Is '30 Minutes or Less' a true story? Find out if the bank robbery was real

Netflix recently released American action comedy film, 30 Minutes or Less and fans of film are overjoyed. Helmed by Ruben Fleischer, film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson in le roles. 2011 film has a huge fan following as many fans on Twitter are joyous about fact that it is now available on Netflix. Re on to find out, “Is 30 Minutes or Less a true story?”

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Is 30 Minutes or Less a true story?

answer to this is, No, 30 Minutes Or Less is not based on a true story. However, story does strike a resemblance to a bank robbery. A report in US Weekly reveals that on August 28, 2003, a pizza deliveryman named Brian Wells robbed a PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was wearing a metal collar bomb on crime scene.

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He partially succeeded in robbing bank as he walked out with $8,702 and a Dum Dum lollipop. However, as Wells got in his car and drove off, police were at his tail 15 minutes later. officers soon caught hold of him and handcuffed him. Wells n informed police that he h been forced to do robbery by a group of African-American men who h kidnapped him earlier that day and cuffed a bomb to his neck to ensure compliance.

Source: Still from 30 Minutes (Netflix)

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Unfortunately, within minutes, bomb explodes, killing Wells right in front of police and all news reporters. bomb squ arrived at scene minutes later. According to Us Weekly, neir filmmakers nor stars of ’30 Minutes or Less’ were aware of crime prior to ir involvement in film. However, real-life case of Brian Wells has been covered in detail in four-part Netflix documentary series, Evil Genius: True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist. documentary was released in 2018.

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30 minutes or less plot & cast

2011 comedy film revolves around two crooks planning a bank heist. But given that y don’t have enough guts to rob a bank mselves, y wind up abducting a pizza delivery driver and force him to commit robbery. However, tricky part is that y place a strict time limit for bank robbery. This heist comedy stars Jesse Eisenberg as Nick Davis, Danny McBride as Dwayne "King Dwayne" Mikowski and Aziz Ansari as Chet Flanning (Douglas Subramaniam). Nick Swardson plays Travis Cord. film also has Dilsh Vsaria, Michael Peña, Bianca Kajlich and Fred Ward among or actors.