The government videotape shows him talking to DeLorean as Hoffman listens and munches on some food: "From that particular cocaine purchase you can look at within 48 hours the initial payback . [Read: Remembering the Nucleon, Fords 1958 nuclear-powered concept car that never was]. But he later admits he has flattered to deceive, and as we will see, the goofiness is strategic and the deception is the reason. Hoffman said about 1972, he changed his name after turning in to authorities an associate who was eventually convicted and jailed in connection with a bizarre plot to extort Las Vegas casinos. The tall neighbor with a poof of white hair explains, casually, "I designed it.". ", That afternoon, DeLorean said. Hoffa, who passed his Teamsters presidency to Frank . Hoffman also told Cristina Ferrare he knew an old acquaintance of hers -- William Morgan Hetrick. It is expected to get 22 m.p.g., about the same as a diesel-powered 1981 Cadillac Brougham. DeLorean, enraged, claimed that the British Government was closing his Northern Ireland plants on the grounds that its Catholic employees were tithing the Irish Republican Army.. When Hoffman dropped Zachary off after taking the boys to a junior motorcross event, the two fathers chatted. had better have an excellent reason," which DeLorean considered a threat. From his time in Detroit, he always saw the focus of his lifes story as being John DeLorean, not General Motors, Waddell says. Listen, I . Discussions had also alluded to a bigger deal, in which DeLorean would part finance the sale of $24 million worth of the drug. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Its based on the stranger-than-fiction case of Jim Hoffman, a drug-runner and FBI informant who in the late 70s happened to be a California neighbour of automobile entrepreneur John DeLorean, who at that time was having real trouble selling the sports car he had designed, with its falcon-wing doors and its unreliable engine, coming sluggishly off the production line in a Northern Ireland factory with financial help from the British government. At the start of the film, it looks like DeLorean's masterplan is working. But by the time the company hit its first production anniversary, it was in trouble. Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the greatest actors of his generation. DeLorean has always been celebrated as a hero here in Northern Ireland for what he brought to the country at a time when the workers in west Belfast needed a promise of hope, Waddell says. You can unsubscribe at any time. Check here if you would like to receive subscription offers and other promotions via email from TIME group companies. Twelve-year-old Tom Hoffman had befriended 7-year-old Zachary DeLorean. In Northern Ireland, many still revere the automotive magnate John DeLorean as a local hero for situating his car factory in Belfast at the height of the Troubles, a time of extreme economic deprivation during which the influx of jobs came as a godsend. I need your help, DeLorean pleads with Hoffman. "Obviously at this stage, I'm getting the money through another person," DeLorean says. The businessman cultivated a reputation as a prodigy, becoming the youngest member of the General Motors C-suite in the companys history, before throwing it all away to set out on his own. "We are right at the end of the line with the guys in Ireland," he says on the tape. . . You are looking at what is likely THE most important paper artifact to be found in the thousands of pages from the DeLorean Motor Company bankruptcy files. Hes remained a subject of interest ever since then, being a huge part of the early-80s industry in Northern Ireland I was only 10 around the time, but I remember more about the car and its cultural significance rather than everything going on behind the scenes. First, we meet Hoffman, a player who literally gets hooked by his own schemes. Nick Hamm (Killing Bono) directs this true-life tale of the friendship between drug-smuggler-turned-FBI snitch Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis) and car designer John DeLorean (Lee Pace). Hailed as the genius behind the hot-selling Pontiac GTO, DeLorean became general manager for General Motors' Pontiac division in 1965 and, began traveling frequently to California and had a. The Hoffmans are dazzled by the glamorous Deloreans, and delighted to be asked to a party at their home, which turns out to be a sales pitch for potential investors in Delorans new car company, featuring a signed check from Johnny Carson. "I think that's great. DeLorean was acquitted in August 1984, but ended up back in court the next year for charges relating to his handling of company money. For design of the DMC-12, DeLorean called on one of the most influential yet unknown car designers, Giorgetto Guigiaro. We're looking at a figure of $10 million. DeLorean told Latham: "He scared the right out of me.". . There are an awful lot of families in Northern Ireland who need this. 