is john q a true story?
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The new movie John Q. reportedly was not influenced by this real-life incident, though it seems like the same story with a twist. Denzel Washington plays a Chicago father, an underemployed construction worker, who pulls a gun on doctors to force them to save his son's life.
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Real, as in a true story, no. It's a game about an ink machine in a Disney-esque animation studio that goes haywire and turns Joey Drew's employees into ink monsters. That's not really something that happens in real life.
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Nope, not what happened. This is what Araki has to say regarding Avdol's death: "I killed him once in India, because I'm always trying to keep readers from getting bored with the same pattern. I also wanted to add some reality to the story by having someone get sacrificed.
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First, Lowo, who lived in Vietnam, lied about his location and falsely claimed he was a Nigerian prince. Not only that, he also lied about his son's mother being deceased so as you can imagine this created trust issues for Narkyia.
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No, John the Baptist and John the Apostle were two different people. John the Baptist was beheaded shortly after Jesus started His ministry.
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The subject of whether the James Herriot books could be really considered biography came up and Mr. Sinclair assured her that all the animal stories in the books were essentially true. It was just that they all didn't happen to his partner Alf Wight.
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Dirty John is a true crime story focusing on the life and exploits of John Meehan. L.A. Times journalist Christopher Goffard first heard of Meehan when he learned that the police were investigating a possible murder in Newport Beach.
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They say that truth is stranger than fiction. That's especially true on CBS' "Criminal Minds." Every case on that show is based on a real crime. The big problem for the writers-creators of the drama is how to tell the true story without shocking the wits out of the audience.
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Hit BBC drama Line of Duty returned to TV tonight and although the gripping stories are not ripped straight from the headlines, it is based on real anti-corruption police units. A real life police officer, named only as John, has been advising on the show since the second season to make sure the plots are true to life.
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You probably know him by the eponymously-named company, J.D. Power and Associates, which I used to think was fake. It is not. It is extremely real and, I have learned, one of the most hilarious threads running through the multi-trillion-dollar auto industry.
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No, Atonement is not based on a true story. Briony Tallis, who is set up as the novel's architect, is no more real than her story. Through Briony, Ian McEwan examines the responsibility of authors to present an accurate picture of the world to their readers, even if the stories they are telling are fictional.
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Given the way the show mixes fact and fiction to create a complex picture of the '70s NYC sex work and porn scene, it's no wonder that people are unsure how much of The Deuce is a true story. ... It's not all true, but the parts that are inspired by real people and events are so much stranger than fiction.
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Is 'Ozark' Based on a True Story? No. 'Ozark' is a fictional show created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams. The characters, as well as the Navarro Cartel, are all a figment of the creator's imagination.
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THE TRUE STORY OF THE DOONES? LORNA DOONE, by R.D. Blackmore, is regarded by many (or most) as pure fiction. ... However, Blackmore was not just a fiction writer, even if it is accepted that 'Lorna Doone' is fiction, for he was called to the Bar in 1852, and was a classical master at Wellesley House School, Twickenham.
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It tells the tale, which is in fact a true story, about a famous mutiny that took place in 1789 on an English ship. ... To the men of the Bounty Bligh was a harsh and cruel taskmaster, and chief mate Fletcher Christian became, as did other members of the crew, increasingly mutinous over the course of their journey.
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No, even though it is based on issues relevant to Punjab, it like most of the other entertainment flicks is an exaggeration and distortion of the truth. According to me, The movie Udta Punjab represent the true story but it is not 100% true. There are few areas in Punjab where the youth are drug addicts.
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A Killer Among Us: A True Story of a Family's Triumph Over Tragedy. ... This book presents the true story of Elizabeth's family and their search for justice against the man who continued to play father to the children whose mother he had killed.