Comments on: The Spy Who Wrote Me

Question: The Spy Who Wrote Me

basicchannel — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:34:16 -0800

In the movie Breach, notorious spy Robert Hanssen obsesses briefly over a specific brand/model of pen. Anyone know the brand/model Hanssen preferred so much?

According to the LA Times the pen detail is accurate.

By: bcwinters

bcwinters — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:18:47 -0800

There's an anecodtal answer over at the IMDb: a Pilot Dr. Grip Gel.

By: bilabial

bilabial — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:54:41 -0800

We just watched that movie in theater this weekend. On the big screen, it appears to the Dr. Grip Gel, a very writable pen.

By: bilabial

bilabial — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:55:27 -0800

Oh, and the character who was the "agent" is now a lawyer in DC, so you could ask him via mail if it might have been some other brand? (product placement deals and all...)

By: legotech

legotech — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:23:57 -0800

Bilabial, not sure what you mean, Hanssen is in Supermax for the rest of his life.

Not sure what the quotes are for there.

Reg

By: basicchannel

basicchannel — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:30:02 -0800

He means "agent" Eric O'Neill, the person most instrumental in the capture of Robert Hanssen.

By: jed

jed — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:06:31 -0800

To followup, Eric O'Neill is now an attorney at DLA Piper's DC office. His bio is humorously understated.