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He worked for many years at General Motors before parting ways with the American automotive giant in 1973. As he revealed in an interview with People, he and the crew set out to explore the gold mines Oregon . * The request timed out and you did not successfully sign up. they were going to let people go Friday. Do the f--king math! he scoffs. I'm -- I'll be there." To the gray twilight world of offshore banks and transatlantic stock exchanges, John Zachary DeLorean had always brought dash and color and some hint of higher purpose. The DeLorean was chosen because of its radical look, and iconic gull-wing doors. He was acquitted in 1986, but it was too late for the car. The films were littered with other product placements everyone remembers Nikes self-lacing shoes and Mattels Hoverboard. Eventually, the films producers decided that youd want the time machine to be mobile, so they looked to cars. In March 2005, John DeLorean died of complications from a stroke. "", At the next meeting, Sept. 28 at the Bonaventure Hotel here, tall, bearded DEA agent Valestra enters the scene as the mysterious Mafai drug distributor "Mr. ", Hetrick, who later agreed to plead guilty to several federal drug counts and cooperate with the prosecutors, says on the tape, "I'll have to make a few phone calls . The Italian designer had a way with the pencil that would see his designs go from paper to the silver screen on more than one occasion. . "His company was in severe financial problems. There's a surprising amount of tender feeling too because although they are wildly different from each other, both men are outsiders, both recognize that they share a sort of alienation from the world and people and that realization brings them closer. Those were the major questions tackled by the pioneering non-fiction film-maker Chris Hegedus and her late partner, DA Pennebaker, when they set out to make a film of their own about DeLorean at the height of the controversy surrounding DeLorean, through the 70s and 80s. Unknown to DeLorean, James Hoffman was actually a convicted drug smuggler, who, in exchange for leniency, struck a deal with federal authorities to become an informant. Court papers filed by the prosecution quoted parts of the dialogue to show the automaker's intent to commit a crime: "I'm relying on you saying that there's no way of connecting me to this thing," DeLorean said. Digital Theory: Hoffa was killed by one-time ally Frank Sheeran at a Detroit house. In the second draft it was a refrigerator. What Driven ends up being about is the American Dream, in particular, that feeling you had about the future when you were young and untested, the feeling that you want to recapture. . The DMC name is legally owned by a Texas company (www.delorean.com) that sells parts for, and restores, original DMC-12s, and is even planning to take advantage of recent changes to rules . He even had a deal in place with financiers that may have saved him, if he hadnt gone down the cocaine route. All that crazy circumstantial evidence that pointed to him is insanely unlucky if he wasn't involved. Screenwriter and novelist Colin Bateman has here scripted a flashy but watchable true-crime thriller in the style of American Made (2017) or Blow (2001). For the record-keepers of Belfast, hes a study in contradiction. . His Lotus Esprit went on to become James Bonds famous underwater car. You know people, DeLorean tells Jim. (Those giddy about Back to the Future nostalgia, look elsewhere a brief, obligatory name-check at the top of the first episode gets that out of the way, but the program has bigger fish to fry.) There are 2000 people in Belfast who depend on me. He wanted to be center. By August 16, 1984, DeLorean was acquitted on grounds of government entrapment. The first DMC-12 made its way onto the road in 1981, and around 9,000 units were ever made. Only about 9,000 of the cars were ever produced. The DeLorean is the perfect vessel for Doc Brown's time machine due to its futuristic look. I got another one and that broke down too. He called Tisa to tell him he did not have $2 million to put into any arrangement. I . It's a perfect role for actor, who excels at playing on the surface buffoons who mask a bracing shrewdness underneath. The DMC-12 might not have been DeLoreans greatest car, and it may have met its premature end because of his Machiavellian antics. He has designed a car, built a factory, created 2000 jobs, in around the clock operation that produces 30,000 cars a year and he has done it all within 18 months. . Whereas Hoffman and his FBI handlers take the role of villains in Framing John DeLorean, Driven looks to be more sympathetic to him, with Sudeikis portraying the con artist as a star-struck bumbler, manipulated by federal agents eager to get a high-profile conviction in their war on drugs. Who knew he had a heart? DeLorean's attorneys, although calling the tape consistent with their client's story, have not claimed it to be authentic and federal prosecutors have labeled it a fake. After several chats with DeLorean about their boyhoods, Avrea became convinced of the central motive of DeLorean's life: "He'd been poor and he'd been rich and he decided he liked rich better.". For 35 years Cristina Ferrare had good reason to bottle up her memories of John DeLorean. Driven is an odd or maybe ironic title because that man, Jim Hoffman, has a very un-driven demeanor, coming across as disarmingly impromptu, maybe some goofy