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.

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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