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The Mexican

  • 20012001
  • RR
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
108K
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POPULARITY
3,849
22
Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts in The Mexican (2001)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
108K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,849
22
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Gore Verbinski
    • Writer
      • J.H. Wyman
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Julia Roberts
      • James Gandolfini
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gore Verbinski
    • Writer
      • J.H. Wyman
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Julia Roberts
      • James Gandolfini
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 370User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    The Mexican
    Trailer 2:46
    The Mexican

    Photos70

    Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts in The Mexican (2001)
    Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts in The Mexican (2001)
    Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini star
    Brad Pitt Stars as Jerry
    Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts in The Mexican (2001)
    Jerry, sitting with his new friend, has lost his girlfriend, his car and the pitsol he came to retrieve
    Jerry and Samantha
    Jerry is double-crossed by a car thief who is also after the priceless pistol known as The Mexican.
    Julia Roberts stars as Samantha
    Samantha and Jerry
    Julia Roberts stars as Samantha
    James Gandolfini stars as Leroy, the hitman

    Top cast

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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Jerry Welbach
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Samantha Barzel
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Winston Baldry
    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Ted Slocum
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Bernie Nayman
    Sherman Augustus
    Sherman Augustus
    • Well Dressed Black Man
    Michael Cerveris
    Michael Cerveris
    • Frank
    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Arnold Margolese
    Richard Coca
    Richard Coca
    • Car Thief #1
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • Beck
    Castulo Guerra
    Castulo Guerra
    • Joe the Pawnshop Owner
    Mayra Serbulo
    • Emanuelle
    • (as Maira Serbulo)
    Salvador Sánchez
    Salvador Sánchez
    • Gunsmith
    Alan Ciangherotti
    • Gunsmith's Assistant
    • (as Alan Cianguerotti)
    Melisa Romero
    • Gunsmith's Daughter
    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    • Tropillo
    Daniel Escobar
    • Raoul
    Dale Raoul
    Dale Raoul
    • Estelle
    • Director
      • Gore Verbinski
    • Writer
      • J.H. Wyman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      It was on the set of this movie that Julia Roberts met her husband, cameraman Daniel Moder.
    • Goofs
      The film opens with a car crash at an intersection clearly labeled "Laurel Terrace", but when Samantha explains the story later in the film she says that it was by "Laurel Canyon and Ventura". However, she wasn't present at the accident, which was five years earlier, and it's understandable that she'd misremember it as the major street Laurel Canyon instead of the more obscure Laurel Terrace. Further, even if she knew it was Laurel Terrace, she may have used the nearest major street for clarity.
    • Quotes

      Leroy: I have to ask you a question... and it's an important one so, I want you to think about the answer before you give it to me. Okay?

      Samantha: Okay

      Leroy: When two people love each other - Really... Love each other - but they just can't get it together, when do you get to that point where enough is enough?

      Samantha: [mouth agape, stunned look, realizing he's talking about her] Tha?... oh, well... that's... you know... um... you know it's Over when... okay, I have, like, these psychosomatic, insomniatic manifestations of... uh, well here's the thing about me: I'm a product of my emotions, versus being a product of my environment, like HIM, which he is, exactly, just THAT, environmental... uh uh I need sunshine to grow; that's who I am, and uh with the projection of the... I have goals

      [pause, smiles, nods to indicate she's done]

      Leroy: That's your answer?

      Samantha: Yah

      Leroy: That's not right. I mean, there's a right answer here, but that's not it

      Samantha: [exhales sharply]

      Leroy: Look, in my business you're surrounded by loneliness, and finality. Now I don't care what your take is on an afterlife, when people die, it's scary. And they go alone. Now the people that I send off, that have experienced love, they're a little less scared. I mean they're still scared, but there's... a calmness to 'em, and I think that comes from the knowledge that somebody, somewhere loved 'em, and cared for 'em, and will miss 'em. Now I see that from time to time, and I am awed by it. I don't think I'd be telling you any of this if it wasn't for Frank. Anyway, it's a loaded question. Look, when two people love each other - Totally, TRUTHfully, all the way Love each other - the answer to that question is simple, especially in your case. When do you get to that point where enough is enough? Never... Never

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the credits, Samantha whispers "I love you, Jerry".
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Mexican' (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      El Cable
      Written by Mario Carniello

      Performed by Esquivel

      Courtesy of The RCA Music Group, a Unit of BMG Entertainment

    User reviews370

    Review
    Top review
    A chaotic, messy but brilliant commentary on relationships
    I'm genuinely surprised at the number of people who disliked this movie. Perhaps because it was a bit disjointed, chaotic, uneven, unpredictable and even incoherent at times. And that's just why I loved it. It's life. Yes, it's the crazy, seedy, shady lives of these people (the main characters being Pitt's and Roberts' characters), but at least it's honest... and darned funny. I thought the self-deprecating jabs at how most Gringos view Mexico/Mexicans were priceless. Raul!! The grainy flashbacks had my sides splitting.

    People, this is a classic melodrama told in today's yucky, dirty, gritty, ugly times. A beautiful (if you look closely) story that doesn't take it self seriously at all. This is anything but formula Hollywood hype. It is a genius inside-joke that sandbagged most of the people hoping to come out and see a Pitt/Roberts version of Sleeping in Seattle or some similar chick-flick dreck.

    When is enough enough? Never.
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    • paddyolguin
    • Oct 12, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Người Mexico
    • Filming locations
      • Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Newmarket Capital Group
      • Lawrence Bender Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $57,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,845,033
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,108,829
      • Mar 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $147,845,033
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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