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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 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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 The Devil Wears Prada:
Was the fabric of this story spun with fact or fiction?
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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, 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, The Godfather, Big Bang Theory, Iron Man,
Eastbound and Down, Dr. Seuss, Married with Children, 30 Rock, TMNT, Jonas Brothers, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ghostbusters, New Moon, Dirty Dancing, 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, 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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