The Mexican - Amore senza la sicura

Titolo originale: The Mexican
Regia: Gore Verbinski |
Anno: 2001
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Azione Commedia Crime Romance
Tag: mexico | kidnapping | romcom | road trip | thief | mobster | los angeles, california | on the road | storytelling |
Cast: Brad Pitt | Julia Roberts | James Gandolfini | J.K. Simmons | David Krumholtz | Bob Balaban | Gene Hackman | Michael Cerveris | Richard Coca | Castulo Guerra | Salvador Sánchez | Jeremy Roberts | José Carlos Rodríguez | Daniel Escobar | Sherman Augustus | Mayra Sérbulo | Alan Ciangherotti | Melisa Romero | Ernesto Gómez Cruz | Dale Raoul | Jorge Malpica | Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Steve Rossi | Clint Curtis | Lawrence Bender | Ariane Pellicer | Carlos Lacámara | Daniel Zacapa | Alfredo Escobar | Luis Artagnan | Fermín Martínez | Gustavo Aguilar Tejada | Lucía Pailles | Gilberto Barraza | Humberto Fernández Tristan | Luis Felipe Tovar | Fausta Torres | Loló Navarro | Emiliano Guerra | Miguel Ángel Fuentes | Angelina Peláez | Arthur Taxier | William Fuller | Gerardo Taracena | John Pisci | Rudy Aikels | Ronald Simone | Gloria M. Malgarini | Marco López |

Dopo l'arresto del potente Margolis, Jerry Welbach è costretto da un boss mafioso a recuperare un'antica pistola, chiamata appunto "The Mexican". La fidanzata Samantha vuole però che molli tutto e lo segue a Los Angeles, ma il giovane non ha scelta: o ritrova la pistola o è un uomo morto. La ragazza rimane così coinvolta nella vicenda e dopo aver rischiato la vita viene rapita.

Approfondimenti

The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Gene Hackman, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, J.K. Simmons [...] D
This was originally set to be a David Fincher project. D
James Gandolfini reportedly lost 35 pounds for his role, all of which he had to gain back befor [...] D
Frank saying to Samantha and Winston "Guns don't kill people" foreshadows Frank's death when he [...] D
It was on the set of this movie that Julia Roberts met her husband, cameraman Daniel Moder. D
In the scene where Jerry (Brad Pitt) is amusingly attempting to speak Spanish (widely spoken in [...] D
The hotel room was 702 which is the telephone area code for Las Vegas, NV. D
The casting choice of James Gandolfini as Leroy was Julia Roberts' idea. D
In 1 scene, Frank tells Samantha and Winston that he's a postman whose business is pornography. [...] D
James Gandolfiniand Gene Hackman previously worked together on Get Shorty (1995) as Bear & Harr [...] D
Because of the unusual nature of the script, Gore Verbinski was able to attract Julia Roberts a [...] D
The apparently vicious "rabid dog" in the back of the truck is actually a Golden Retriever with [...] D
Samantha asking LeRoy who Winston is when she sees his tattoo on his upper arm which LeRoy resp [...] D
Ron Perlman was considered to play Leroy. D
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end [...] D
Samantha goes to Las Vegas to become a waitress and a croupier. The same year as this film's re [...] D
Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Bob Balaban all made appearances in the many seasons of Friends. D
Throughout the film, Jerry (Brad Pitt) (and others) is seen to carry his handgun inside the fro [...] D
Shot over a period of 57 days. D
One of many collaborations between Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. They also starred in Ocean's El [...] D
Second film in a trilogy of films starring James Gandolfini & Brad Pitt, which consists of Una [...] D
Jean Reno was originally considered for the part of Leroy. D
At the start of the movie before we are introduced to Jerry and Samantha, we see a traffic ligh [...] D
James Gandolfini and Gene Hackman had previously appeared together in Crimson Tide and Get Shor [...] D
Samantha angrily berates and breaks up with Jerry when Nayman sends Jerry to Mexico to get The [...] D
During a phone call Jerry makes to Sam he says, "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone." In the 199 [...] D
At various points in production, stars like Ben Stiller and Meg Ryan and directors like Kevin R [...] D

