According to an opinion piece from 2015 for The New York Times, Larry Crowne was inspired by his years at Chabot College in California. The movie focuses on the titular Larry Crowne, who is back ...

Until he was downsized, affable, amiable Larry Crowne (Hanks) was a superstar team leader at the big-box company where he'd worked since his time in the Navy. Underwater on his mortgage and ...