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King of the Con

There's this storythat Tom Hankshad read the script. He said, "Hey, I wannabe in this...

[Jonathan] There's this story
that Tom Hanks
had read the script. He said, "Hey, I wanna
be in this movie." And Barry was like,
"Who do you wanna be?" And he goes,
"Oh, I wanna be you." And he's like,
"No, I'm gonna play myself." You wanna play yourself
in your life story? You're not an actor. Like, it was such
a shocking thing to hear

Full Transcript

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[Jonathan] There's this story that Tom Hanks had read the script.
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He said, "Hey, I wanna be in this movie."
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And Barry was like, "Who do you wanna be?"
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And he goes, "Oh, I wanna be you."
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And he's like, "No, I'm gonna play myself."
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You wanna play yourself in your life story?
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You're not an actor.
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Like, it was such a shocking thing to hear.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
63
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:41
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Masimedia

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Movie Summary

How Barry Minkow, the scam artist, could reinvent himself and get rich many times. From whiz kid, to convict, to pastor, to fraud fighter, to convict yet again.
S01 • E01 I conned them in the sense that I lied - King of the Con 00:07
I conned them in the sense that I lied
S01 • E01 "I understand that. We do that in New York with the trash and all." - King of the Con 00:09
"I understand that. We do that in New York with the tra...
S01 • E03 I said to him that, um, "Son... - King of the Con 00:16
I said to him that, um, "Son...
S01 • E01 At ZZZZ Best, we had this carpet cleaning that brought in legitimate income. - King of the Con 00:08
At ZZZZ Best, we had this carpet cleaning that brought in le...
S01 • E02 We tried to explain to him about the value of an actor - King of the Con 00:10
We tried to explain to him about the value of an actor
S01 • E03 And it caused great pain to your brother and your mother, - King of the Con 00:08
And it caused great pain to your brother and your mother,
S01 • E01 But much of it was outside investor money - King of the Con 00:31
But much of it was outside investor money
S01 • E02 You know, you can do whatever you want if you raise the money. - King of the Con 00:05
You know, you can do whatever you want if you raise the mone...
S01 • E02 You know, as long as your investors are behind your decision - King of the Con 00:07
You know, as long as your investors are behind your decision
S01 • E02 So, that was the catalyst of Barry trying to go out and find that money. - King of the Con 00:08
So, that was the catalyst of Barry trying to go out and find...
S01 • E03 [Barry] This is Lisa at our wedding, - King of the Con 00:09
[Barry] This is Lisa at our wedding,
S01 • E02 He portrayed his movie as something that was really gonna advance - King of the Con 00:12
He portrayed his movie as something that was really gonna ad...
S01 • E03 Lisa doesn't age, that's the problem, me, um, - King of the Con 00:13
Lisa doesn't age, that's the problem, me, um,
S01 • E01 The secret to every Ponzi is you start with an outrageous claim. - King of the Con 00:08
The secret to every Ponzi is you start with an outrageous cl...
S01 • E02 And this can only help us - King of the Con 00:14
And this can only help us
S01 • E01 The one thing you gotta make sure you do, and Bernie Madoff did this, - King of the Con 00:10
The one thing you gotta make sure you do, and Bernie Madoff ...
S01 • E03 [interviewer] How did you manage to convince Lisa - King of the Con 00:10
[interviewer] How did you manage to convince Lisa
S01 • E01 You go, "Oh, by the way, here's your profit." And they go-- - King of the Con 00:17
You go, "Oh, by the way, here's your profit."...
S01 • E02 Could've gone to one or two business guys, - King of the Con 00:07
Could've gone to one or two business guys,
S01 • E03 No, of course, I'm kidding, don't print that. - King of the Con 00:05
No, of course, I'm kidding, don't print that.