Sometimes, reality isn't too far off from films, especially with Guillermo del Toro's harrowing experience of having his father kidnapped. Now, in this instance, one might probably go to the police for help, but luckily for del Toro, a good friend and fellow director James Cameron came to his aid instead.
In the midst of production for "Mimic," del Toro's father, Federico del Toro, was kidnapped in his hometown of Guadalajara. The kidnappers wanted $1 million in ransom money. There was only one issue — Del Toro did not have the funds.
After learning that del Toro's father had been kidnapped, his old friend James Cameron stepped in, and he took del Toro to a bank and gave him the $1 million he needed.
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