Movie
The Matador
Overview
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-05-12
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Stratus Film Co., DEJ Productions, Furst Films, Irish Dreamtime, Bob Yari Productions, Arclight Films, Jade Films
- Country
- Germany, Mexico, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Julian Noble
- Greg Kinnear as Danny Wright
- Hope Davis as Carolyn 'Bean' Wright
- Portia Dawson as Genevive
- Adam Scott as Phil Garrison
- Israel Tellez as The Matador
- Arlin Miller as Radio DJ (voice)
- Azucena Medina as Young Denver Fling
- Jonah Meyerson as Ten Year Old Boy
- Wiveca Bonerais as Ten Year Old Boy's Mother
- Roberto Sosa as Skinny Mexican Man
- Antonio Zavala Kugler as Hotel Bartender 1
Crew
- Richard Shepard - Director
- Richard Shepard - Writer
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