Question: When trying to find a way to rescue the hostages, why pose as a film crew? Why not as a bunch of tourists?
Argo (2012)
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Directed by: Ben Affleck
Starring: John Goodman, Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston
Factual error: Ben Affleck is supposedly in 1980, but wearing a Rolex Deepsea Sea Dweller, which wasn't released until 2008.
Jack O'Donnell: If we wanted applause, we would have joined the circus.
Trivia: In 2013, this became the first film since 1989's Driving Miss Daisy to win the Academy Award for Best Picture without also earning a Best Director nomination.
Answer: A film crew is more credible than a group of tourists being involved in this type of activity. Tourists' behavior would be more limited and subject to being noticed by authorities if they acted in a unusual manner. A film crew would have access to more out-of-the-way locations, and if they acted suspiciously, could pass it off as it being part of making a movie.
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