What's the Difference between Argo the Book and Argo the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Tony Mendez
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Tony Mendez
Portrayed by: Ben Affleck
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Julio (CIA officer with Mendez)
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This Character does not appear.
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Joe Calloway
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This Character does not appear.
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Joe Missouri
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This Character does not appear.
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Bob (CIA officer in Iran)
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This Character does not appear.
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Somchai Sriweawnetr
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This Character does not appear.
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John Sheardown
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This Character does not appear.
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Robert Anders
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Robert Anders
Portrayed by: Tate Donovan
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Cora Lijek
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Cora Lijek
Portrayed by: Clea DuVall
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Mark Lijek
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Mark Lijek
Portrayed by: Christopher Denham
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Joe Stafford
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Joe Stafford
Portrayed by: Scoot McNairy
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Kathy Stafford
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Kathy Stafford
Portrayed by: Kerry Bishé
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Lee Schatz
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Lee Schatz
Portrayed by: Rory Cochrane
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Ken Taylor
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Ken Taylor
Portrayed by: Victor Garber
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Mendez has the Americans dress flashier so they appear like a film crew. |
The Americans change their appearances slightly to match their passports and not appear as themselves in case any Iranian locals know them. |
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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.
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This does not happen in the book. The Canadians had already purchased the tickets; the American government had not done so. |
Mendez checks in at the airports and finds that he does not have reservations. At the same time the CIA pushes the tickets through and the ticketing agent then finds his reservation. |
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This does not happen in the book. |
The Iranian officials at the airport can't find the entry documents for the Americans, but they get their passports stamped and sent along to the boarding area.
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No interrogation in the book. Mendez and the Americans go through the airport separately and only meet up near the gate. The Staffords buy a gift of caviar for Mendez. A Canadian MP sees Lee Schatz at the gate and asks him what he is doing. He is very surprised when Schatz tells him in a Canadian accent that he is flying home. |
Mendez and the Americans are brought to a room for interrogation prior to boarding. One of the Americans explains the plot of the Argo film to the guard questioning them. Mendez hands him a studio business Argo card to they can call to verify; the Iranian guard calls the office and is told Harkin is out of the country scouting a film. |