The Mexican Page #4

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Gore Verbinski
Production: Dreamworks Distribution LLC
  3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
R
Year:
2001
123 min
$66,588,591
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# And that's just what they'll do

# One of these days these boots

are gonna walk all over you

# Yeah

# You keep lyin'

when you ought to be truthin'

# You keep losin'

when you ought to not bet

# You keep samin'

when you ought to be a-changin'

# Now what's right is right

but you ain't been right yet... #

You need to know straight out,

I don't stand

for any motherfuckin' sh*t.

- Mm-hmm.

- Mm-mm.

No sh*t at all.

This is what you're gonna do.

You're gonna stop crying. Shh.

And you're gonna walk

out of here with me.

Can you feel me, Sam?

- Mmm.

- Good.

(Door opens)

Shh.

(Sit down.)

# ..and what he knows

you ain't got time to learn

# These boots were made for walkin'

# And that's just what they'll do

# One of these days these boots

are gonna walk all over you

# Are you ready, boots? #

Now, Sam, as I was saying...

# Start walkin' #

No, please! Please don't hurt me!

Help me! Help me!

(Screams)

Please!

- Please!

- Where's your car?

- Where's your f***ing car?

- It's there!

- Are you hurt?

- No.

Yes. I don't know.

Truck, truck, truck!

Um, um... Sir?

- Can you stop the car? Please.

- Why?

- I'm gonna be sick.

- Just open...

She told me, "Don't go. I don't want

you on that highway alone."

I said, "It'll be fine, Mom.

It'll be OK." But it's not, is it?

- I'm dead.

- Well, you're not dead.

You would have been dead

if I hadn't saved your life.

Would you rather

it was you back there?

I didn't think so.

Are you gonna kill me?

Depends on

too many variables to answer.

Are you gonna rape me?

That's not likely, no.

Well, what do you want?

I suspect the same thing

as the other guy.

The pistol.

The one that Jerry's havin' a hard

time coming back from Mexico with.

Jerry?

I work for Bernie Nayman,

who works for Arnold Margolese.

- You heard of these people.

- Yeah, I have.

- And your husband works for 'em.

- No.

Well, he does.

I know the selfish, no-good liar

works for them. He isn't my husband.

Well, whatever he is to you,

Jerry is in the sh*t books.

When you're in as much sh*t as he is,

you get skittish about your future.

Clouds your judgement.

There's a lot of people

interested in that gun.

So what we got here is a...

"he who controls the girl,

controls the pistol" situation.

I'm a hostage? You blew that guy

to pieces for a f***ing gun?

This is so Jerry. Look...

Sit down. Sit down.

Um...

Uh, uh...

Look.

Jerry and I broke up,

so if he's doing...

I don't know what he's doing.

It's got nothing to do with me.

You seem like a very nice girl.

Thank you.

But it's a fact,

in these life-threatening situations,

human beings...lie.

So you are gonna kill me.

All right, look.

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