American Made (2017), and the Tom Cruise film that's fallen through the cracks
Film Stories
Monday, 22 June 2026 - 47 minutes
Just as Tom Cruise embarked on his run of Mission: Impossible and Top Gun sequels, he slipped in one of bolder choices too: an R-rated crime caper, based on a true story. Originally called Mena before being retitled American Made, the shoot saw the writer, director and star of the film living in the same house.
It also saw wildly ambitious flying sequences, a tragic accident, a challenge when selling the film and a whole lot more....
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