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The Mexican

Year:

2001

Duration:

123 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2001-03-02

Filming Locations: Belz Factory Outlet Mall - 7400 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Earnings

Budget: $34,000,000

Opening Weekend: $20,108,829 (USA) (4 March 2001)

Gross: $66,808,615 (USA) (27 May 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Brad Pitt

The Mexican

Mayra Serbulo

J.K. Simmons

Julia Roberts

Samantha Barzel

James Gandolfini

Winston Baldry

Bob Balaban

Bernie Nayman

Sherman Augustus

Well Dressed Black Man

Michael Cerveris

Frank

Gene Hackman

Arnold Margolese

Richard Coca

Car Thief #1

David Krumholtz

Beck

Castulo Guerra

Joe the Pawnshop Owner

Salvador Sánchez

Gunsmith

Alan Ciangherotti

Gunsmith's Assistant (as Alan Cianguerotti)

Melisa Romero

Gunsmith's Daughter

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Tropillo

Daniel Escobar

Raoul

Dale Raoul

Estelle

Jeremy Roberts

Bobby Victory

Jorge Malpica

Mexican Gas Station Clerk

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Mexican Policeman

Steve Rossi

Vegas M.C.

Clint Curtis

Vegas Busboy

Lawrence Bender

Vegas Onlooker

Ariane Pellicer

Mexican Ticket Agent

Carlos Lacamara

Mexican Car Rental Rep

Daniel Zacapa

Mexican Bartender

Alfredo Escobar

Car Thief #2

Luis Artagnan

Car Thief #3

Fermín Martínez

Chicken Farmer

José Carlos Rodríguez

Hotel Clerk

Gustavo Aguilar Tejada

Junk Yard Proprietor (as Gustavo Aguilar)

Lucía Pailles

Mexican Woman at Phone

Gilberto Barraza

2nd Man with Gun

Humberto Fernández Tristan

Nobleman

Luis Felipe Tovar

Nobleman's Son

Fausta Torres

Elderly Mexican Lady

Loló Navarro

Chosen Grandmother

Emiliano Guerra

Small Boy with Flashlight

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Big Car Thief #4

Angelina Peláez

Mother

Arthur Taxier

Hotel Security

William Fuller

Big Tom

Gerardo Taracena

Reveler to Fire Gun

John Pisci

Musician

Rudy Aikels

Musician

Ronald Simone

Musician

Bonnie Joy Ashley

Mom (uncredited)

Scott Beringer

Security (uncredited)

Eloïssa Florez

Village Girl (uncredited)

Harv Lawrence

Tourist Bar Patron (uncredited)

Marco López

Border Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Gloria M. Malgarini

Diner Patron (uncredited)

Bob Pepper

Food Court Patron (uncredited)

Michael A. Tessiero

Nightclub Customer #4 (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

It was on the set of this movie that Julia Roberts met her husband, cameraman Daniel Moder.

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The apparently vicious "rabid dog" in the back of the truck is actually a Golden Retriever with its fur badly trimmed and dyed to look like a mutt.

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Throughout the film, Jerry (and others) is seen to carry his handgun inside the front of the waistband but without a holster. Appropriate to the movie, this is known as "Mexican carry".

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Goofs

In the opening scene, the stop light is clearly red, yet cars are seen going through the light in all lanes.

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Blood disappears from Sam's face.

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After saving Samantha's life, Winston puts the latex gloves he used into the trash, enabling police to lift his fingerprints off them. Winston does take his gloves off, however he does not place them into the trash can. Winston only takes them off in front of the trash can.

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Quotes

Joe the Pawnshop Owner: Hola.

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Car Thief: If you're going to kill me at least tell me who it is that's going to send me to God. Tell me!

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Frank: Guns don't kill people - postal workers do.

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Faq

What is The Mexican about?

The Mexican is a romantic action comedy about Jerry, a man employed by the mob, after accidentally crashing into the car of mob boss Arnold Margolese, whom was imprisoned, because he had a man in the boot of his car, whom is sent to Mexico, much to the dismay of his girlfriend Sam, whom disapporves of Jerry working for the mob, to transport an anicent pistol called "The Mexican", which according to legend is cursed, across the border. But problems arises, when Beck, Margolese's grandson, whom Jerry was sent to retrieve the pistol from is killed and a homosexual hitman known only as Winston, sent by Margolese's right-hand-man Bernie Nayman, kidnaps Samantha and holds her captive, to ensure Jerry delivers the pistol safely, unaware Nayman intends to sell the pistol to the higgest bidder.

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