Wells' family strongly disagrees and says he was entirely an innocent victim. Wired magazine wrote a lengthy piece about the case in December, explaining how authorities later concluded that Wells had originally been a part of the conspiracy to rob the bank, but believed the bomb wouldn't be real - in short, that he was double-crossed by his co-conspirators. It exploded while the police were waiting at a safe distance for the bomb squad to arrive, and it killed him. Bumbling criminals are certainly not a new development in comedy, from kidnappers in films like Raising Arizona and Ruthless People to the brutal murderers in the at least partially comic Fargo.īut what's causing some controversy surrounding 30 Minutes Or Less is that as bizarre as this premise sounds, there was, in fact, a pizza delivery guy by the name of Brian Wells who wound up robbing a bank with a bomb strapped to his chest, which he insisted had been put there at gunpoint. Maybe you think that's a funny premise maybe you don't. He's played by Jesse Eisenberg his wacky friend is played by Aziz Ansari. He's ordered to rob a bank, under threat that if he doesn't, the bomb will explode. The comedy 30 Minutes Or Less, which opens this week, tells the story of a pizza delivery guy who is attacked by criminals and has a bomb strapped to his chest. Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari star in 30 Minutes Or Less, which bears an unsettling resemblance to an awful real-life incident.
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