Tuesday, May 21, 2013

List of Films Based on Actual Events

Articles about "based on a true story" films or films based on actual events.

"17 Girls"

"Ann Rule's Everything She Ever Wanted"

"Ann Rule's Too Late To Say Goodbye"

"A Kidnapping in the Family" 

"A Killing In A Small Town"

"A Woman With A Past" 

"Betrayed By Love"

"Bad to the Bone" 

"Bitter Blood"

"Blind Trust"

"Chicago" 2002 and the old one 

"Deadly Vows"

"Death Benefit" 

"Double Indemnity"

"Girl Fight" 

"Held Hostage"

"Hit and Run" 1999

"Intimate Stranger"

"Justice for Annie" 

"Lethal Vows"

"Liz and Dick"

"Mother Knows Best"

"Murder in A College Town"

"Murder in the Hamptons"

"Murder On Pleasant Drive"

"No One Would Tell" 

"Obsessed" starring Jenna Elfman 2002

"Pregnancy Pact"

"Snap Decision" aka "Snap Judgment"

"Someone She Knows"

"Texas Justice" 

"The Babysitter's Seduction" 

"The Familiar Stranger"

"The Pastor's Wife"

"The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story"

"Taking Back Our Town"

"To Love, Honor and Betray"

"42" the "Jackie Robinson Story"             

'42,' the Jackie Robinson story, is a hit among African Americans

"What Color Is Love"

"Woman With A Past"

Susan Lefevre True Story: Should Be Made Into A Movie


You probably remember seeing this one on Oprah. It was the story of a mom who was living a secret life. It was a secret that she would keep for 32 years from her family until a knock at the door changed everything.

It all started in 1975 when 19 year old Susan Lefevre was arrested for selling heroine to an undercover cop. She pled guilty and was sentenced to up to 20 years behind bars. One year later, with the help of her grandfather, Susan escaped prison and started a new life in California under the name Marie. She eventually married, had three children, and lived a charming life, until one day, as she was gardening in her front yard, the police came to arrest her. Terrified, she then had to explain to her daughter that she was being arrested. It would be the first time that her children and her husband would find out who she really was. 

Photo of the Susan LeFevre
 
Her Release from Prison