Argo (2012)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Ben Affleck Produced By: Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney Written By: Chris Terrio Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman Studio: GK Films and Smokehouse Pictures Rating: R Release Date: October 12, 2012 Run Time: 120 Minutes Budget: $44.5 Million Box Office: $232,324,128 Plot: In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devised a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceed to Iran as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House had grave doubts about the operation themselves. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: It's Showtime reviews Ben Affleck “Argo” (2012) starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman. What happens in the third film directed by Ben Affleck? Will Husky agree with the Academy Awards? Or does some of the story seem slow at times? Or will the amazing cast and plot really hit home? Does Affleck take the cast from Red State? Tune in to find out. Argo Rating Husky: Bucket Episode: It's Showtime #1 Episode Run Time: 35 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE