Silver Screen Scandals Turned Legit
Movie plots that turned into real life situations.
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Scream - Many times art reflects life but sometimes life reflects art and real life situations mirror what happens in the movies.Several murders have been inspired by the movie Scream, using the ghostface mask used in the movie and turning the horror film into a real life tragedy. (Photo: Dimension Films)
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Shawshank Redemption - In Shawshank Redemption, starring Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins managed to dig his way out of prison by covering his holes with pictures of women. In real life, two prisoners broke out of Union County Jail in New Jersey in 2007 by doing the same thing. (Photo: Castle Rock Entertainment)
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Death of a Dynasty - In the movie Death Of A Dynasty, rapper Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella records head Damon Dash wound up having a falling out over a girl and split ways. Later Dash and Jay-Z would split up over business interests and are no longer friends. (Photo: Dash Films)
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Weekend at Bernie's - In Weekend at Bernie's, two friends tried to make it seem like their dead boss is still alive by carrying him around with sunglasses. In real life, two friends tried to collect their friend's disability check in 2008 by taking his dead body to the check casher in New York and pretending he was alive. (Photo: Gladden Entertainment)
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Heat - The 1995 movie Heat featured an epic bank robbbery and shoot out scene in Los Angeles that included body armor and high powered weapons. In real life, two criminals robbed a bank in LA and had an epic shootout with the police in 1997. (Photo: Warner Bros.)
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