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A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.

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Earl Stone
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Farmhand #3
Cesar De León ...
Jose
Gustavo Muñoz ...
Farmhand #2
Jackie Prucha ...
Helen
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Tim Kennedy
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Computer Daylily Guy
Christi McClintock ...
Daylily Fan
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MC
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Iris
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Younger Ginny
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Mary
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Dave
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Bartender
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Ginny
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Mike
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Rico
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Emilio
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Andres
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Assault Rifle Guy
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Special Agent in Charge
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Agent Colin Bates
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Agent Treviño
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Luis Rocha
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Bald Rob (as Noel G.)
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Biker #2
Felicia Dee ...
Biker #1
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Banker
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Phil
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Texas State Trooper
Mollie Busta ...
Mollie-B
Joe Poper ...
Guitar
Dana Lindblad ...
Drums
Theodor Lange ...
Singer / Accordion (as Ted Lange)
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Old Vet
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Laton
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Gustavo
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Eduardo
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Julio
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Sal
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Young Wife
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Nerdy Husband (as Kareem Grimes)
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Hot 45-Year-Old (as Caroline Granger)
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Wiesel
Kiana N. Paz ...
Cartel Girl #1
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Sheriff
Nicole M. Gomez ...
Cartel Girl #3
Ashley V. Yanez ...
Cartel Girl #2
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DEA Agent
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DEA Regional Manager
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Agent Brown
Kenny Barr ...
SWAT Captain
Jan Hartsell ...
Beauty School Admin
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Axl
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Bug
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Driver Pulled Over
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Big Dude
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24-Hour Waitress
Leonard Hennessy ...
Pastor
Billy Richards ...
Helicopter Pilot
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Judge
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Attorney
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Driver (uncredited)
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Asian Bride (uncredited)
James William Ballard ...
State Trooper (uncredited)
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Convention Attendee (uncredited)
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DEA Special Agent (uncredited)
Timothy Carr ...
Prisoner (uncredited)
Scott Dale ...
The Clown (uncredited)
McCall Dawson ...
Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)
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Kid #1 (uncredited)
Alexandra Erickson ...
Cheerleader (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Pam (uncredited)
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Chola (uncredited)
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Sarah (uncredited)
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Attorney (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Kid #2 (uncredited)
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Cartel Enforcer (uncredited)
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DEA Agent (uncredited)
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Illinois State Trooper (uncredited)
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Bodyguard to Laton (uncredited)
Kaitlin Hodson ...
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Itson ...
Driver (uncredited)
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Bikini Girl (uncredited)
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Federal Agent (uncredited)
Deron Lillard ...
Wedding Reception Attendee (uncredited)
Kimberly Michelle Lopez ...
Bikini Girl 2 (uncredited)
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Cartel Member #1 (uncredited)
Roy Luke ...
Convention Attendee (uncredited)
Nydia Malesinski ...
Graduation Guest (uncredited)
Monica Mathis ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
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DEA Agent (uncredited)
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Ashlyn Bates (uncredited)
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Pretty Woman (uncredited)
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Agent (uncredited)
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Driver (uncredited)
Johnny Cordova Ramirez ...
Johnny Ramirez (uncredited)
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Pretty Nurse (uncredited)
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U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
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Driver (uncredited)
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LJ Bates (uncredited)
Jeffrey S Smith ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James Tilley ...
Chicano Gangster #1 (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sandra L. Velez ...
Precision Driver (uncredited)
Wes Weems ...
Doctor (uncredited)
Maria Z. Wilson ...
Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Clint Eastwood

Written by

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Nick Schenk ... (written by)
 
Sam Dolnick ... (inspired by the New York Times Magazine Article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year Old Drug Mule" by)

Produced by

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Jillian Apfelbaum ... co-producer
David Bernad ... executive producer (as Dave Bernad)
David M. Bernstein ... co-producer
Jason Cloth ... executive producer (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood ... producer (produced by)
Ruben Fleischer ... executive producer
Dan Friedkin ... producer (produced by)
Aaron L. Gilbert ... executive producer
Holly Hagy ... associate producer
Todd Hoffman ... executive producer
Jessica Meier ... producer (produced by)
Tim Moore ... producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Kristina Rivera ... producer (produced by)
Bradley Thomas ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Arturo Sandoval

