Doublecrossed

Overview

Based on a true story, this made-for-cable film tells about Barry Seal, a pilot who was a drug smuggler for the infamous Medellin cartel out of Colombia. He was caught by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and decided to turn over and help the DEA break the cartel. However, he got caught in the middle of the Reagan/Bush administration efforts to topple the Nicaraguan government in the '80s, in which Nicaraguan rebels called "contras" were allowed to smuggle cocaine into the US in exchange for their fighting against the leftist Nicaraguan government. Eventually Seal was murdered by his former Medellin employers, and some critics say it was with the tacit, if not implicit, connivance of the US administration.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 20, 1991

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Kevin Quigley,G.W. Bailey,Ed Amatrudo,John Wilmot,Danny Kamin,Adrienne Barbeau,Don Hood,Danny Trejo,Jerry Leggio,Richard Jenkinsand 2 more

Director

Roger Young

Writer

Alex Lasker,Roger Young

Producer

Ronald Tanet

Cinematography

Donald M. Morgan

Music

Richard Bellis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0101766