NPR's Scott Simon asks director Gus Van Sant about his new movie, "Dead Man's Wire," based on a true story of a 1977 kidnapping.
But that wasn't the case with "Dead Man's Wire," which tells the story of a real-life 1977 Indianapolis hostage stand-off and ...
Gus Van Sant had never heard the full account of Tony Kiritis. But when he did, he knew it could make a great feature film.