11 Real Life People Who Hated The Movie Version Of Themselves

Midnight Express was extremely successful upon its release and it is now considered a classic. However, not everybody was happy with the final product...

Billy Hayes, who was locked up in a Turkish prison for drug smuggling, was upset with how the movie portrayed the Turkish culture and their people. It's true, the movie did nothing for Turkey's reputation and was said to have even had an impact on tourism.

Since the movie's release, Hayes has done his best to right some of the wrongs that were displayed in the film and has released statement after statement and interview after interview detailing how great the people of Turkey and Istanbul really were. At one point, he even flew over there himself, returning to the country where he spent 5 years in prison just to make a point.

To this day Hayes continues to highlight the positives of his experiences and once stated, "I mean when you look at 'Midnight Express' the film, you don't see any good Turks at all. It creates this overall impression that Turkey is this horrific place. Well, that's not fair to Turkey. I love Istanbul. I actually spent quite a bit of time in Istanbul before I was arrested."