The Matador

Year:

2006

Duration:

96 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Richard Shepard

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-01-27

Filming Locations: Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $92,312 (USA) (1 January 2006)

Gross: $12,594,698 (USA) (30 March 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Pierce Brosnan

Julian Noble

Arlin Miller

Radio DJ

Azucena Medina

Young Denver Fling

Jonah Meyerson

Ten Year Old Boy

Wiveca Bonerais

Ten Year Old Boy's Mother

Greg Kinnear

Danny Wright

Hope Davis

Carolyn 'Bean' Wright

Adam Scott

Phil Garrison

Portia Dawson

Genevive

Roberto Sosa

Skinny Mexican Man

Antonio Zavala Kugler

Hotel Bartender 1

Ramon Alvarez

Shooting Stand Owner

Luz Maria Molina

School Girl

Philip Baker Hall

Mr. Randy

Carolyn Horwitz

Cantina Turista #1

Rachel Schwartz

Cantina Turista #2

Jorge Robles

Hotel Bartender 2

Trio Los Rivera

Hotel Lobby Musicians

Israel Tellez

The Matador

Guillermo Ruiz

Fat Man

Hanny Sáenz

Fat Man's Girlfriend (as Hanny Saens)

Gabriela Goldsmith

Flirting Woman at Outdoor Café

Claudia Lobo

Vienna Fling

Maureen Muldoon

Australian Bar Waitress

Berenice Alvarado

Budapest Ballerina

Adriana Dávila

Budapest Ballerina

Silvia Ehnis

Budapest Ballerina

Deborah Rocha

Budapest Ballerina

Karla Salvador

Budapest Ballerina

Isabel Villa

Budapest Ballerina

Dylan Baker

Lovell

Arturo Echeverria

Manila Target (as Arturo Echeverría)

Ramon Valverde

Young Julian in Manila

William Raymond

Mr. Stick

Alejandro Amaya

Additional Matador

Jose Luis Angelino

Additional Matador

Guillermo Capetillo

Additional Matador

Humberto Flores

Additional Matador

Jose Mauricio Morett

Additional Matador

Federico Pizarro

Additional Matador

Penelope Kaufer

Lady Flirting in a Bar (uncredited)

Vivianne Nacif

Voice on Answering Machine (voice) (uncredited)

Benjamin Ocaranza

Fisherman (uncredited)

César Ámigo Aguilar

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The movie was acquired by the Weinstein Company during the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005.

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Hope Davis was pregnant during the filming of the movie.

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The sombrero worn by Pierce Brosnan in the film was sold at auction for $22,000.

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Goofs

When Julian and Danny are at the bullfight, Danny is wearing a light blue shirt and khaki pants. Afterwards when they're both having a drink at the outdoor cafe, Danny appears to be wearing a yellow button down shirt under his jacket with dark blue pants. The scene immediately after, when Danny is sitting on the floor listening to a message from his partner, he is back to wearing the light blue shirt and khaki pants.

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When Julian and Danny get out of the rental car in the middle of the night, in the middle of winter, you can't see their "breath". The scene was obviously shot during warmer weather, using fake snow.

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When Julian is telling the story about his first mistake in Manila, the camera can be seen, hidden behind palm leaves and bamboo, when two guys holding a mirror are walking through the frame.

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Quotes

Danny Wright: [after just learning Julian lied about having a wife] I mean, what else is a lie?

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Julian Noble: Come on! It'll be a good time!

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Julian Noble: [after flirting with some Mexican schoolgirls] I hate these Catholic countries. It's all blushy-blushy and no sucky-fucky.

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Faq

Q

What's the song on Danny Wright's alarm clock?

A

It's the song "Heat of the moment" by the band "Asia". You can here the song in the scene at the end of the movie again. Julian and Danny are working together on the race track, and the song is played in the background of this scene. This could be understand, that Danny wanted to do something special but wasn't able to do it at the beginning of the movie. So he stops the alarm clock immediately and the song could'nt play. But in the end of the movie, he is doing something great and really special, and now, the song is playing.

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