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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.

Release Date : 2017-08-18

Language :SpanishFrenchEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesCross Creek PicturesImagine EntertainmentVendian EntertainmentQuadrant PicturesHercules Film Fund

Production Country : LuxembourgUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Mena

Cast

Character Name : Barry Seal

Original Name : Tom Cruise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monty 'Schafer'

Original Name : Domhnall Gleeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucy Seal

Original Name : Sarah Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff Downing

Original Name : Jesse Plemons

Gender : Male

Character Name : JB

Original Name : Caleb Landry Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judy Downing

Original Name : Lola Kirke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dana Sibota

Original Name : Jayma Mays

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jorge Ochoa

Original Name : Alejandro Edda

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Rangel

Original Name : Benito Martinez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Craig McCall

Original Name : E. Roger Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louis Finkle

Original Name : Jed Rees

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carlos Lehder

Original Name : Fredy Yate

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pablo Escobar

Original Name : Mauricio Mejía

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oliver North

Original Name : Robert Farrior

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christina

Original Name : Morgan Hinkleman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manuel Noriega

Original Name : Alberto Ospino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Felipe Bernedette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adolfo Calero

Original Name : Daniel Lugo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Cooper (Snowbird #1)

Original Name : Jayson Warner Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pete (Snowbird #2)

Original Name : William Mark McCullough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : April Billingsley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Lauren Boyd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teller

Original Name : Lauren Revard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Parka

Original Name : Marcus Hester

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willie (State Police)

Original Name : Mike Pniewski

Gender : Male

Character Name : DEA Agent #1

Original Name : Frank Licari

Gender : Male

Character Name : ATF #1

Original Name : Alex Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : ATF #2

Original Name : Scott Poythress

Gender : Male

Character Name : George W. Bush / Texan

Original Name : Connor Trinneer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Linkletter

Original Name : Alpha Trivette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Horace Wainwright

Original Name : Kevin L. Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Plains Clothed Man

Original Name : DeVere Jehl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Héctor (Colombian Driver)

Original Name : Emilio Sierra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elderly Man

Original Name : Leon Lamar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Federico Vaughan

Original Name : Tony Guerrero

Gender : Male

Character Name : NSC Woman

Original Name : Maria Howell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Customs Agent

Original Name : Darla Delgado

Gender : Female

Character Name : DEA Agent Winter

Original Name : Justice Leak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gary (Cubicle Mate)

Original Name : Robert Pralgo

Gender : Male

Character Name : North's Aide Fawn Hall

Original Name : Mickey Sumner

Gender : Female

Character Name : CIA Man

Original Name : Daniel Thomas May

Gender : Male

Character Name : LeAnn

Original Name : Chloe Swan Sparwath

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aaron

Original Name : Alex Quarles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean

Original Name : Trip McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean

Original Name : Zachary Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandinista Soldier

Original Name : Daniel Diaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Contra #1

Original Name : Byron Wigfall

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Analyst

Original Name : Matt Mercurio

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Station Chief

Original Name : Carlos Lopez Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scar

Original Name : Jairo Ordóñez

Gender : Male

Character Name : State Trooper

Original Name : Jeff Olsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Military Police / Advisor

Original Name : Stephen Conroy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Antonio (Bull Fighter)

Original Name : Juan Esteban Ramírez Toro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Lara Grice

Gender : Female

Character Name : DEA Agent Grace (uncredited)

Original Name : Sharon Conley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Donor #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Gann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Otto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Kayla Perkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sandinista (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Mercaldi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Winters (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Southworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radar Op. #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Billions

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Ronald Reagan

Gender : Male

Reviews

fung0

@fung0

2021-06-23

_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.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

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.