Definition of ANIMATRONIC. : of, relating to, or being a puppet or similar figure that is animated by means of electromechanical devices. â anÂ·iÂ·maÂ·tronÂ·iÂ·calÂ·ly \-ni-k(É-)lÄ\ adverb.
Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, the story that inspired the Movie Badlands: Directed by Terrence Malick. Badlands was loosely based on a series of murders by two young Americans. Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate killed Caril's family and a number of other people who had the misfortune to get in their way. While the movie is in no way a documentary, many of the details are taken directly from the true story.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: It is not based on a true story but it is based on the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. There were several differences between the novella and the film, but the film was never based on anything in real life.eport Abuse. No. The Shawshank Redemption is a work of fiction, by Stephen King. It came from the story âRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemptionâ in his 1982 book, Different Seasons. The Rita Hayworth in the title refers to the poster which Andy Dufresne hides his escape tunnel behind.