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30 minutes or less | tragic 2003 true-crime case

"30 Minutes or Less" is based upon the tragic 2003 true-crime case of Pennsylvania pizza man Brian Wells, who was allegedly forced to rob a bank with a bomb strapped around his neck, then was killed after it detonated. Director Ruben Fleischer (2009's "Zombieland"), first-time screenwriter Michael Diliberti, and studio Columbia Pictures can try to deny or deflect this fact all they want, but the proof is up there on the screen, its similarities too eerie and numerous to be coincidental. 30 Minutes or Less. Final Destination 5 IN 3-FRIGGIN-D! The Help. Glee IN 3-FRIGGIN-D! Yeah, they’re all hitting big this weekend, and some of them are sure to have a decent enough opening. But those apes, man. They’ve got the box office on primate lock-down, and they’re not letting anyone take the crown away from them. As preposterous as all of this sounds, the story is pretty clearly modeled on an actual 2003 Pennsylvania case involving another not-very-bright pizza delivery...