The Matador

Titolo originale: The Matador
Regia: Richard Shepard |
Anno: 2005
Origine: Germany | Mexico | United States of America |
Generi: Azione Commedia Crime Dramma Thriller
Tag: mexico city, mexico | hitman | midlife crisis | cocktail | stranger |
Cast: Pierce Brosnan | Greg Kinnear | Hope Davis | Portia Dawson | Adam Scott | Israel Tellez | Arlin Miller | Azucena Medina | Jonah Meyerson | Wiveca Bonerais | Roberto Sosa | Antonio Zavala Kugler | Ramon Alvarez | Luz Maria Molina | Philip Baker Hall | Rachel Schwartz | Carolyn Horwitz | Jorge Robles | Guillermo Ruiz | Dylan Baker | Hanny Saenz | Gabriela Goldsmith | Claudia Lobo | Maureen Muldoon | Bernice J. Alvarado | Adriana Dávila | Silvia Ehnis | Deborah Rocha | Karla Salvador | Isabel Villa | Arturo Echeverría | Ramon Valverde | William Raymond | Alejandro Amaya | Jose Luis Angelino | Guillermo Capetillo | Humberto Flores | Jose Mauricio Morett | Federico Pizarro | Penelope Kaufer | Vivianne Nacif | Benjamin Ocaranza | César Ámigo Aguilar |

Julian Noble è un killer giramondo che ama le belle donne, specie se giovani ed i cocktails. Danny Wright invece è un marito e un uomo d'affari integerrimo ma tutto sommato frustrato dalla sua condizione di vita. Un incontro fortuito in un bar di Citta del Messico, dove entrambi hanno "degli affari da svolgere", cambierà per sempre le loro vite..

Approfondimenti

In a field of six nominees, Pierce Brosnan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performan [...] D
Whether it's waiting for the plane at the gate, or having just one drink in the bar before heading u [...] D
Of the character of Danny Wright, Richard Shepard said: "I wanted to create someone who had the best [...] D
Pierce Brosnan said the screenplay for this film was a page-turner: "I didn't know where the story w [...] D
Bryan Furst said: "This is, in a sense, the anti-Bond. This film takes fearless, almost blank consci [...] D
This film features a character named "Mr. Stick", portrayed by William Raymond. In Scherzare col fuo [...] D
Irish DreamTime, the production company of Beau St. Clair and Pierce Brosnan, and the production com [...] D
Producer Sean Furst said: "In many ways, this film looks and feels like a genre movie, but Richard ( [...] D
Pierce Brosnan found Mexico City surprisingly familiar. He said: "You have a working community, whic [...] D
Pierce Brosnan said he built his character of Julian Noble first by finding his voice, then his walk [...] D
"The most important thing for the actor who played Danny was to cast a great actor who has a level o [...] D
The nickname of Carolyn Wright (Hope Davis) was "Bean". D
The movie's screenplay almost never made it to Pierce Brosnan. Richard Shepard said: "I wrote it to [...] D
Of Pierce Brosnan's performance and characterization of hitman Julian Noble, writer and director Ric [...] D
Dylan Baker, who plays Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan)'s "fixer" Mr. Lovell, observed crossing boundar [...] D
For Greg Kinnear, working alongside Hope Davis, who portrays his wife Carolyn "Bean" Wright, was all [...] D
Hope Davis became involved with this picture early on. Richard Shepard said: "Hope came to an early [...] D
Production designer Robert Pearson had been to Mexico, where the film was shot, and knew they could [...] D
Pierce Brosnan and Philip Baker Hall appeared in Live Wire (1992). D
The DVD sleeve notes for the film state that the film was "an official selection at the Sundance, To [...] D
Philip Baker Hall (Mr. Randy, Julian Noble's mentor and boss) said "This film takes flight a little [...] D
The closing credits declare that: "This motion picture was shot entirely on-location in Mexico City [...] D
Producer Beau St. Clair, Pierce Brosnan's producing partner at their company Irish DreamTime, said: [...] D
While Pierce Brosnan's comfort with handling a gun may have shown some familiarity with audiences wi [...] D
The movie's "the matador" lower case title logo in promotional artwork, formed a gun sight symbol ou [...] D
Mortdecai (2015) and this film feature the Tom Jones song "It's Not Unusual" (1965), the latter in a [...] D
Of the two lead male characters of Julian Noble and Danny Wright, Richard Shepard said: "With Danny, [...] D
The name of the company that Danny Wright worked for as a salesman in Denver, Colorado, was "Garriso [...] D
The movie was acquired by the Weinstein Company during the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005. D
"Being in Mexico City has definitely informed the acting and filmmaking," said Bryan Furst. "Being s [...] D
"Much like the way in which Greg Kinnear brings levity to his character, every line Hope says someho [...] D
For Greg Kinnear, taking two characters on "opposite ends of the universe who reach a strange connec [...] D
This motion picture's closing credits dedication reads: "For my dad, who loved movies". D
Pierce Brosnan was impressed with Greg Kinnear from the start. Brosnan said: "Like most people, I di [...] D
Richard Shepard's agent sent the movie's script as a writing sample to film company Irish DreamTime, [...] D
The sombrero worn by Pierce Brosnan in the film was sold at auction for $22,000. D
Pierce Brosnan plays a character named "Julian Noble" in this film. Brosnan portrayed a character na [...] D
"It's kind of a character piece about two very different men, who happen to find themselves in very [...] D
For Pierce Brosnan, playing a professional killer in this film was far different from the polished, [...] D
"You can't ask for better guys to work with than Greg and Pierce", said Hope Davis, who plays Bean W [...] D
The producers quickly discovered that the cast members responded just as positively to the scripted [...] D
Intelligence agencies referred to in the movie include "The Agency" and "The Farm". These are respec [...] D
The film's title was inspired by the character of Julian Noble, a burned-out killer. Richard Shepard [...] D
Hitman Julian Noble's chance at redemption proves to be particularly dangerous for him, since "a hit [...] D
Second of four collaborations (to date, October 2016) of cinematographer David Tattersall and Pierce [...] D
The film was shot in just forty days in and around Mexico City, Mexico. D
Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan stars in this espionage-action-thriller-comedy principally filmed i [...] D
The first cut of the film ran for two hours and ten minutes. The final running time is one hour and [...] D
The movie was the type of material, Pierce Brosnan said, "that makes you get out of bed in the morni [...] D
When Pierce Brosnan, Richard Shepard, and Catherine Marie Thomas (Cat), all met to discuss the look [...] D
"Films like this are not easy to do", said Producer and actor Pierce Brosnan, who portrays Julian No [...] D
Greg Kinnear said: "Mexico is a fascinating place. It feels like a hundred different cultures, havin [...] D
Dylan Baker worked with Richard Shepard on Oxygen (1999), with Pierce Brosnan on Il sarto di Panama [...] D
"Besides our principal actors, we've got Philip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker, and Roberto Sosa" said Rich [...] D
This movie's disclaimer about bulls, bullfights, and bullfighting displayed during the film's final [...] D
A key character in the story is the location of Mexico City, where Danny and Julian meet. "This is t [...] D
Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear appeared in Salvation Boulevard (2011) and I Don't Know How She Does [...] D
Philip Baker Hall, who worked previously with Pierce Brosnan on the film Live Wire (1992), said he n [...] D
Hope Davis (Carolyn) was pregnant during filming. D
"Danny is a dynamic foil for Julian", said producer Bryan Furst, who added: "Pierce's character is c [...] D
Richard Shepard previously wrote, produced, and directed Mexico City (2000). Mexico City and the sur [...] D
For writer and director Richard Shepard, hotel lobby bars, and the encounters in them, have been the [...] D

