as JB: Seal’s troublesome brother-in-law. Fact vs. Fiction
: The character Monty Schafer and the subplot involving a brother-in-law killed by a car bomb were entirely fabricated for dramatic effect. Critical Reception Barry Seal - Una storia americana
(internationally known as American Made ) is a 2017 action-comedy biographical film starring Tom Cruise as Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal. Directed by Doug Liman, the film tells the "outrageous and real" story of a former TWA pilot who becomes a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel and a clandestine operative for the CIA during the 1980s. Plot Summary as JB: Seal’s troublesome brother-in-law
: The real Barry Seal was an obese man weighing roughly 300 lbs, unlike Cruise’s athletic build. Critical Reception (internationally known as American Made )
The film follows Barry Seal's transformation from a bored commercial pilot into a key figure in the :
: As his wealth grows so massive he literally runs out of places to hide it, the DEA, FBI, and various state agencies begin to close in. Facing prison, he becomes a high-stakes informant before his ultimate assassination by cartel hitmen in 1986. Principal Cast