charm. And so my idea was, okay, I'm anyhow . DeLorean, enraged, claimed that the British Government was closing his Northern Ireland plants on the grounds that its Catholic employees were "tithing the Irish Republican Army." But the reality. DeLorean started off working for Chrysler before moving to the Pontiac division at General Motors then the biggest company in the world in 1956 as an assistant to the chief engineer. DeLorean ended up framed by Hoffman-who was an FBI confidential informant and was looking to reduce his sentence with that type of "collaborations . . Every car was finished with brushed stainless steel, which some owners maintain using WD-40, not soap and water like every other car. I want to proceed." All of this came together to produce a car that wasnt practical, particularly fast, and didnt handle like a sportscar should. DeLorean acquired a spectacular New York apartment, his new company gave him the use of three Mercedes-Benzes, and he purchased estates in New Jersey and California. Even though no accurate records exist of how many DeLoreans were ever sold, reports suggest the car had no problem initially capturing the hearts and minds of the American motoring public. . . Clearly, Hoffman is not being asked to go to a bank, it's a request to be taken to his mob ties. John DeLorean Signed Letter To FBI Informant James Hoffman! Unfortunately, the union only lasted six weeks. Somebody's gotta go find it. n Northern Ireland, many still revere the automotive magnate John DeLorean as a local hero for situating his car factory in Belfast at the height of the Troubles, a time of extreme economic deprivation during which the influx of jobs came as a godsend. The importance of Gales remark shouldnt be understated. It broke down five blocks from the dealership. Squirming in front of his guests now DeLorean assures him he got one of the new ones. He was a sort of master of illusion Having access to this unseen material with Pennebaker and Hegedus showed something fresh about DeLorean the man., Waddell himself brought a valuable perspective to the table, with a boyhood spent around Belfast during the thick of the DeLorean years, making him uniquely attuned to the moguls complicated legacy. A tweak in just the right place and the engine turns over smoothly. And because of mechanical flaws that needed to be worked out, production was delayed, and the car ended up costing far more than was initially forecast. Please try again later. They were arrested by federal agents. That boundless pit of money hunger and unadulterated self-interest captures the relevance that this pocket of history still bears for a present day besotted by mad titan-of-industry ambition. . I'll tell you. All the while, the fiery demonstrations continued, throwing a wrench into DeLoreans work. "Normally we go to the first step here, $200,000 a kilo . Sadly, a week after DeLoreans arrest, his company filed for bankruptcy and by December 1982, just two years after the first cars were sold, DMC was no more and the British government shutdown his NI factory. In their new home, Hoffman is tinkering with a recalcitrant Pontiac GTO, and his neighbor comes over to take a look under the hood. ." "I'm available," he said. LOS ANGELES -- William Morgan Hetrick, a major drug dealer targeted in the government sting that eventually ensnared John De Lorean, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for . My father worked at the ITV television station in Northern Ireland, and they invited DeLorean for the launch of the car in 1981, he recalls. Here he give us two who are very different yet have a great deal in common. DeLorean told Latham he though Hoffman lied to his DEA supervisors, telling them the automaker had asked for the drug deal, just as he lied to DeLorean about who his investors were. and the guy says, "Hey, why don't you take 200? You'd like one more summer with your kids.". He knows his new friend Hoffman has some drug connections, so asks him to help set it up. "It's better than gold," DeLorean says on the videotape, with a chuckle. On the government videotape of the Sept. 20 meeting in the Bel Air Sands hotel here, DeLorean asks Hetrick, "Is there an opportunity for some part of the $15 million in a 10-day period . . The real source of the funds "could be organized crime. When his car company gets in trouble, Delorean needs cash quickly. The Hoffmans are dazzled by the glamorous Deloreans, and . But most of the 59-year-old millionaire's secrets probably will remain with him. John DeLorean was dealt some huge legal battles in life. There was nothing . you're not compelled to, I won't be mad. In 1999, he declared bankruptcy. [Laughs] Oh, I'm fine . Something that happens over From director Nick Hamm and inspired by true events, the indie drama Driven is a wild tale of the bromance gone wrong between John DeLorean (Lee Pace) and Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis). The kind that you don't meet in Wall Street offices. Myth & Mogul repurposes some never-before-seen footage from that project, as well as candid interview segments with Hegedus about her front-row seat to the bizarre spectacle that was DeLoreans life. The story is insane, all the more so because it's based closely on what really happened. A year later in early 1982, nearly a decade after DeLorean left GMC to set up his eponymous company, some 7,000 vehicles remained unsold. The 24-karat car will pose some special maintenance problems. It wanted to challenge the status quo. The late college basketball coach Jim Valvano used to say it's important to spend some time thinking about where you've been, where you are today, and where you are headed. On October 19, 1982, the players met in a hotel room near Los Angeles International Airport to finalize their plans. Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace star in a flashy true-crime thriller about the an FBI informant and his car-making crony. In fall of 2017, Hamm directed DRIVENthe story of FBI informant, Jim Hoffman, and celebrity CEO John DeLorean's friendship during the rise and fall of his auto empire, resulting in the most infamous scandal of its time. Mr. Hoffman initiated the Government's investigation of Mr. DeLorean, chairman of the DeLorean Motor Company, when he told Federal agents in July 1982 that Mr. DeLorean had approached him. Hoffman called him and issued a threat certain to become a pivotal point in the automaker's case. Later he says, "If you're running around in the jungle down there somewhere in Peru, you don't just call and place your order for 200 of them because they don't come when you whistle, you see. There's bound to be some teething problems early in the run. I mean if you don't want to do it. As collectors items, a top-notch used early-80s DMC-12 can go for nearly $50,000. On Oct. 18, 1982, Hetrick and his assistant, Stephen Lee Arrington, arrived in Los Angeles with more than 60 pounds of cocaine, valued at $24 million. Hoffman, in order to clean up his drug smuggling criminal record, works with the FBI to try and nab DeLorean in a drug sting. At the same time, he knew exactly what was going on, siphoning off money from his earliest days of collaboration with the British government. Sudeikis is authentically bland and slippery. Jason Sudeikis specializes in characters hiding canniness with slightly sleazy charm and so heis ideally cast as Hoffman, who is well aware that being underestimated is what gets people to confide in him, and of all contraband goods, secrets can be the most valuable. . June 17, 2019. Driven: Directed by Nick Hamm. In an interview with Barbara Walters, Ferrare defended her husband vociferously, saying that from the moment she saw him led into a courtroom a year ago "something snapped inside of me" and she vowed to give him the same strength he had always given her. When we were doing the analysis of the entrapment, I saw he was completely set up, he says. "Oh, sure," DeLorean said. DeLorean replied, "I know and I appreciate. When the receivers investigated, however, they reported that none of those funds had gone to Lotus and that Lotus had billed DMC Ltd. directly for for its engineering services, which totaled about $23 million. Earlier this year, we had Framing John Delorean, a meta-documentary with re-enactments and commentary about and within the re-enactments. Two hours later, reporters were besieging tall, severe Richard T. Bretzing, the bureau's special agent in charge, demanding to know why one of the best-known men in American business would have wanted to sell cocaine. An investigation report from the Drug Enforcement Administration says Hoffman later told agents DeLorean "wanted to invest up to $2 million in "China white,"" a form of heroin, to raise money for his faltering company. FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking. "I'm going to be a long way away," DeLorean said. 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And now the solution to one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century might be at hand. Sent to California to bring down the man who supplied the drugs, things take a turn as he comes into contact with his new neighbor, the legendary John DeLorean (Lee Pace). To Avrea, like DeLorean, a 59-year-old self-made man, there is not much doubt. It was called the DMC-12 as it was originally going to be sold for $12,000, but various overruns and production challenges pushed its price tag closer to $25,000. Write to Lily Rothman at lily.rothman@time.com. . He seems to idolize him unironically and Lee Pace as DeLorean makes you understand just how much this secretly means to the 80's icon. Corey Stoll TNW is coming to Valncia in March, join us now . Enter, Jim Hoffman: a low-life and convicted criminal turned FBI informant who just so happened to be DeLorean's neighbour. That much is fact. It wasnt just DeLoreans drug smuggling antics that landed him in hot water, he also had a track record of misappropriating company funds. Dave Turin exited 'Gold Rush' after he had a fight with one of his co-stars. You're a fu--ing fraud, Carson yells and hangs up. If you want to stop . Do you know how many people were murdered in Detroit? "But as long as it came to us through a recognized financial institution, I really don't give a , to be very candid. According to a government document, DeLorean called Tisa two days later to discuss a planned meeting with Hetrick. I want that feeling back, says DeLorean near the end. As I said, I have probably one of the finest tax guys in the United States who can handle . DeLorean doomed his career when desperate to prevent his company from falling into insolvency, he decided to get involved in a cocaine deal proposed by his neighbor James Timothy Hoffman. Copyright 20062023, The Next Web B.V. DRIVEN stars Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace, Judy Greer and Corey Stoll. 