Double-Crossed

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Double-Crossed ★★½ 1991

In 1984 Barry Seal agrees to inform on Colombia's Medellin Cartel and its links to the Sandanista government of Nicaragua in exchange for leniency on drug-smuggling charges. Little does he know that the personal consequences will turn deadly when his cover is blown and the government double-crosses him. Hopper's hyped-up performance as drug smuggler turned DEA informant Seal showcases this true-crime tale. 111m/C VHS . Dennis Hopper, Robert Carradine, G.W. Bailey, Adrienne Barbeau; C: Donald M. Morgan; M: Richard Bellis.

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