Episode
American Made (2017), and the Tom Cruise film that's fallen through the cracks
- Podcast
- Film Stories with Simon Brew
- Published
- Jun 22, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2790
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW2356107613.mp3
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/episodes/american-made-2017-and-the-tom-cruise-film-that-s-fallen-through-the-cracks/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/american-made-2017-and-the-tom-cruise-film-that-s-fallen-through-the-cracks.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
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.... Please subscribe to this show if you like it and leave a nice review. Support us at www.patreon.com/simonbrew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices