"We were two desperadoes looking for a way out: the wealthy quadriplegic and a young guy straight from jail who wanted to wreck everything," Philippe told the Independent. "What I can tell you is that he drove like mad," said Philippe at the premiere of The Intouchables, the blockbuster French movie on which The Upside was based. Dell barges in and demands a signature for his parole officer. Dell Scott : No, me and Mags got this. According to [his memoirs], I have changed his life," Philippe stated. The men left France: Abdel returned to Algeria where he opened a bird farm, and Philippe moved to Morocco. When he was released, Abdel realised he was eligible for government support - but only if he was employed. Interestingly, The Upside reverses the role of parentage, making Kevin Harts character, Dell Scott, the one with a child (more on that below). The plot of the film is inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Moroccan caregiver Abdel Sellou, discovered by the directors in la vie, la mort, a documentary film. Its named after the man who helped carry Jesus cross. Essaouira, MoroccoPhilippe Pozzo di Borgo spent his childhood in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Trinidad, Morocco, Algeria and Corsica. So he was the best person we could imagine." It's a neurological pain. Dell and Philip return home to a surprise birthday party Yvonne has organized with Philip's neighbors against his wishes. Abdel still visits Philippe at least once a year, continuing their close friendship. The latest version of the story, pairing a white billionaire with a black ex-con, is meant to bridge the same seemingly insurmountable social divide in America as between a French aristocrat and an Algerian immigrant in the original story. In 1993, at the age of 42, Philippe had a paragliding accident that left him with a cervical spinal cord injury, unable to feel or move his body below the neck. No. Like in The Upside movie, they also shared a similar sense of humor. The pairs bond also prompted the founding of Simon of Cyrene organisation in 2003, which helps disabled people. Hurt, Philip abruptly ends the date and returns home, where he lashes out and fires Dell. Phillip, a businessman and author, leads a successful life including a penthouse and wealth. By the time Dell meets Phillip in The Upside, Phillips wife has already died of cancer, and it is assumed that several years had passed since then. They venture on a spontaneous night trip to a New York park where they get high together after smoking marijuana. ", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, True Story Behind New Clint Eastwood Movie 'The Mule'. In researching The Upside true story, we learned that Abdel was indeed a womanizer.
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