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Errori

Toluca City is a large industrial-urban city, 30 minutes by car from Mexico City. It is not an old [...] D
The position of the door stop in the bathroom at the mall. D
When Jerry is offered an American car at the Mexican car rental agency he expresses disappointment [...] D
When approaching the tractor/trailer around the 1.5 hour mark, for some reason the passenger door o [...] D
When driving in the new style Volkswagen Beetle, the engine sound is that of an original, air coole [...] D
About two thirds into the movie, we see Sam and Winston (false Leroy) have breakfast at a diner aft [...] D
The first time Jerry tucks his revolver beneath the dash of the El Camino (while Beck is relieving [...] D
Blood disappears from Sam's face. D
In the Las Vegas hotel room Samantha is lying on the bed when' Leroy' comes in from the other room [...] D
When Jerry confronts the men who stole his rental car, one of the men is wearing Jerry's purple sun [...] D
When Sam is throwing stuff from the balcony, Jerry is standing in shadow in one shot, but in bright [...] D
When Sam is throwing Jerry's stuff down from the balcony, her necklace jumps in and out of the top [...] D
The rear view mirror, rosary and the small statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe continually disappear an [...] D
In the opening scene, the stop light is clearly red, yet cars are seen going through the light in a [...] D
When Jerry takes the pistol back from the man who stole the el Camino, you can see the rag the pist [...] D
When the El Camino has a flat tire, Jerry is seen retrieving the spare tire from underneath the tru [...] D
When Jerry is drinking from a bottle of beer he puts it to the left of him on the bench. In another [...] D
In the bar where he meets Beck, Jerry orders tequila and takes a sip from the shot glass, leaving i [...] D
After saving Samantha's life, Winston puts the latex gloves he used into the trash, enabling police [...] D
When Leroy and Samantha leave the mall they drive on and on through the desert and end up in downto [...] D
When Jerry and Sam are driving from the airport to the Mexican hotel towards the end of the film, p [...] D
What happened to Ted and Joe (Mexican pawnbroker) Their shop door still locked. D
When Leroy and Sam are in the airport and talking to Jerry on the phone, the time on Leroy's watch [...] D
When the false Leroy shoots the true Leroy in the hotel, the true Leroy nearly falls off the end of [...] D
After Leroy takes Samantha from the mall, her car does not have a rear license plate, a few minutes [...] D
The shot of the underside of the aircraft landing in Mexico has four wheels per main gear. Jerry is [...] D
Leroy's body can be seen breathing after Jerry shoots him dead. D
Mexico does not issue vanity license plates in real life. All license plates in Mexico consist of t [...] D
Several items that Samantha throws at Jerry during their argument disappear in subsequent scenes. [...] D
When Jerry initially retrieves his revolver from his luggage before going into the bar to find Beck [...] D
When Sam enters the plane you can see the last two passengers board and then the stewardess walks a [...] D
A bullet fired nearly vertically usually falls back to earth at terminal velocity, which is much lo [...] D
When Jerry swerves into oncoming traffic at the airport there are fresh tire tracks following the s [...] D
When Winston shoots the well-dressed black man in the hotel room the gun he is using does not have [...] D
During the argument scene, Samantha's necklace alternates between being inside and outside of her s [...] D
The film opens with a car crash at an intersection clearly labeled "Laurel Terrace", but when Saman [...] D

Frase

[repeated line] Car Rental Rep: Raoul! D
Samantha: What was that? Leroy: What? Samantha [...] D
Leroy: Jerry, I want you to know. You're the cra [...] D
Leroy: I know we're all a little grouchy right n [...] D
Samantha: Real emotion transcends language Jerry [...] D
Jerry: The group thinks we're married. I accepte [...] D
Samantha: Do you have any idea what I have been [...] D
Joe the Pawnshop Owner: Hola. Ted: I no fuck ar [...] D
Samantha: I'm sensing you have trust issues. [...] D
Jerry: Hola! Mexican Policeman: Is this your do [...] D
Leroy: Kevlar is for pussies D
Jerry: I don't know what it takes! I'm new in th [...] D
Jerry: You're missing the grand design here! If [...] D
Jerry: Yeah..."you're just doing your job..." T [...] D
Bernie Nayman: It burns my ass to write you a ch [...] D
Samantha: I am a hostage? This is so Jerry. D
Jerry: Baby, what are you doing? Samantha: You [...] D
Jerry: Could you turn that down? You don't even [...] D
Car Thief: If you're going to kill me at least t [...] D
Jerry: Oh, Ok, I was under the impression, with [...] D
Jerry: I need a lift in your el truck-o to the n [...] D
Samantha: You know, you're very sensitive for a [...] D
Leroy: I'm here to regulate funkiness. D
Jerry: "Elllll-Camino!" D
Bernie Nayman: Jerry, You're a fucking moron. He [...] D
Bernie Nayman: Do you like sex and travel? D
Jerry: Just one more word Sam, and I'll crash TH [...] D
Frank: Guns don't kill people - postal workers d [...] D
Samantha: By the grace of God or I don't know wh [...] D
Samantha: Oh, NOW! you're BLAMESHIFTING! D
Samantha: All right. Jerry, I want you to acknow [...] D
Leroy: Do you want me to rape you? Samantha: Ar [...] D
Leroy: A lot of people are under the impression [...] D
Leroy: I have to ask you a question... and it's [...] D
Samantha: You have managed to Forrest Gump your [...] D
Leroy: Don't you love him? Samantha: I think th [...] D

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