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  2. Jun 7, 2024 · Here's the true story behind 'Hit Man', Richard Linklater's new Netflix caper comedy inspired by a real undercover operative and would-be assassin, Gary Johnson.

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  3. Jun 7, 2024 · Yes, Netflix’s Hit Man is loosely based on the true story of Gary Johnson, a man who posed as a contract killer for the Houston police during the late 1980s and 1990s.

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  4. Jun 10, 2024 · Glen Powell stars as a fake contract killer in the Netflix movie ‘Hit Man.’ His character is based on a real Texas investigator named Gary Johnson.

  5. Sep 12, 2023 · The basis of this tale comes from a 2001 piece of longform journalism by Skip Hollandsworth in Texas Monthly, which chronicles the workings of Johnson, who would disguise himself as various...

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  6. Jun 7, 2024 · Hit Man is based on a true story, following a professor who doubles as an undercover hitman, arresting clients who hire him. Hit Man's true elements are exaggerated in some cases, from Gary Johnson's murder of two people to his relationship with Madison Masters.

  7. Jun 7, 2024 · Yes – albeit only partially. The film is loosely based on a 2001 Texas Monthly article written by journalist Skip Hollandsworth about a real man named Gary Johnson who really did work both as a...

  8. Jun 7, 2024 · ‘Hit Man’ Says Contract Killers Aren’t Real. Here’s the Truth. The romantic shenanigans are the stuff of Hollywood, but the film’s fake contract killer is based on a real man profiled in ...

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