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* Parodied in ''[[Anchorman]]'' which opens with a title card claiming that it's a true story and "Only the names, locations and events have been changed." |
* Parodied in ''[[Anchorman]]'' which opens with a title card claiming that it's a true story and "Only the names, locations and events have been changed." |
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** A similar parody occurs in the trailer for [[Terry Gilliam]]'s ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'', where it is claimed that "this story is based on real events. We have the movie to prove it." |
** A similar parody occurs in the trailer for [[Terry Gilliam]]'s ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'', where it is claimed that "this story is based on real events. We have the movie to prove it." |
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* The movie ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]'' and the book ''Bringing Down the House'', both based on the exploits of a blackjack card-counting team based at MIT, both fall squarely into this trope. Probably one of the most infamous changes is that the protagonist, who is Chinese-American in real life, became a Caucasian in the |
* The movie ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]'' and the book ''Bringing Down the House'', both based on the exploits of a blackjack card-counting team based at MIT, both fall squarely into this trope. Probably one of the most infamous changes is that the protagonist, who is Chinese-American in real life, [[Race Lift|became a Caucasian in the adaptations]]—but in comparison to some of the other inaccuracies, that's a ''minor'' deviation from the truth. Most of the supporting roles are [[Composite Character]]s, with one possibly based on three distinct individuals, and several key plot events were entirely invented by the book's author (who was also a co-writer of ''21''). |
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* Spoofed in the '90s remake ''[[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]'' where the scientist introducing the movie assures us that everything that happened is absolutely true. |
* Spoofed in the '90s remake ''[[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]'' where the scientist introducing the movie assures us that everything that happened is absolutely true. |
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* Subverted/Lampshaded by ''Domino''. The trailer states "Based on a True Story... Sort of." |
* Subverted/Lampshaded by ''Domino''. The trailer states "Based on a True Story... Sort of." |