Cinematography by

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Yves Bélanger ... director of photography

Editing by

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Joel Cox

Editorial Department

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David S. Cox ... assistant editor
Maxine Gervais ... senior supervising colorist
Chris Giuffrida ... colorist: dailies
Nathan Godley ... assistant editor
Erik Kaufmann ... senior finishing editor
Jeff Pantaleo ... digital colorist
Bob Peishel ... sr. digital intermediate producer
Andrew K. Ross ... post-production coordinator
Denise Woodgerd ... dailies producer

Casting By

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Geoffrey Miclat

Production Design by

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Kevin Ishioka

Art Direction by

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Rory Bruen
Julien Pougnier ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Ronald R. Reiss

Costume Design by

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Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department

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Luisa Abel ... makeup department head
Maurice Beaman ... hair stylist: Atlanta
Cynthia L. Chapman ... hair stylist: Atlanta (as Cynthia Chapman)
Cheryl Daniels ... key hair stylist
Patricia Dehaney ... hair department head
Kimber Eastwood ... makeup artist: New Mexico
Janine Maloney ... makeup artist: New Mexico (as Janeen Maloney)
Lori McCoy-Bell ... hair stylist: Mr. Cooper
Nichole Miller ... hair stylist
Devin Shayla Morales ... makeup artist (as Devin Morales)
Emerald Ortega ... hair stylist: New Mexico
Mollie Siegel ... makeup artist: Atlanta
Jordan Venetis ... makeup artist
Jay Wejebe ... assistant makeup department head
LuAndra Whitehurst ... makeup artist
Lance Aldredge ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Heather Beauvais ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Chawana Jones ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Nieman ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Holly Hagy ... production supervisor
Tim Moore ... production manager
Mark Scoon ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David M. Bernstein ... first assistant director
Stephen S. Campanelli ... second unit director
Jeff Hubbard ... second assistant director
Robert Ratner ... additional second assistant director
Zack L. Smith ... second second assistant director (as Zack Smith)

Art Department

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Jeff Angelo ... prop assistant
Carla M. Bailey ... standby painter (as Carla Bailey) / standby scenic (as Carla Bailey)
Lance Cheatham ... set dressing leadman: new mexico
Peachy Ciraolo ... Paint Foreman
Colton Comans ... set dresser
Mick Cummings ... set decoration buyer
Bruce Di Valerio ... construction coordinator
Kel Genovese ... prop assistant
Lindsay Good ... art department coordinator
Herbie Henderson ... set dresser
Zach Kane ... gang boss
Ethan Lamar Kitchens ... Greens Gangboss (as Ethan Kitchens)
Mayumi Konishi-Valentine ... set designer
Ji Young Lee ... art department: miscellaneous crew
Clarke McAlarney ... art department assistant
Kennieth Miles ... greens foremen (as Kenneth Miles)
Garry Moore ... on-set dresser
John Moredock ... set designer
Parker Morris ... set dresser
Roderick Nunnally ... scenic supervisor
Michael Okuda ... graphic designer
Graham Dane Parker ... greensman
Brett Quarmby ... set dresser
Kenneth R. Saunchegraw ... foreman
Kevin Shaw ... assistant property master
Dan Shoen ... set foreman
John Sommerville ... leadman
Eitan Sonnenberg ... set dresser
Jason Sweers ... lead graphic designer
Garrett Walden ... labor foreman
Luke Lafayette Ward ... greensman
Will Wild Bill Davis ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Jedediah Barton ... audio description narrator
Emad Borjian ... apprentice sound editor
Greg Crawford ... adr mixer: Atlanta
Jack Cucci ... foley mixer
John T. Cucci ... foley artist
Craig Dollinger ... boom operator
Michael Dressel ... supervising foley editor
Brittany Ellis ... additional mix technician
Goeun Lee Everett ... sound effects editor (as Goeun Lee)
Catherine Harper ... foley artist
Colin Heath ... utility sound
Matthew Iadarola ... additional re-recording mixer
Darrin Mann ... foley mixer
Darren Maynard ... sound effects editor
Ryan McCabe ... marketing re recording mixer
Harrison Meyle ... adr supervisor
Steven Morrow ... sound mixer
Ryan Murphy ... re-recording engineer
Alan Robert Murray ... supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell ... foley artist
Willard Overstreet ... foley editor
Tony Pilkington ... re-recording engineer
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer
Adam Sharpe ... adr mixer
Unsun Song ... sound re-recording mix technician
Aaron Southerland ... adr mixer
John St. Denis ... adr mixer: Atlanta
Cameron Steenhagen ... supervising dialogue editor
John C. Stuver ... dialogue editor
John Joseph Thomas ... sound effects editor
Christian Wenger ... sound effects editor
Dean A. Zupancic ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

