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  1. Nov 21, 2022 · In Man on Fire, John nearly committed suicide, but his gun misfired. Wasdin wrote in one of his books that he contemplated shooting a 9mm bullet through his head, thinking his ending would make everyone’s lives easier.

  2. Apr 14, 2024 · John Creasy (Denzel Washington), the protagonist of Tony Scott's Man on Fire, is not based on a real person. Washington and Scott have a long history of collaborating on movies together.

  3. Denzel Washington portrays John Creasy, a despondent, alcoholic former CIA SAD/SOG officer-turned-bodyguard, who goes on a revenge rampage after his charge, nine-year-old Lupita "Pita" Ramos (Dakota Fanning), is abducted in Mexico City.

  4. Aug 6, 2022 · No, ‘Man on Fire’ is not based on a true story. It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name written by A.J. Quinnell. It was adapted for the screen by Brian Helgeland and directed by Tony Scott. Quinnell was inspired by two real-life incidents while creating the central premise of the story.

  5. Apr 8, 2020 · The 2004 movie Man on Fire was actually based on a novel by the same name, which was published in 1980. The author, Philip Nicholson, published the novel under the pen name A. J. Quinnell.

  6. Dec 29, 2023 · There’s a simple answer and a more complicated answer. The simple answer is no: the kidnapping did not take place, and Creasy is not a real person. The complicated answer is that the...

  7. Oct 19, 2021 · Man on Fire was a critical flop, but few found fault with Denzel Washington’s performance. He plays a damaged former Marine who works as a bodyguard for a wealthy family. John Creasy, Denzel’s character, forms a bond with the family’s 9-year-old daughter Pita Ramos.

  8. Sep 19, 2023 · "Man on Fire" is not directly based on actual events. John Creasy is a fictional character from the mind of A.J. Quinnell, the pen name of Philip Nicholson. The novel of the same name was first published on January 1, 1980.

  9. Jan 9, 2024 · As is common with most fiction writers, Quinnell drew heavily from real life when writing Man On Fire. The name Creasy was taken from a pilot friend who’d once flown the author on a particularly fraught journey across South Korea; the hero’s persona was loosely based on the actor Robert Mitchum, whom Quinnell had once met on a boozy plane ...

  10. Jul 6, 2022 · Man On Fire is not directly based on a true story but does come from a novel of the same name. The film follows ex-CIA operative John Creasy ( Denzel Washington) as he reluctantly...

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