Hacker News Reader

What's funny about that is that it was based on a real case, and the real case was actually worse. The movie played things down a bit, to make them more believable.

Can you find a reference to the case you mention? Sounds worth reading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Cochabamba_protests

I prefer to read about it from Maddox.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=quantum_of_p...

It reminded me of one of the pitches in Brewster's Millions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svKq044qrYU

Yes, it was.