War Dogs is a movie directed by Todd Phillips in 2016 and based on the book Arms and the Dudes by Guy Lawson, first published in 2015. The movie features Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, JB Blanc, and others.
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Storyline
In 2005, David Packouz is a massage therapist living in Miami, Florida with his girlfriend Iz. David and Efraim land a contract to provide several thousand Beretta pistols to the Iraqi Police in Baghdad, but an Italian embargo blocks the shipment, which is waylaid in Jordan. Meanwhile, Iz overhears the true nature of David’s business.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
2015
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.68
S: Goodreads
Book
Arms and the Dudes
Author: Guy Lawson
Country: USA
First published in: 2015
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Biography
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