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Bryan Brimecombe ... special effects technician
Barry Hart ... special effects technician
Randy E. Moore ... special effects foreman
Wayne Rowe ... special effects coordinator
J.D. Schwalm ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Ryan Allen ... compositor
Richard Alonso ... computer graphics artist
Sumit Milind Ambhore ... vfx roto artist: Prime Focus Ltd.
Jason Bowers ... digital effects supervisor
Arjun Jawaharlal Chaudhary ... prep artist
Prathmesh Chaukekar ... visual effects artist
Kelsey Elias ... digital compositor
Shizan Faisal ... digital compositor
Vikas Kaushal ... visual effects artist
Suraj Kaur Khalsa ... vfx production supervisor: Warner Bros
Amit Kumar ... 2d supervisor: prime focus
Adam Ohl ... visual effects producer
Liz Radley ... video & computer graphics supervisor
Mrinal Ranjan ... digital compositor: prime focus
Rick Sander ... visual effects supervisor
Jimit Shah ... background prep lead
Abhishek Shaw ... compositor: Prime Focus
Graham Tailleur ... visual effects coordinator
Yogendra Tonke ... cg supervisor: primefocus
Nishant Yadav ... prep artist

Stunts

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David Alessi ... precision driver
Cristin Azure ... precision driver
Trent Brya ... stunt driver
Colin Cary ... precision driver
Paul Chappell ... precision driver/precision car coordinator
Doug Coleman ... stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman ... stunt driver
Scott Dale ... stunt driver / utility stunts
Dean Grimes ... stunt performer
Mitchell Gunter ... precision driver
Darryl W. Handy ... precision driver
Alexander Hashioka Oatfield ... stunt driver
Bobby Hernandez ... stunt performer
Crystal Hooks ... stunt driver
C.C. Ice ... stunts
Jenny Jerman ... precision driver
Warren Jones ... precision driver
Aaron Matthews ... stunts
Charlie Parrish ... stunts
Allen Robinson ... stunt double: Clint Eastwood
Derek Russo ... stunt performer
Thom Khoury Williams ... stunt driver (as Thom Williams)
Tyler Witte ... stunt performer
Michael D. Jenkins ... precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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James W. Apted ... first assistant camera: "A" camera
Hans Bjerno ... aerial director of photography
Hugh Braselton ... second assistant camera
Stephen S. Campanelli ... a camera/steadicam operator
Tim Chang ... lighting technician
Tyler Childs ... rigging gaffer
Logan Covelli ... camera technician
Justin Cowart ... fixtures foreman
Brandon Crawford ... lighting technician
James B. Crawford ... gaffer
Melissa Di Meglio ... drone producer
Tim Driscoll ... Rigging grip
Eric Dvorsky ... aerial camera technician
Michael Dzialowski ... additional first assistant camera
David Elwell ... assistant chief lighting technician
Terry Fitzpatrick ... 24 frame video playback
Claire Folger ... still photographer
Jordan Gehrig ... additional grip
David M. Giannamore ... Drone Tech (as David Giannamore)
Anil Gonnabathula ... hydrascope technician
Grayson Hunter ... dimmer board operator
Michael Kellogg ... digital imaging technician
Richard Dennis Kinnard ... lighting technician
Kyle Leftridge ... grip
Ryan Louden ... Dolly/Crane Grip
Matt Matches ... digital utility
Matthew McGinn ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Justin Memovich ... set lighting technician
Kevin M. Miller ... Best boy rigging grip
John J. Moers ... documentary cameraman
Owen Patry ... ariel camera operator
Melissa Porter ... loader
Scott Pouncy ... rigging electric best boy
Caitlin Rodiek ... b camera: second assistant camera
Charles Saldana ... key grip
Val Schubert ... electrician
Nick Seoane ... set lighting technician
Matt Shearer ... rigging grip
Mical Swett ... electrician
Duprelon Tizdale ... drone camera operator 2nd unit
Doug Wall ... best boy grip
Ross Wellman ... electrician
Jeremy Wren ... grip: day player (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Becky Altringer ... backgrounds

