What's the Difference between Argo the Book and Argo the Movie?

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In the Book	In the Movie
Tony Mendez	Tony Mendez Portrayed by: Ben Affleck
Julio (CIA officer with Mendez)	This Character does not appear.
Joe Calloway	This Character does not appear.
Joe Missouri	This Character does not appear.
Bob (CIA officer in Iran)	This Character does not appear.
Somchai Sriweawnetr	This Character does not appear.
John Sheardown	This Character does not appear.
Robert Anders	Robert Anders Portrayed by: Tate Donovan
Cora Lijek	Cora Lijek Portrayed by: Clea DuVall
Mark Lijek	Mark Lijek Portrayed by: Christopher Denham
Joe Stafford	Joe Stafford Portrayed by: Scoot McNairy
Kathy Stafford	Kathy Stafford Portrayed by: Kerry Bishé
Lee Schatz	Lee Schatz Portrayed by: Rory Cochrane
Ken Taylor	Ken Taylor Portrayed by: Victor Garber

Argo Book vs Movie

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In the Book	In the Movie
Joe Calloway tells Mendez about a script he was pitched based on a novel call Lord of Light. They use the script and call the film Argo.	Mendez is sent to LA to set up a film back story. He tells Chambers that he needs to extract six Americans from Tehran. Chambers tells Mendez they need to set up an actual production company to make the film that the Americans will be involved in.
A Canadian embassy employee destroys secure equipment with a sledge hammer prior to closing the embassy.	An Iranian police officer destroys Ken Taylor's secure phone right before they close down the Embassy.
CIA officers in Iran notify the state department in the USA about progress of the flight.	The CIA has communications with the flight purser; they are informed that the Americans are safely out of the country.
This did not happen in the book.	Mendez gets a call on Taylor's secure phone and told that the extraction is being canceled because the military is planning on a rescue mission.
Mendez get the idea to use a fantastic cover story instead of a boring one for the Americans. He contacts his Hollywood friend Joe Calloway.	Mendez gets an idea for the Americans to be a Canadian film crew scouting filming locations while watching Planet of the Apes. Calloway is not in the film.

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