He was the engineer who chased after csx 8888 in the real incident, eventually coupling up and. The difference is, hosfeld did it for real nine years ago in ohio, while washington does it hollywood style in his new adventure film unstoppable, which was inspired by hosfelds true adventure. Unstoppable, which was written by mark bomback, comes with the pledge of authenticity that the story was inspired by actual events, though the names have been changed, and so forth. Look, for whatever reason, denzel washington and tony scott love to make movies about trains together, and it pays off this time. Inspired by a real story from 2001 of a 47car train carrying toxic molten phenol acid that left the. Unstoppable story, unstoppable hollywood movie story, plot. It is loosely based on the real life csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it. Inspiration and cliches abound in bethany hamilton. The screenplay for unstoppable was written by american screenwriter mark bomback. The rail company and true story behind unstoppable. Staring denzel washington, the movie tells the story of an unmanned runaway train and the attempts made to stop it.
Jess knowlton served as a technical advisor to this film. Was the movie unstoppable 2010 based on a true story. Unstoppable is a surprisingly wellmade action movie. Unstoppable the story behind the film erin corrado. Want a peek at some of the places where the movie was shot. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a. Will unstoppable be unstoppable at the box office this weekend. Bethany hamilton, a professional surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, is the focus of bethany hamilton. Of course, the reallife event was a bit less frenetic than the movie version, and no injuries were reported. What was the true story about in the movie unstoppable.
At a pennsylvania rail yard, some clueless workers let an unmanned train get loose. Unstoppable may be the least realistic movie based on a true story, ever. Unstoppable the real story posted on november 4, 2010 at 8. Staring denzel washington, the movie tells the story of an. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death.
Then check out my book be unstoppable, available now online and wherever books are sold. The movie unstoppable was based on the real life csx 8888, also known as the crazy eights, occurrence. Filming took place in ohio, pennsylvania and new york. Unstoppable was released in 2010 on friday, november 12, 2010 in 3,100 theaters.
Unstoppable 2010 film alchetron, the free social encyclopedia robert duffy unstoppable spot welders. Marysville man was inspiration for runaway train movie. Unstoppable, which is based on real events, is actually much simpler theres no real villain, just a mildly greedy train corporation and the train itself, less violent the body count stops at one, and funnier than previous scottwashington outings suplee and a couple of other supporting actors provide muchneeded comic relief. The real story of unstoppable this friday is the premiere of the movie unstoppable. It was the runaway csx train number 8888 that occured in ohio back in 2001 here in ohio and i remember watching it on the news when it was all unfolding, lol. The soul surfer real story reveals that he did call 911 for an ambulance but did not call her mother as depicted in the soul surfer movie. The movie unstoppable is inspired by a true life event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. November 12, 2010 jon hosfeld recounts the 2001 hairraising story where he chased a runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals. Todd starnes at fox news was the first to report on the unstoppable facebook controversy, and he has already followed up with kirk cameron.
The locomotives used in the movie were borrowed from two railroads. Unstoppable was inspired by the reallife csx 8888 incident in which a runaway train traveled 66 miles of track through northwest ohio with no one at the controls. Bethanys soul surfer story is a true testimony of faith and perseverance that will inspire hope in the hearts of all audiences. Read the true story of the incident unstoppable was based on. Theres a few creative liberties taken in the film, but they stayed remarkably true. Bethany hamilton is an american professional surfer who began her surfing career at age 11. Her likeable, downtoearth personality and strong work ethic draw viewers in from the beginning.
The movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. Unstoppable stars denzel washington and chris pine. Theres a few creative liberties taken in the film, but they stayed remarkably true to life. Soon after the incident in 2010 the unstoppable was released the movie was inspired by the real incident.
The actor says that his movie really was blocked from facebook and thanked his fans for overturning the ban. Bethany hamilton on sharing her real story in unstoppable. Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett. The film was released in the united states and canada on. It was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened. The incident involved a csx transportation freight train in the u. Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired unstoppable by amy worden, inquirer staff writer, posted. Everything you need to know about unstoppable movie 2010. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedonatruestory stories. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. Watch the livestreamed one movie, one philly discussion of silver linings playbook.
There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including skyline, tangled and helena from the wedding. Unstoppable sparks flying at stanton curve bellaire, oh. A short while later, holt called cheri to tell her the extent of bethanys injury. Unstoppable sparks flying at stanton curve bellaire, oh this was back when they were filming for the movie unstoppable in bellaire, oh. This weekends bigbudget blowitallup action film unstoppable, about an outof control locomotive hauling deadly cargo, claims to be based on true events. Did he make up the controversy to promote his new movie. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. Unstoppable is loosely based on the crazy eights unmanned train incident in 2001. Unstoppable is far more riskaverse than its thrillseeking subject, but still provides a reasonably inspiring introduction to her story. Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired unstoppable. The movie used privately owned tracks in ohio, pennsylvania, new york state and west virginia. It is the story of a runaway train, and as the poster for the movie boasts, its inspired by a true story. Unstoppable movie clips and new images starring chris pine and.
With denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. Movies based on a true story netflix official site. With the caboose of scotts taking of pelham 123 barely in the distance, the filmmaker turned to unstoppable, a trainchase picture loosely inspired by a true story and perhaps just a smidgen by runaway train, the 1985 film based on an akira kurosawa script. As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment and director tony scotts best movie in years. When production was done, hosfelds reallife role ended up on the. United states november 12, 2010 nationwide canada november 12, 2010. The freight train pulls out of a siding with no engineer on board and accelerates to 70 m. One of those days was actually immortalized in the movie unstoppable. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedona truestory stories.
Champion surfer bethany hamilton shows her real self in. The 20th century fox movie unstoppable is loosely based on the real life experience of jon hosfeld, a csx railroad trainmaster, who jumped aboard a runaway train and stopped it after a 70. Yes, the 20th century fox film unstoppable is inspired by actual events, but very loosely. The real event took place through western ohio on may 15, 2001. Jeff waba, a family friend who had been at tunnels that morning, called her mom and informed her of the shark attack.
When production was done, hosfelds reallife role ended up on the cuttingroom floor, his character. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Since first making headlines in 2003 for surviving a shark attack when she was years old, bethany hamilton has become one of the most recognizable surfers in the world. Is a movie about a train with no one on it exciting. The movie is as relentless as the train, slowly gathering momentum before a relentless final hour of continuous suspense. Unstoppable raises bethany hamiltons exemplary story of faith to new, beautiful, exemplary heights. The movie unstoppable was based on the reallife csx 8888, also known as the crazy eights, occurrence. The train company tries a few things, including a derailer, which prompts the man in charge of the derailer to tell the press, son of a female dog wont know what hit him. With an unmanned runaway train carrying toxic chemicals about to derail near a mediumsized town, a brave engineer and his conductor give chase in a locomotive and stop the train in the nick of time. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine.