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re: I just watched the movie about Barry Seal
Posted on 1/14/18 at 7:25 am to NorthEnd
Posted on 1/14/18 at 7:25 am to NorthEnd
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After successful runs at his home base in Louisiana he moved operations to Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, an airport facility in Mena, Arkansas. There he bought, sold, and operated many planes.
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Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:06 am to NorthEnd
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Barry never moved to Arkansas. The movie wasn't historically correct.
He did live there for awhile but he ran out of Mena AND Louisiana and lived mostly in Lake Sherwood.
But the movie was pretty fictitious or liberal with the facts.
The pilot “Bob” in the movie was a sugarcane farmer around White Castle and he had a landing strip in a cane field.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:13 am to fareplay
Are you people fricking stupid?
Shaq. Yeah. I'm claiming Shaq. frick Jersey.
Master P.
A Turner.
A Pennington.
Shaq. Yeah. I'm claiming Shaq. frick Jersey.
Master P.
A Turner.
A Pennington.
This post was edited on 1/14/18 at 8:22 am
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:14 am to DaBeerz
That's right dog
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:26 am to lsucoonass
Did he really drop shipments in the marsh or that was made up too?
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:29 am to Jim Rockford
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12th President of the United States Zachary Taylor is arguably
From Virginia, FWIW. Ran out of and live in Louisiana for a while, but came in adulthood so I don't really know if he's a Louisianaian.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:31 am to Brosef Stalin
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Being murdered by Pablo Escobar's thugs isn't successful.
I disagree. Most people murdered in BR are by dindunuffins and stray gunfire.
This guy was taken out by Pablo Escobar. That's pretty damn successful
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:32 am to bayou choupique
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Did he really drop shipments in the marsh or that was made up too?
Yes he did. And he dropped in the atchafalaya basin as well as just landing in cane field grass strips around south Louisiana.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:40 am to Martini
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The pilot “Bob” in the movie was a sugarcane farmer around White Castle and he had a landing strip in a cane field.
Do you know his last name? I have family from around there.
PS I lived in Clayton in the late 60’s.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:56 am to TigerstuckinMS
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Shaq. Yeah. I'm claiming Shaq. frick Jersey.
So you can claim someone if they were not born there, didn't live there as a child...just happened to go to college there for 3 years?
Posted on 1/14/18 at 9:43 am to lsunurse
That or Barry Seal?
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:10 am to RedPop4
Bob Leblanc
Did time
Then moved to Alaska
I was the one who kept the grass cut on the strip.
Did time
Then moved to Alaska
I was the one who kept the grass cut on the strip.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:17 am to fareplay
Good movie tho
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:23 am to ZULU
Don't know how many have seen it, but HBO made a similar flick about him around 1990 called Doublecrossed starring Dennis Hopper. Never met Barry, but Hopper sure seemed to do a better job playing the part. Part riverboat gambler, part cocky pilot, and just had an overall charisma that many have said mirrored that of Mr. Seal.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:25 am to fareplay
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Is he the most successful person to come out of BR? His story is unbelieveable
yeah, way more successful than Todd Graves
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:27 am to ZULU
Lucy was fine in the movie 
the real Mrs. Seal was not
the real Mrs. Seal was not This post was edited on 1/14/18 at 10:35 am
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:38 am to Martini
I mean, they had his living family as consultants for it so there's not many other good sources left.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:44 am to Martini
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Yes he did. And he dropped in the atchafalaya basin as well as just landing in cane field grass strips around south Louisiana.
It is my understanding that he had a landing strip in the woods near Folsom and actually used it quite a bit.
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:45 am to fareplay
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Is he the most successful person to come out of BR? His story is unbelieveable
You do realize 99% of that film is fake, right?
This post was edited on 1/14/18 at 10:48 am
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:57 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Yeah you can easily find articles that compare the actual truth to the movie. I liked the movie....but understood most of it was given a Hollywood spin on it. Ex: Barry never had a brother in law that stole from him and was killed in a car bombing. The wife in the film is not named Lucy irl and is actually his third wife.
This post was edited on 1/14/18 at 10:59 am
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