: Seal eventually finds himself juggling multiple roles: delivering guns to the Nicaraguan Contras for the CIA while simultaneously running one of the largest drug-smuggling operations in American history.
Director Doug Liman described the film as "a fun lie based on a true story". Key differences include:
The film follows Barry Seal's transformation from a bored commercial pilot into a key figure in the : Barry Seal - Una storia americana
: Seal is approached by a CIA operative, Monty Schafer, to fly reconnaissance missions over Central America to photograph communist bases.
: 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 : Seal eventually finds himself juggling multiple roles:
as Sheriff Downing: The local authority in Mena, Arkansas.
as Monty Schafer: Seal's CIA handler (a fictional character representing his government contacts). : As his wealth grows so massive he
: While working for the CIA, Seal is intercepted by the Medellín Cartel—led by Pablo Escobar and the Ochoa brothers—who offer him vast sums of money to smuggle cocaine into the United States on his return flights.