Frase

Julian Noble: Now, escape routes. Danny Wright: E [...] D
Julian Noble: Sorry about the cock thing, it's kin [...] D
Julian Noble: I'm as serious as an erection proble [...] D
Genevive: Mr. Noble, how are you today? Julian No [...] D
Julian Noble: I'd only be interested in your mothe [...] D
Julian Noble: I didn't mean to weird you out. I wa [...] D
Bean: Did You bring your gun? Julian Noble: Yes, [...] D
Julian Noble: My handler, Mr. Randy, contacted me [...] D
Julian Noble: Danny, Danny! Danny with the large w [...] D
Julian Noble: I'm a big fan of 'the gotta pee' the [...] D
Julian Noble: An assassin without confidence is a [...] D
Julian Noble: Just consider me the best cocktail p [...] D
Julian Noble: Yeah, whatever, goodbye, scoodoodle! [...] D
Danny Wright: [after just learning Julian lied abo [...] D
Julian Noble: I wouldn't do that for all the teena [...] D
Julian Noble: I need a break. There's no retiremen [...] D
Julian Noble: [after flirting with some Mexican sc [...] D
Julian Noble: I'm the relief pitcher in the bottom [...] D
[a tree crashes through the kitchen as Danny and B [...] D
Julian Noble: I look like a Bangkok hooker on a Su [...] D
Hotel Bartender 1: How you here for business or pl [...] D
Bean: Aren't we fucking cosmopolitan? Having a tra [...] D
Mr. Randy: Did you study the assignment? Julian N [...] D
Julian Noble: The margaritas always taste better i [...] D
Danny Wright: My luck... My luck has been so bad. [...] D
Julian Noble: I lie when I need to, tell the truth [...] D
Danny Wright: [discussing possible escape routes] [...] D
Mr. Randy: Goddamn it, Julian, you leave the game, [...] D
Julian Noble: I want to retire to a beautiful litt [...] D
[trying to convince Danny to help him on a hit] J [...] D

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