Writer Gary Spinelli scripted American Made based on a multitude of different stories, some of which are considered wild legends, including a tale about Seal encountering then-governor Bill Clinton at an Arkansas strip club and hatching a scheme to get Clinton involved in his CIA-supported drug-smuggling, gun-running and money-laundering activities.
The Tom Cruise true-life CIA action drama American Made reportedly cut a scene showing a pre-White House Bill Clinton receiving a lap dance at an Arkansas strip club.
It would have been Gary [Spinelli], the writer and Doug, and Tom would have been involved as well.
That was a fun one, because I didn’t think it would make it, and I’m so glad it ended up in there.”