Casting Department

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Tara Feldstein ... casting director: Atlanta
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Selena Montania ... casting assistant
Jyl Murray ... extras casting assistant
Eve Streger ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Erika Benton ... shopper (as Erika Arnold)
Michael Crow ... assistant costume designer
Dinah DuPont ... costumer (as Dinah Lightsey)
Chloé Annick Ginsburg ... wardrobe production assistant
Kaylie Hamborg ... set costumer
Matthew Jerome ... set costumer
Mitchell Ray Kenney ... costume supervisor
Seanan Kenney ... production assistant
Torri Knight ... costumer buyer
Les Morgan ... additional set costumer
Kathy Oberlin ... tailor: United States
Vicente Parada ... set costumer
Laura Simmons ... costume pa
Jack Taggart ... ager/dyer
Kim Trujillo ... additional costumer

Location Management

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Chad Boardsen ... location production assistant
Renee Brock ... location scout
Dylan Brodie ... assistant location manager
Clint Fumanti ... key assistant location manager
Justin M. Hamilton ... assistant location manager
Jake Hektoen ... location production assistant
Eric Maldonado ... key assistant location manager
Katie Max ... location coordinator
Patrick Mignano ... supervising location manager
Shani Orona ... location manager: new mexico locations
Dustin Pitan ... key assistant location manager
Ian Simpson ... assistant location manager
Walter Smith ... location assistant
Georgia Anne Thompson ... key assistant location manager
Mark Vasconcellos ... location assistant
Andrew Warren ... assistant location manager
Elizabeth A. Wright ... location manager

