The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Fredy Yate
- Carlos Lehder
- (as Fredy Yate Escobar)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTom Cruise is a qualified pilot. He did all of his own flying scenes during filming.
- GoofsBarry Seal did not quit his job at TWA. In July of 1972 he was fired for taking fraudulent medical leave in order to participate in an explosives smuggling operation.
- Quotes
Barry Seal: I'm the gringo who always delivers.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, tucked among the copyright disclaimers is the sentence, "And yes, we know that's not El Salvador." This is a reference to a joke in the film about mistaking El Salvador for Nicaragua on the map. In fact, the country on the map was neither El Salvador nor Nicaragua, it was Honduras.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Half in the Bag: The Mummy (2017)
Featured review
Cruise makes a Comeback
Tom Cruise is back with a vengeance and after the train wreck that was The Mummy i can safely say that this movie proved that Cruise can act and Liman can direct.
While the narrative structure isn't always the best flowing the movie delivers great performances, an atmosphere that sucks you into the time period, and well made shots.
A highly underrated movie that i would personally recommend and a definite 8/10.
While the narrative structure isn't always the best flowing the movie delivers great performances, an atmosphere that sucks you into the time period, and well made shots.
A highly underrated movie that i would personally recommend and a definite 8/10.
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- febhanli
- Sep 21, 2017
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Mena
- Filming locations
- Ball Ground, Georgia, USA(Mena, Arkansas)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $51,342,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,776,390
- Oct 1, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $134,866,593
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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