Summaries

Intense thriller where politics, big business and narcotics collide.

After he's busted for smuggling coke on his plane, Jim Hoffman has a chance to start over in a lush, affluent suburb of San Diego. Jim and his wife, Ellen are surprised to find maverick auto mogul John DeLorean lives in a glamorous house down the street. Soon an unexpected friendship forms between the two men, just as John's new venture--the DeLorean Motor Company--is taking off. But with the FBI pushing Jim to inform on his flashy former dealer, Morgan Hetrick and John's financing falling through the cracks, things are far from idyllic...and about to take a dark turn. Based on the real events that would become the celebrity scandal of its generation.—Lauren G

It's 1974 and Jim Hoffman is your average family man - father of two, hard-working pilot, doting husband, and occasional drug smuggler. But when Jim is caught using his family vacation to smuggle cocaine into the US, ambitious FBI agent Benedict Tissa sees an opportunity to earn a major victory for the Bureau by using Jim to entrap his elusive supplier.

Details

Keywords
  • fbi federal bureau of investigation
  • drug bust
  • trial
  • playing ping pong
  • delorean motor company
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Aug 15, 2019
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom Puerto Rico
Official sites Universal Pictures
Language English
Filming locations Puerto Rico
Production companies Blue Rider Pictures Tempo Productions Greenroom Entertainment

Box office

Gross worldwide $147172

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 53m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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