True tale of drug runner turned CIA agent
‘American Made’, latest Hollywood biopic thriller directed by Doug Liman, revolves around pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.
Starring Tom Cruise in the lead, in this international escapade based on the outrageous exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.
Based on a true story, American Made co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.
The plot focuses on Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s. In order to avoid jail time, Seal approached United States government officials and served as an informant for the DEA.
The film is produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer. (A Beautiful Mind), Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver (Black Swan) and Tyler Thompson (Everest), Quadrant Pictures’ Doug Davison (The Departed), and Kim Roth (Inside Man). Gary Spinelli wrote the screenplay.
