'American Made' trivia and fun facts
Name's change
This began shooting under the title 'Mena'.
Different dates
The project was announced on January 14, 2015.
Howard v. Liman
Ron Howard was considered to direct but lost to Doug Liman.
Novice
First film together Tom Cruise and Sarah Wright
Journeys across Colombia
Since August 24th, Tom Cruise has been seen filming on location in Medellín, Colombia, and also on other Colombian towns that were real places where Barry Seal had to move when he was a pilot for the Medellin Cartel.
Best script?
Was featured on the 2014 Black List of the most liked un-made film scripts.
Tom Cruise's third biographical film
This marks as Tom Cruise's third biographical film, along with 'Born on the Fourth of July' (1989) and 'Valkiria' (2008).
More work
The film went back into Production in 2016 for Additional Photography and 2017 for Reshoots.
Transformations
The small town of Ball Ground, Georgia, was transformed into the real town of Mena, Arkansas for this movie. This is the largest event of a public nature and this type of grand exposure to occur in Ball Ground's history.
Liman and Cruise together again
Doug Liman directed Tom Cruise in 'Edge of tomorrow'.