The story of Mehran Nasseri, better known as The Terminal Man, came to an end in 2003 when he passed away. He was famous for his portrayal by Tom Hanks in the 2004 film The Terminal.
It takes a lot for your life story to inspire someone as accomplished Steven Spielberg, and it takes even more for your story to inspire a movie that grossed $219 million. But the movie business has truly blurred the line between what constitutes a true story by stretching the definitions of “inspired by” and “based on.” If you’re keeping count, based on means the story is a retelling of what actually happened, while inspired by just lifts the most interesting parts of a story.
