The
Notorious
Passion of the Christ,
The
Patch Adams
Pianist, The
Public Enemies
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Radio
Remember the Titans
Rookie, The
Rudy
Schindler's List
Seabiscuit
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Titanic
United 93
Walk the Line
Zodiac
REEL
FACES HOME
...more reel faces coming
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