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Research covers the Melrose bank location, prison filming, and the disputed Charlestown bank-robbery statistics.

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  • A former MassBank branch in Melrose was used for the opening robbery.
  • The Chris Cooper scene was filmed at MCI Cedar Junction, reportedly a first for the prison.
  • The trailer claimed more than 300 annual bank robberies centered in Charlestown.
  • Contemporary Massachusetts robbery statistics were much lower.
  • Charlestown residents objected to the portrayal.
  • The source book was set in the mid-1990s, when the reputation fit better.