The Mexican

Name: The Mexican
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Released: 2001-03-01
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, J.K. Simmons, David Krumholtz

Love with the safety off.

The Mexican (2001)

Timing: 2:3 (123 min)

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Release date

2001-03-01

Country

Mexico, United States

Production

DreamWorks Pictures, Newmarket Films, Lawrence Bender Productions, Newmarket Capital Group, Pistolero Productions LLC

Genre

Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance

Budget

$57 000 000

Revenue

$147 845 033

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Director

Gore Verbinski

Actors

Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, J.K. Simmons, David Krumholtz, Bob Balaban, Gene Hackman, Michael Cerveris, Richard Coca, Castulo Guerra
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Scenario

J.H. Wyman

Producer

Lawrence Bender, John Baldecchi, Aaron Ryder, Christopher Ball, William Tyrer, J.H. Wyman

Operator

Dariusz Wolski

Composer

Alan Silvestri

Artist

Cecilia Montiel

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Editing

Craig Wood, Sharyn Shimada-Huggins
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Short description

Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.

What's left behind the scenes

On the set of the film, Julia Roberts met her future husband, cinematographer Daniel Moder.
James Gandolfini (1961-2013) lost almost 35 pounds to play Winston. After filming, he had to regain the weight for work on a new season of the series "The Sopranos" (1999-2007). Producer David Chase stated that viewers wouldn’t like a “skinny” Tony Soprano.
Jerry and everyone else carried pistols without holsters, tucking them into the front of their belt. This method of carrying a weapon is called "Mexican-style".
On the set of the film, Julia Roberts met her future husband, cinematographer Danny Moder.
James Gandolfini (1961-2013) lost nearly 16 kg to play the role of Winston. After filming ended, he had to gain the weight back for work on a new season of the series 'The Sopranos' (1999-2007). Producer David Chase stated that viewers would not like a 'skinny' Tony Soprano.
It was initially intended that David Fincher would direct the film.