American Made (film)

American Made
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDoug Liman
Written byGary Spinelli
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCésar Charlone
Edited byAndrew Mondshein
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[2]
Box office$134.9 million[2]

American Made is a 2017 American action comedy film[3][4][5] directed by Doug Liman, written by Gary Spinelli, and starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jesse Plemons.[6] It is inspired[7] by the life of Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s and then, in order to avoid jail time, became an informant for the DEA.[8]

The film was first released in Taiwan on August 18, 2017, and then in the United States on September 29, 2017. It is the first film directed by Liman to be released by Universal Pictures since The Bourne Identity in 2002, and played in 2D and IMAX in select theaters.[9] It grossed $134 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Cruise's performance.[10]

  1. ^ "AMERICAN MADE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "American Made". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Doug Liman on Crash Allegations, American Made, and Living With Tom Cruise". Vulture.com. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017. The thing about a movie like American Made is it's obviously a highly entertaining film, and it's action, and comedy, and Tom is incredible in it.
  4. ^ Brett White (December 22, 2017). "New Movies On Demand: 'It,' 'American Made,' 'Battle of the Sexes' And More". Decider. This week, the Tom Cruise based-on-a-true-story action/comedy American Made is available to purchase.
  5. ^ "American Made' review: Tom Cruise action film mostly works". Newsday. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Sedighzadeh, Kazem (January 17, 2015). "Tom Cruise Adds 'Mena' to Busy Filming Schedule!". Master Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "True story behind Tom Cruise's American Made - the real-life and cartel murder of drug smuggler Barry Seal". Daily Mirror. December 18, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2018. You know, we're not making a biopic," said director Doug Liman. "Tom Cruise doesn't look like Barry Seal. His character is inspired by the stories we learned about Barry.
  8. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (August 24, 2017). "Barry Seal: The real-life story behind Tom Cruise's character in American Made; Doug Liman's new film follows the wild true story of a pilot, drug smuggler, and eventual informant". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "American Made". IMAX. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  10. ^ Giles, Jeff (September 28, 2017). "American Made is Certified Fresh". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 28, 2017.