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Jericho mile based on a true story?


Was the 1979 Jericho Mile based on a true story? I was told yes by someone. Anyone know for sure?

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It seems like it could have been, but I haven't found any real life reference to Larry Murphy or any story of similar telling...

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No it wasn't, it was an original script by Patrick J. Nolan. In his book about Michael Mann, Mark Steensland talks about how it seems like a true story, but it isnt.

"Someday we'll fall down and weep...and we'll understand it all. All things."

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