9-11 Research is an ongoing effort to discover the truth about the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11th, 2001. He is former General Motors wunderkind John Delorean ( Lee Pace, perfectly capturing the steel underlying his surface geniality). An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. In need of a quick $17m to keep the lights on, DeLorean was exceptionally vulnerable when his former neighbor Jim Hoffman called him up with an offer that could solve all his problems: meet up . 90 people. Though the 1980 car market wasnt exactly solid gold, the lavish DeLorean style didnt stop at the cars themselves. So much for the launch party. "Driven," stars Jason Sudeikis as DeLorean's neighbor Jim Hoffman, a career criminal turned government informant, Judy Greer as Hoffman's wife Ellen, and Corey Stoll as his FBI handler.. For its part, the FBI was greedy for a sting that would not merely net a big cocaine importer but sensationally convict one of the most famous men in America. Instead, Hamm and Bateman tell us the story of DeLorean's rise and spectacular fall as seen through the eyes of Jim Hoffman (played by Jason Sudeikis) the small-time con man who befriends him and then later sets him up in an ambitious FBI sting operation. 1h 49m FBI informant Jim Hoffman befriends troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean in order to lure him into an undercover sting for a cocaine trafficking ring. When he agreed to transport millions of dollars in cocaine for what turned out to be undercover agents, was he revealing himself to be a crook, or falling victim to an unjust setup verging on entrapment? Valestra says, "Then we're not too late." As collector's items, a top-notch used early . "At that time, the auto industry was in a slump. Dec. 11, 1985 12 AM PT United Press International SOMERVILLE, N.J. A judge today settled the bitter divorce squabble between auto maker John Z. DeLorean and his wife, Cristina Ferrare, denying. Copyright 2023 Irish Studio LLC All rights reserved. Selena Gomez confirmed on TikTok with a video that Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep was filming for the new Only Murders in the Building is adding another big name to its already stacked cast. "And then he related some story about repossessing a plane from some banana republic and having the soldiers shooting at him.". We go back in time and see Jim, a pilot, being flagged down by that same man (Corey Stoll as FBI Special Agent Benedict Tisa). Sudeikis shows us Hoffman as a man who is treading water, but whose heart is unmistakably in the right place. What ties Hoffman and DeLorean together, other than just their genuine friendship, is the strength of Hoffman's touching belief in the troubled car manufacturer. But that wasnt to be, as the car wasnt exactly any good and John DeLorean had a habit for going a bit over the top. The new miniseries Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean triangulates the truth in hiding somewhere between these two characterizations. ", On Sept. 15, DeLorean and his attorneys insist, he decided he did not want to go through with any of these arrangements. . The defining car moguls ego and criminality are explored in the eye-opening new Netflix docuseries Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean. During the meeting, the government videotape shows, DeLorean telephones Hetrick: "Morgan. Is that pretty stiff? DeLorean failed as it suffered from quality . On a hot day in August 1984, America set its eyes on the trial of the year: 58-year-old John Z DeLorean founder of the DeLorean Motor Company who designed one of the swankiest, stylish cars in those days appeared in Los Angeles Federal Court for conspiracy to engage in a $24 million cocaine deal to save his financially-fragile auto firm. . He joined DeLorean's gilded, sun-kissed social scene by befriending the family and passing himself off as something else. Director Nick Hamm's entertaining drama-thriller film, Driven stars the dynamic acting talents of Jason Sudeikis.Lee Pace, Judy Greer, and Corey Stoll.Inspired by true events, Driven follows Jim Hoffman (Sudeikis), a charming ex-con pilot turned FBI informant who befriends his neighbor, John DeLorean (Lee Pace) at the height of his success as prestigious car inventor before his highly . Drivers had a choice of 5-speed manual or 3-speed automatic transmissions which were pretty typical for the early 80s. He went missing in July 1975 and was . Jay Mathews; staff writer Joyce Wadler contributed to this report. Casualmente, DeLorean necesitaba 17 millones. These are bad people and once they get their hooks in you But DeLorean is looking at the bigger picture. Told Latham: `` Morgan 59-year-old millionaire 's secrets probably will remain with him..! 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