your lives. this is what i do -- >> "argo" is based on a real life cia operation that rescued six americans during the iranian hostage crisis. >> the iranian government had always been angry about the movie saying it's inaccurate and makes the country look bad. here comes the lawyers. and here comes the lawsuit. >> of course. let's go live to new york now where "showbiz tonight" a.j. hammer is on the entertainment beat today. a.j., can a country sue hollywood because it doesn't like a movie? >> well, michael, fred, as you know we know these days you can sue just about anyone for anything, but it is unclear if they can win a lawsuit in any internationally respected court. we'll have to see if this becomes a real legal case or just some kind of publicity stunt. now, this news is coming out of a conference in iran called the hoax of hollywood where "argo" is officially screened for probably the first time in iran. but the back story here actually sounds like a plot to a movie in its own right. now, according to iranian