The Mexican

"Love with the safety off."

Mar 2 2001 R 2h 3m
Adventure, Comedy, Crime

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.

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Plot

Jerry Welbach is given two ultimatums. His mob boss wants him to travel to Mexico to get a priceless antique pistol called "The Mexican" or he will suffer the consequences. The other ultimatum comes from his girlfriend Samantha, who wants him to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures that being alive, although in trouble with his girlfriend is the better alternative so he heads south of the border. Finding the pistol is easy but getting it home is a whole other matter. The pistol supposedly carries a curse - a curse Jerry is given every reason to believe, especially when Samantha is held hostage by the gay hit man Leroy to ensure the safe return of the pistol.

Written by

J.H. Wyman

Directed by

Gore Verbinski

Cast

Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Mexico

Production Companies

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

Languages

Español, English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

Trailers
The Mexican - Trailer
The Mexican (2001) Theatrical Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
119,707
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
43
Popularity
NA