In 1996, a bombing occurred during a musical performance at during the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Luckily, there were only minimal casualties and some other injuries, but the damage to lives and property would have been far greater had it not been for Richard Jewell, a cop-cum-security guard who was working that night and found the backpack that had pipe bombs ready to go off. Unfortunately for him, his heroism was diminished right away as the FBI and journalists (one in particular for an Atlanta newspaper) tarnished his reputation. Why did it happen? What became of Richard Jewell? Well..... the Old Man, Mr. Clint Eastwood, is here to tell us the tale.
We saw Richard Jewell, the 89 year old's latest film. How did it pan out? And why is there controversy about a particular supporting character in the story? Listen for more details (please note, there is no real SPOILER warning on this, but be advised we talk about the film in depth almost from the jump).
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