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American Desperado

Mark Wahlberg, William Monahan, Sarah Aubrey, Peter Berg, Andrea Berloff, Steve Levinson, Evan Wright

N/A Crime N/A

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Production Status

Development

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Plot
In the early 70's, Jon Roberts, an injured Vietnam veteran by the age of 20, ends up involved in gangland takeovers of NYC nightclubs. He goes to Miami where he deals billions of dollars of cocaine for the Medellin drug cartel and ultimately spends 10 years in prison.
Crime Drama True Story

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Sarah Aubrey
Peter Berg
Steve Levinson
Mark Wahlberg

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Tagline
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Also known as
Cocaine Cowboy

Language
English

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  • Based on the book "American Desperado: My Life -- From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset" by Evan Wright & Jon Roberts.

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Development

The film was tagged as Development. The Departed scribe William Monahan to rewrite the script. Producer Mark Wahlberg (who will also star) has been developing the film since 2008.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

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American Desperado is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,438 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Nightingale, The Rosie Project and Praise This.



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Fri., Dec. 14, 2012

  • Added "Cocaine Cowboy" as an also known as title

  • Changed the title from "Cocaine Cowboy" to "American Desperado"

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