Mercury Plains (2016)

A troubled man runs away to Mexico and is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. He proves himself to the group, but questions their motive.

Director:

Charles Burmeister

Writer:

Charles Burmeister

Stars:

Scott Eastwood, Nick Chinlund, Andy Garcia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Eastwood	...	Mitch
Nick Chinlund	...	The Captain
Andy Garcia	...	Benito
Jorge A. Jimenez	...	Camarillo / The Pimp
Justin Arnold	...	Paul
Justin Park	...	Jesse
Angela Sarafyan	...	Alyssa
Keith Poulson	...	Naylor
Nicholas Pullara	...	Jack
Miguel Velez	...	Ruben
Steven Pritchard	...	Brad
Jonathan Tabler	...	Officer Warren (as John Tabler)
Brinlee Grace	...	Mitch's Sister
Katherine Willis	...	Mitch's Mom
Mark Hanson	...	The Boyfriend

Storyline

A troubled young man runs away to Mexico, where he is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. Isolated in the desert, he proves himself by becoming The Captain's top soldier, but questions the group's true purpose. As the Mexican police close in, he realizes that his only way out is to escape back to America, but first he must outwit The Captain.

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | tank top | drinking from a bottle | man wears a tank top | crawling | 

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Taglines:

No home. No laws. No limit.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug use.

Did You Know?

Trivia

The so called Captain mentioned section 434.868c granted by the U.S Senate, but nothing like that actually exists and therefore as a PMC he has no right to any diplomatic and could be deemed "persona non grata" by its host nation.

User Reviews

Hard to believe

In a world of seasoned pros, young genius, and serious money, it is amazing to see a property with the Eastwood tag so mishandled, badly directed, obviously posed, set in a ridiculous and sloppy script, and dished out to the public as some beefcake manboy that can be shot at times to give us that glimpse of that tobacco spitting, grizzled icon we really loved. Rowdy Yates had better lines, better direction, better support, and a charisma this kid ain't got,and that was TV. The horse this new kid rode in on should be in the glue factory along with all the other dead horses. Incompetent management of this magnitude is really amazing. Not reading much about the flick? There is nothing here to write about.

Details

Official Sites:

Sales Agency

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 February 2017 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Epic

Filming Locations:

Mathis, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Number 5 Films, Republic of EPIC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color