Music Department

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Emad Borjian ... scoring stage crew
Rob Brophy ... musician: viola
Daniel A. Brown ... music preparation
Andrew Duckles ... musician: viola
Ross Gasworth ... musician: cello
Tom Hardisty ... score recordist
Thomas Harte ... musician: bass
Paul S. Henning ... musician: violin
Dylan C. Jones ... composer: trailer music
Oumi Kapila ... musician: trailer music
Kevin Kaska ... supervising orchestrator
Michael Kaufman ... musician: cello
Christian Kollgaard ... musician: bass
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello
Benjamin Lash ... musician: cello
Tim Lauer ... musician
Whitney Martin ... musician contractor
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola
Chris McGeary ... music editor
Ben Powell ... musician: violin
Carolyn Riley ... musician: viola
Ryan Robinson ... scoring technical support engineer
Erik Rynearson ... musician: viola
Eric Shetzen ... musician: bass
Ben Smolen ... musician: flute
Andrew Synowiec ... musician
Rodney Wirtz ... musician: viola
Spencer Wright ... assistant music editor
Dylan S. Hart ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Nate Tronerud ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Ana Maria Quintana ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Ryan Allen ... driver
Tony Barattini ... driver: production van
Joe Bernier ... driver: cast
Kevin Dean ... driver
Brian Gregory ... driver: Mr. Eastwood
Omar Isaacs ... transportation
Alana McGaughy ... transportation coordinator
Tim McGaughy ... driver
Thomas Mckissic ... transportation
Domiciano Rodriquez ... transportation captain
Mark Sanchez ... driver
Larry Stelling ... picture car coordinator
Jeremy Stokes ... driver
Bradford Turner ... driver
John Vanderwagen ... driver
Morgan Vinson ... dispatcher
Dawna Bennett ... picture car driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Co-Co Aiello-Younger ... key first assistant accountant (as Coleen Aiello)
Steph Allen ... additional craft service
Adhrucia Apana ... studio executive
Jennifer Asaro ... VP: Physical Production Finance (as Jennifer Clark)
Katie Benson ... Floral Designer
Caroline Bielskis ... adr loop artist: voice
John Blanford ... production assistant
David Boyle ... business and legal affairs: Imperative Entertainment
Alex Castillo ... voice actor
Jennifer Davis ... assistant production office coordinator
Cindy Doan ... second assistant accountant
Eric Dvorsky ... aerial ground coordinator
Christine Dye ... 2nd assistant accountant
Gino Falsetto ... production executive: Imperative Entertainment
Taylor Flaim ... production secretary
Dan Friedkin ... aerial coordinator/helicopter pilot
Jennifer Furgal ... payroll assistant
Charlotte Gleason ... set production assistant
Steve Goldstein ... payroll accountant
Vincent 'Chenzy' Graziano ... office production assistant
Brian Green ... production assistant
Elizabeth Guiberteau ... craft service
Karen A. Harris ... assistant to coordinator
Lauren M. Higgs ... construction buyer
Rebecca Hilliard ... production coordinator: New Mexico
Tara Hunter ... additional production assistant
Casey Wayne Hupp ... stand-in (as Casey Wayne)
Jossara Jinaro ... voice actress
Shadan Johnson ... office production assistant
Zak Kadison ... COO & Co-Founder of Imperative Entertainment
Patrick Kirschner ... production assistant
Tyler Kline ... production assistant
Joshua Loiko ... 1st Assistant Accountant: New Mexico
Terry O. Love ... office production assistant
Candace Luce ... Snake Wrangler
Deion McCarter ... set production assistant
Darin McCormick-Millett ... titles by
Megan Mieduch ... assistant: Mr. Moore
Austin Minotto ... production assistant
David Moore ... insurance risk manager
Allie Moreno ... voice actress
Stacie Motobo ... first assistant accountant
Sinatra Onyewuchi ... set security
Johnny Palomarez Jr. ... stand-in: Andy Garcia
Emmanuel Pappas ... physical production coordinator: WB
Rob Porter ... police coordinator
Jena Reynolds ... stand in: Dianne Wiest
Elizabeth Rios ... set production assistant
Darin Sahler ... Stand-In for Clint Eastwood
Aaron Salazar ... set security
Sean Satterwhite ... Key Office Production Assistant
Christopher Sgubin ... stand-in
Brendan Shepherd ... assistant production coordinator: New Mexico
Steven Thibault ... finance executive: BRON
Rachel Thompson ... assistant to executive in charge of production
Joel Tokarsky ... production accountant
Miguel J. Torres ... office production assistant
Anthony Trovato ... assistant: Mr. Thomas
Kelvin Tyler ... set production assistant
Robert L. Walden III ... location medic
Karl J. Weschta ... weapons supplier
Robert S. Wilhelm Jr. ... assistant: to mr. cooper
EM Woods ... production coordinator (as Mary Woods)
Daniel Zubiate ... stand in: Clint Eastwood
Ladd Lanford ... Dailies/DI Project Manager (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jeff Moore ... acknowledgement
Pierre Rissient ... dedicatee (as Pierre)
Richard Schickel ... dedicatee (as Richard)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man who is ninety years old, broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well, so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn't the only one keeping tabs on Earl. The mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging D.E.A. Agent Colin Bates (Bradley Cooper). And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.

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Taglines Nobody Runs Forever See more »
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Also Known As
  • La Mula (United States, Spanish title)
  • La Mule (Canada, French title)
  • La Mule (France)
  • Mula (Spain)
  • Luo zi (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 116 min
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Box Office

Budget $50,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $17,509,431, 16 Dec 2018
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $174,204,407

Did You Know?

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Trivia This movie was based on The New York Times article "The Sinaloa Cartel's 90-Year-Old Drug Mule" by Sam Dolnick, which recounts and was inspired by the true story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran in his eighties, who became the world's oldest and most prolific drug mule for the Sinaloa Cartel. in this movie, however, this was changed to him being a Korean War vet, so the story could be set in 2017. See more »
Goofs Earl pleads guilty during his trial and the judge simply sends him to prison immediately. This is wildly unrealistic. In such a scenario, the judge would have called a recess or adjourned the trial for the day and ordered Earl to confer with his lawyer. If Earl was intent on pleading guilty, the judge would have accepted the plea and set a date for sentencing. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Toby Keith: Don't Let the Old Man In (2018). See more »
Soundtracks Siento Que Ya No Estas See more »
Quotes Mary: You were the love of my life, and the pain of my life. And I need you to know, it's all the world to me that you're here.
[moaning]
Earl Stone: I love you Mary.
Mary: More today than yesterday.
Earl Stone: But not as much as tomorrow.
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