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swartkrans on Nov 8, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was Based o...

> This is also true for Enemy of the State.

Uh, no? None of what happened in the movie is based on a real story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_of_the_State_(film)#Real...

coldtea on Nov 8, 2014 [–]

Who said anything about "based on a real story"? Did you read TFA?

Dr. Strangelove's plot is not based on a real story either.

It's about getting the details right, not about being based on any particular real life story or persons.

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