The Mexican (2001)

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writer (WGA):

J.H. Wyman (written by)

Release Date:

2 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

love with the safety off

Plot:

A man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Head | Shot In The Hand | Death | Shot In The Chest | Suicide

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Brad Pitt	...	Jerry Welbach
Julia Roberts	...	Samantha Barzel
James Gandolfini	...	Winston Baldry
J.K. Simmons	...	Ted Slocum
Bob Balaban	...	Bernie Nayman
Sherman Augustus	...	Well Dressed Black Man
Michael Cerveris	...	Frank
Richard Coca	...	Car Thief #1
David Krumholtz	...	Beck
Castulo Guerra	...	Joe the Pawnshop Owner
Mayra Serbulo	...	Emanuelle (as Maira Serbulo)
Salvador Sánchez	...	Gunsmith
Alan Ciangherotti	...	Gunsmith's Assistant (as Alan Cianguerotti)
Melisa Romero	...	Gunsmith's Daughter
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Tropillo

Also Known As:

Mexicana, La (Mexico)
Mexicain, Le (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
A Mexicana (Brazil) [pt]
A Mexikói (Hungary) [hu]
Meksikaneren (Norway) [no]
Mexican (Germany) [de]
Mexican (Poland) [pl]
Mexican (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Mexican - Eine heiße Liebe (Germany) (promotional title) [de]
Mexicana, La (Argentina) [es]
The Mexican (Finland) [fi]
The Mexican (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL (uncut) | Philippines:PG-13 | Malaysia:U (cut) | Iceland:14 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jerry is drinking from a bottle of beer he puts it to the left of him on the bench. In another shot, just moments later, the bottle can be seen on the other side of the bench.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

Soundtrack:

Why Can't We Be Friends

crap and a half

i had to watch this movie for a paper on american portrayals of mexicans. i

obviously didn't expect much but i had NO idea what i was getting myself into. holy crap.... this movie was sure, visually ambitious (AT BEST!), but otherwise i couldn't see how the same dude that could produce 'pirates of the carribbean' could have possibly directed this flick. it was horrible, boring (i fell asleep... i can't fathom why it had to be 123 minutes long), and EXTREMELY racist as far

as how mexicans are portrayed-- they were freaking stumbling around in the

street, drunk and shooting GUNS for chrissake. he rides in an 'el camino' in

attempts to appear more MEXICAN. ugh, it's frustrating that these are technically the people that i want to be in the same business with. it's no wonder that the writer has no other noteable work, may it stay that way.