Highway Patrolman (1991)
"El patrullero" (original title)

An episodic look at a young man's life in Mexico's national highway patrol. We follow Pedro Rojas from cadet training and his rookie assignment in a northern border area, to his quick ... See full summary »

Director:

Alex Cox

Writer:

Lorenzo O'Brien (screenplay)

Stars:

Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roberto Sosa	...	Pedro
Bruno Bichir	...	Anibal
Vanessa Bauche	...	Maribel
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez	...	Griselda
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Sargento Barreras
Malena Doria	...	Abuela
Towi Islas	...	Emilio
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Comandante Navarro
Mike Moroff	...	Comandante Sanchez
Jorge Russek	...	Sr. Mateos
Ana Bertha Espín	...	Sra. Sánchez
Eduardo López Rojas	...	Sr. Rojas
Maricruz Nájera	...	Sra. Rojas
Adyari Cházaro	...	Isabel (as Adjari Cházaro)
Carlos Álvarez	...	Luis

Storyline

An episodic look at a young man's life in Mexico's national highway patrol. We follow Pedro Rojas from cadet training and his rookie assignment in a northern border area, to his quick courtship, his taking of bribes ("la mordida"), and his slow exposure to drug smuggling. Rojas re-forms his idealism as youthful naivete gives way to an adult's complicated choices.

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Plot Keywords:

bribe | drugs | highway patrol | patrol | mexico | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Alex Cox

Country:

USA Mexico Japan

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

28 December 1991 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Highway Patrolman

Filming Locations:

Sierra de Organos, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cable Hogue Co., Marubeni, Together Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features RoboCop 2 (1990)

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Soundtracks

"La Pistola Y El Corazon"
Composed by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez (as Louis Perez)
Published by Davince Music/N.O. KO Music (BMI)
Administrator: Bug Music
Performed by Rivales del Norte

User Reviews

Good Film

I liked this movie. Especially the acting by the guy who played the policeman Rojas is great. This is not an action movie and this is good so. Its a very critical movie.

The corrupt social life in Mexico becomes very transparent through the figure of Rojas, who shifts between adjusting to the system (becoming a corrupt policeman) and holding to his ideals (helping the poor). Brilliant is also his almost parodical performance of "policeman machismo".

See this movie. It's worth it!