more than that actually, the kid who got kidnapped lived nextdoor to my ex girlfriend, and like 4 blocks from me, my sister knew him, and i hang out with people who knew the other people in the movie
producers went to the family to ask permission to make the move, parents said hell fucking know, i mean of course right? so producers just changed the names and made it anyways with that "based off of a true story!" line at the bottom
