Cross Creek Pictures
Hercules Film Fund
Imagine Entertainment
Universal Pictures
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American Made
It's not a felony if you're doing it for the good guys.
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
- Original title
- American Made
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Revenue
- $133,511,855
GenerationofSwine
Jan 14, 2023 · via TMDB
It's always kind of fun seeing Tom Cruise in a role where he has to actually act and not just do the action phone-in-emotion thing...because he is capable of being a decent actor and not just a pretty-boy action star. And, in this he was a decent actor. And the result is a very enjoyable and fun period piece that has just as much drama as it does action and comedy, which allows the time dedication to slip buy unnoticed. It's actually pretty rare that you can watch a film this long and not really feel like you're watching a long film. The only real downside is that the end hits you a bit abruptly, a bit too abruptly for the build up...but who cares when the build-up is this enjoyable.
fung0
Dec 31, 2017 · via TMDB
_American Made_ is a peculiar film, but a very enjoyable one. It takes a playful, satirical look at the origins of the notorious 'Iran-Contra' affair, through the eyes of pilot Barry Seal. Along the ways we get thrills, laughs, astonishing (true-life) twists and turns and some vivid characters. Even if you followed the public Iran-Contra scandal, you may be unfamiliar with the story of Seal, who started running guns for the CIA years before the familiar public scandal erupted. American Made is a fast, breezy, amoral look at the ins and outs of a covert operation made to go wrong. There's no judgment here; in fact, we come to like Seal's crazy make-it-up-as-you-go-along approach to flying, to crime and to life in general. Tom Cruise is perfectly cast as the cocky, reckless pilot. I've done a fair bit of flying, and I've met one or two hot-shots like (in a lesser degree) the one Cruise portrays. Cruise has lately been playing parts that are much too young for him (e.g. _Jack Reacher: Never Go Back_), but his age works well in this case. In a way, Seal is a guy fighting to stay young. If there's one there's one thing to regret about _American Made_ it's that it carefully avoids most of the political backdrop. We're told that the Sandinistas were evil Russian-backed Communists, which is undoubtedly what the CIA would have said at the time. (Hindsight is more ambiguous.) We're shown, just barely, how the Reagan administration evolved a cockeyed criminal scheme for its own ends, but the film ends where the public Iran-Contra scandal began. Ollie North is a presence in only one or two shots. Nonetheless, Barry Seal's personal story arc is wrapped up perfectly. The ending doesn't let anyone off the hook, but it does leave us questioning our own moral position, as we're inevitably drawn to like and admire Barry Seal, in spite of his total lack of scruples or judgment. Doug Liman directs with his usual flair. He's had a remarkably varied career, ranging from spy-action (_Bourne Identity_) to superheroes (_Jumper_) to political drama (_Fair Game_) to straight-up sci-fi (_Edge of Tomorrow_). _American Made_ stands up very well in that catalog. It's a fun film, a thoughtful film, an unusual film... though its darker side may not appeal to every taste.
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Domhnall Gleeson
Monty 'Schafer'
Sarah Wright
Lucy Seal
Jesse Plemons
Sheriff Downing
Caleb Landry Jones
JB
Lola Kirke
Judy Downing
Jayma Mays
Dana Sibota
Alejandro Edda
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Oliver North
Morgan Hinkleman
Christina
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Adolfo Calero
Jayson Warner Smith
Bill Cooper (Snowbird #1)
William Mark McCullough
Pete (Snowbird #2)
April Billingsley
Stewardess
Lauren Boyd
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Lauren Revard
Teller
Marcus Hester
Parka
Mike Pniewski
Willie (State Police)
Frank Licari
DEA Agent #1
Alex Collins
ATF #1
Scott Poythress
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Connor Trinneer
George W. Bush / Texan
Alpha Trivette
Judge Linkletter
Kevin L. Johnson
Agent Horace Wainwright
Leon Lamar
Elderly Man
Tony Guerrero
Federico Vaughan
Maria Howell
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Darla Delgado
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Justice Leak
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Robert Pralgo
Gary (Cubicle Mate)
Mickey Sumner
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Daniel Thomas May
CIA Man
Chloe Swan Sparwath
LeAnn
Byron Wigfall
Contra #1
Matt Mercurio
FBI Analyst
Jairo Ordóñez
Scar
Stephen Conroy
Military Police / Advisor
Lara Grice
Female Reporter (uncredited)
Sharon Conley
DEA Agent Grace (uncredited)
Chris Gann
Donor #2 (uncredited)
Johnny Otto
Pilot (uncredited)
Kayla Perkins
Waitress (uncredited)
Michael Mercaldi
Sandinista (uncredited)
Dan Southworth
Agent Winters (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Justin O'Neal Miller
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Dylan Goss
Aerial Director of Photography
Jenny Gering
Costume Design
Kym Barrett
Costume Design
Marie Larkin
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Frédéric North
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Alan D. Purwin
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Joey Box
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Robert Alonzo
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Elena Sanchez
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Mario Pérez
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Amy Lynn Tuttle
Utility Stunts
Doug Liman
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Dylan Tichenor
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Saar Klein
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Andrew Mondshein
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Christopher Woodrow
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Jill Ahrens
Co-Executive Producer
Leo Shi Young
Co-Executive Producer
Ryan Ahrens
Co-Executive Producer
Tyler Hohmann
Location Assistant
Brian Grazer
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Brian Oliver
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Michael Paraskevas
Music
Gabe Hilfer
Music Supervisor
Julianne Jordan
Music Supervisor
Christophe Beck
Original Music Composer
Bob Chefalas
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin Scott
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