Tom Cruise stars in Doug Lima’s action comedy, American Made, as a commercial airline pilot who’s recruited by the CIA to fly reconnaissance missions over South America.
It is inspired 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.
“American Made” reunites Cruise with “Edge of Tomorrow” director Doug Liman. That movie, released in June of 2014, was a domestic disappointment given its big budget ($28.8 million opening on its way to $100 million), but it made up for that with global appeal, grossing over $370 million worldwide by the end of its run.
Liman had helped launch the “Bourne” film franchise in 2002 with “The Bourne Identity.”





