Based on a recently declassified true story, Argo tells the tale of a heroic CIA agent named Tony Mendez (Affleck) who goes undercover as a Canadian filmmaker pretending to make a B -
movie named Argo in Iran in order to attempt to rescue six Americans hiding out at the Canadian ambassador's home during the Iran hostage crisis.
Not exact matches
While watching a Planet of the Apes
movie on TV, he thinks, well, why not pretend that the hiding Americans are a Canadian film crew scouting for locations for a Star - Wars rip - off sci - fi flick
named Argo?