Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
Based on the true story of Richard Jewell, a security guard who discovered a bomb and saved many lives at a concert at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was seen as a hero by many and a suspect by the FBI and press.
Filming of the bombing scene was done on the 23rd anniversary of the original bombing. Most scenes were filmed on the same dates of the 1996 Olympics, 23 years later. See more »
Goofs
Outside Jewell's apartment early on, there is a post-1998 Mercury Grand Marquis parked in one of the spaces. See more »
Quotes
[repeated line]
Richard Jewell:
There's a bomb in Centennial Park. You have thirty minutes.
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The Gambler
Written by Don Schlitz
Performed by Kenny Rogers
Courtesy of Capitol Records Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »
Any "normal person" who has ever been involved as the subject of a targeted media story can tell you reporters can be monsters. Never an apology, rarely a correction, they just move on the the next story leaving a wake of destruction.
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Any "normal person" who has ever been involved as the subject of a targeted media story can tell you reporters can be monsters. Never an apology, rarely a correction, they just move on the the next story leaving a wake of destruction.