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American Made SHARE BUTTON Breaking Bad. Narcos. Blood- line. Ozark. In recent years the small screen has hosted numer- ous series set in the world of the drugs trade. Aside from last year’s little seen Bryan Cranston vehicle The Infiltrator, the trend NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9 by Eric Hillis has eluded the big screen. But now we have American Made, a true life tale of the extraordinary exploits of a drug-runner at the height of Reagan’s war on drugs, and starring the planet’s most recognizable movie star. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 22