Sam Larson

Samuel “Sam” Larson is the main protagonist of the 2016 action comedy film True Memoirs of an International Assassin.
He is a loner writer who gets kidnapped and brought to Venezuela fullfilling contracts for a rebel leader, a crime lord, and the president of Venezuela himself.
He is portrayed by Kevin James.
== Biography ==
The story begins with Samuel Larson attempting to write a book about a assassin. He struggles and seeks assistance from his local surroundings. He then seeks it from his friend Amos, a anyalist for the CIA. Amos agreed some intell but demands Sam to not use it for the book.
Samuel doesn’t listen and completes the book. He then gets a phone call from Kylie Appebottom, a publish who would like to publish the book. Sam accepts and his book goes viral, however he figures out how Kylie has added True into the title making everyone believe Samuel is a real assassin. News of this reached Amos and Samuel tries to state he not I idea Kylie would do this.
Samuel later gets a interview with Katie Curic. He wants to come clean about to story but he couldn’t. After Kuric reads a quote from the book, Samuel, due to discomfort, exits the studio and heads home. But waiting for him are Venezuelan rebels who kidnap and take him to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Samuel being unconscious during the trip wakes up and is greeted by El Toro, who believes he is a real assassin. Larson in fear plays along due to knowing the type of man El Toro is. El Toro then makes a offer to Sam: to kill the president of Venezuela. El Toro then points Juan, his second in command, to drive him around. Juan having strong intentions of Sam not being the assassin he claims points it out firmly.
Prior to being introduced to Masovich, Samuel Larson later after being taken to Caracas (the capital of Venezuela), he and Juan are have issues due to Juan believing Larson isn’t a assassin. In fear for his life Sam escapes from Juan and runs to the police station where he meets Detective Diego Garcia, not knowing Garcia works for Masovich until he takes him to a abandoned where Garcia attempted to shake Sam down for money after complaining about his pay from Masovich.
In a desperate attempt Sam attempts to punch Garcia but stops as he looks. As Garcia is about to kill Sam, Rosa Bolivar ends and shoots Garcia in the foot sending him to run off. She then takes Larson to Masovich’s doorstep as he has been hearing a lot about the assassin.
As Masovich introduced himself to Samuel Larson he takes him outside for a offer greater then El Toro’s offer to kill the president: to kill El Toro himself. He gives Samuel a choice of killing the president for evil or do it for good for himself.
As Masovich’s butler, Paolo doesn’t bring Zimas for him and Larson, he pretends to play nice about it. Later on in the conversation Masovich talks about his history with Paolo and that how the butler knew him since he was a boy. But in a twist Masovich shoots Paolo in the head front of Larson, killing him. He then rants about the Zima and tells Samuel to not do him like Paolo.
As Sam Larson is abduct by the Venezuelan military, he meets face to face with General Ruiz, the General offers him one of Cueto's requests: to kill Anton Masovich. Revealing the connection to Cueto and Masovich, Ruiz gives Larson an offer, either kill Masovich or be tried and executed for plotting to assassinate the president of Venezuela. Larson accepts the offer and points out he will kill Masovich in the inauguration ball. With hesitation Ruiz approves the idea and allows him to do so.
Meanwhile after Cobb and Cleveland surveillance Larson, they come up to a plan to alert Masovich about his deal with General Ruiz. Masovich being betrayed by Larson sends cops all Caracas to hunt him down. He then asked for one of his men to get Paolo for a Zima. But as the guy reminds Anton Masovich about him killing Paolo, he kills him as well.
As more dirt about relations between the president and Masovich reaches Sam Larson, Rosa Bolivar, a DEA agent who has been stuck in Venezuela for years reveals more dirt at the safe house shortly before Masovich's army of corrupt cops, led by Detective Diego Garcia raid it. Bolivar and Larson escape after Samuel kills Garcia and the group, by electrocuting them and flee to El Toro's.
As Masovich sends his cops to hunt down Larson and Bolivar, they fail to find them and Masovich threatens them all by waving his gun around as he gets ready for the inauguration ball. Stating he will kill them himself.
As Larson shows he plan is in motion, he boasts about it to Juan, El Toro's right-hand who doesn't believe he is an assassin at all. Reminded on Larson having multiple offers from El Toro, Masovich, and President Cueto, Rosa Bolivar suggests for Sam to enter with a wire to expose Cueto's corruption. Meanwhile, Bolivar's work on Masovich and Cueto reaches Juan and El Toro.
At the ball, Samuel attempts to locate president Cueto, not knowing Masovich tracking him down. As Masovich tries to kill Larson, Bolivar prevents him front doing so on the dance floor. As Anton Masovich and Rosa Bolivar engage in a dance fight, Larson finds Cueto at the food bar as questions him about the offer. Juan, sneaking into the party as one of the servants, reminds Sam of his task as he and president Cueto discuss the deal in the presidential office. Meanwhile with Bolivar and Masovich they continue to fight in on the bedrooms in the presidential palace as they didn't wish to cause disturbances around the guests.
The fight between Anton Masovich and Rosa Bolivar begins to reach its climax and the two fall out a window. Ruiz being informed about the disturbances attempts to locate the president, believing that Sam Larson has flipped the script and was going to kill Cueto. As for Samuel and Mike they continue to talk until Cueto discovers Larson's wire. Cueto in defeat explains to Larson the he knew he would get caught and how much he misses his hometown, San Diego along with him hating everything about Venezuela and overall himself. Larson attempts to cheer up Cueto but the president doesn't listen and opens a draw. After opening the draw Cueto pulls out a gun and commits suicide in front of Larson by gunshot. As the president laid dead on the floor Masovich and Bolivar's brawl enters the presidential office. As Sam tries to help the deceased president, General Ruiz comes in with a armed personnel. As Rosa Bolivar pushes Masovich to Ruiz, Ruiz the fatally shoots Masovich and has both Larson and Bolivar arrested assuming they have assassinated Cueto.
It is later found out the rest was a part of the deal with El Toro to let Larson and Bolivar go. But El Toro shows his true colors by attempting to kill Samuel Larson, however that would interrupted by Cobb and Cleveland as they attempted to send him home. At the same point Sam comes clean about how he isn’t the assassin El Toro thought.
During the car ride with Cobb and Cleveland, Sam Larson thinks about El Toro’s betrayal and how he could possibly kill Rosa. Seeing the danger Rosa is, Sam escapes from Cobbs and Cleveland holding a voice messages of how they made a DEA agent “eat a c4 sandwich” as blackmail.
As Rosa sees El Toro’s true colors, Juan starts to see them was well. Claiming he wasn’t the leader he normally is. With that said Juan turns on El Toro and gets stabbed by him. El Toro attempts to escape via helicopter to address his nation and to kill Bolivar.
On the helicopter the three brawl it out with El Toro almost throwing Sam out the helicopter. As Sam tries to climb back inside El Toro accidentally shoots and kills the pilot and throws the lifeless body out. He attempts to hit trees to make Larson loose grip of the helicopter but accidentally damaged it causing it go down. He’s the helicopter goes down. El Toto attempts again to kill the duo. But Rosa Bolivar kicks the gun out his hands with Samuel Larson catching it and shooting El Toro twice in the chest. Although the gunshots did not kill El Toro and he says his final words in the film, he lets go of the helicopter and gets cut in half by a tree.
As the helicopter continues to fall out the sky Samuel and Rosa make the choice to jump out as they believe that there’s a better chance of surviving the fall than the crash. They do soon and end up on a beach where Ruiz is waiting for them. Ruiz thanks the duo for killing all three kings of Caracas, then shows his true colors by attempting to shoot them both. However before he could do so he sees the the driver of his jeep receive a fatal shot to head. Seconds later General Javier Ruiz meets the same fate. The shooter is reveal to be Amos, Sam’s friend and a real assassin to has some to have him. 
Six months after the so called “revolution”, Juan is sworn in as the new president of Venezuela, succeeding Cueto after his death. He gives a speech how he is there to serve the people. As Juan gives his speech, Rosa cheers him on with the crowd, while Cobb and Cleveland rant about how they hate Larson because they will have a hard time controlling Juan.
As for Sam, he meets again with Katie Curc for his new book, “A Ghost in Colombia” which references his experience in Venezuela. He states that book is fiction as Katie asks due it being very realistic.
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