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Barry Seal was a fat guy but casting extremely fit Tom Cruise

posted 8 years ago by mustsilm
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Here is actually image of Barry Seal from the 1980s:
https://cdn1.lockerdome.com/uploads/84e848732b95f131ba9659d9060ce15e24dbd44bce538a79dd28cf8bc15339b0_large

Brendan Gleeson would have been a dead ringer for this.

You just cant ignore these type of details. The guy was fat. Tom looks skinny even on the first photos from the shooting:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BY2VmNjAxMzYtMmNlYS00ODI1LTk2MDItZGM4ZDUyMTgzNTg4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTg4NDQ4NDY@._V1_.jpg

Why didnt Tom at least make an effort to gain some weight?

[–] wiiztec (245) 3 years ago

Not only that but the fat guy Tom throws off the plane is a cameo by the real barry seal, they were shitting all over him, can't believe he agreed to it honestly