Who is Henry Girard based on?

Is Bradley Cooper’s character, Henry Girard, based on a real person? Yes. The movie’s Henry Girard character was inspired by Heinrich “Henri” Thomet, a well-connected Swiss arms dealer and one of the founders of Brügger & Thomet AG, a Swiss defense supplier.

Is War Dogs based on a true story?

War Dogs is based on a true story, and the real David Packouz has a brief cameo in the film. Phillips and his co-writers Stephen Chin and Jason Smilovic based their screenplay on the Rolling Stone article “Arms and the Dudes” by Guy Lawson.

What does Aey stand for in War Dogs?

The letters in the name are the initials of his children, Aaron, Avigail, Avrohom, Efraim, and Yeshaya.

Is Aey still a company?

Sure, AEY Inc. has been suspended from doing business with the Army since 2008.