{"id":6477,"date":"2012-10-20T16:43:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T16:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/butcherbaker.net\/wordpress\/?p=6477"},"modified":"2020-09-28T18:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T18:19:15","slug":"based-on-actual-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/20\/based-on-actual-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Based on Actual Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wonder what it means when a movie claims it is “Based on Actual Events?”\u00a0The new Nicolas Cage vehicle, the “The Frozen Ground<\/a>,” makes that claim.<\/p>\n

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But what does that mean? For clues, let’s look at the Nicolas Cage character in the film.<\/p>\n

According to IMDb<\/a>, Cage plays “Jack Halcombe.” Allegedly, he’s the Alaska State Trooper who brought Hansen to justice. That’s strange, because if you look at the definitive account of the Hansen murders, “Butcher, Baker<\/a>,” you will not find a character named Jack Halcombe.<\/p>\n

That’s because there is no “Jack Halcombe,” at least in the context of the Alaska State Troopers and serial murderer Robert Hansen. Jack Halcombe is a fictional character. Nicolas Cage plays a fictional character.<\/p>\n

The actual cop who brought Robert Hansen to justice is named Glenn Flothe. Early reports about the movie listed Flothe as the Nicolas Cage character. That changed. I’m guessing (educated guess) the reason that changed is because:<\/p>\n

The filmmakers made up a lot of shit. Shit that Glenn Flothe was not comfortable signing off on. And to use Glenn’s name, he had to sign off on it. In the movie business, it’s called “Life Rights.” As in, I can say anything I want about you — true or false — if it helps the movie. You signed off on “Life Rights.” You can’t frickin’ sue me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It turns out that Glenn Flothe wasn’t the only one who didn’t sign off on the made-up-shit. Here’s the complete list.<\/p>\n

Fictional Characters in Frozen Ground<\/strong><\/p>\n