IMDb Argo

Based on the Declassified True Story

Release Date:

8 February 2013 (Lithuania)

Budget:

$44, 500, 000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19, 458, 109 (USA)

Runtime:

| (Extended Version)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 See full technical specs »

Goofs

When Mendez first finds the "Argo" script, it has a black vinyl cover with gold embossed lettering. When he walks out to the patio, the cover is gone. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Sahar: [narration] This is the Persian Empire known today as Iran. For 2, 500 years, this land was ruled by a series of kings, known as shahs. In 1950, the people of Iran elected Mohammad Mossadeqh, a secular democrat, as Prime Minister. He nationalized British and U.S. petroleum holdings, returning Iran's oil to it's people. But in 1953, the U.S. and Great Britain engineered a coup d'etat that deposed Mossadeqh and installed Reza Pahlavi as shah. The young Shah was known for opulence and ...
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Crazy Credits

The movie opens with the 1970s-era Warner Bros. slash logo that eventually became the logo of Warner Music, which was designed by Saul Bass, instead of the traditional shield logo. However, the corporate copy below the logo refers to Time Warner, the current incarnation of Warner Communications since 1990, in the same typeface that was used decades ago. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

Dance the Night Away
Written by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth
Performed by Van Halen
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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