The Mule

The Mule (2018)

Timing: 1:56 (116 min)

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Release date

2018-12-14

Country

Canada, United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Bron Studios, Malpaso Productions, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Imperative Entertainment

Genre

Crime, Drama

Budget

$50 000 000

Revenue

$174 800 000

Website

http://www.themulefilm.com

Director

Clint Eastwood

Actors

Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, Andy García, Ignacio Serricchio, Taissa Farmiga, Alison Eastwood, Richard Herd
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Scenario

Producer

Clint Eastwood, Bradley Thomas, Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Kristina Rivera, Dan Friedkin, Ruben Fleischer, Aaron L. Gilbert, David Bernad, Todd Hoffman

Operator

Yves Bélanger

Composer

Arturo Sandoval

Artist

Audition

Chase Paris, Tara Feldstein Bennett

Editing

Joel Cox
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• The original title of the film is "The Mule." This is what people who illegally transport drugs are called, but who do not intend to sell them. They may be forced or deceived, paid, or sometimes they are "blind mules" – people who are unaware that they are carrying drugs.
• Andy Garcia was ready to accept any role – just to star in a film directed by Clint Eastwood.
• The film shows that Clint Eastwood's character made a dozen or so trips for the drug cartel. In reality, he was a courier for the cartel for ten years.
• Between February and June 2010, Leo Sharp made a series of trips to Detroit and transported a total of 1,146 kg of cocaine. He was arrested on October 21, 2011, at the age of 87. At the time of his arrest, 104 kg of cocaine were found on him.
• In the film, the main character explains his fondness for daylilies. By the time the film was released, the American Hemerocallis Society had officially registered over 75,000 daylily hybrids.
• The film is based on the story of Leo Sharp, the oldest drug courier who worked for the head of the Mexican cartel, El Chapo. At the time of his arrest on October 21, 2011, Leo was 87 years old in the United States. He was known as El Tata (Grandfather) in the drug cartel.
• During the trial, Leo Sharp's lawyer argued that he suffered from dementia, which allegedly affected his judgment and led to a dismissive attitude towards the law. However, the prosecution was able to prove that Sharp was fully aware of his actions. He was eventually found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison, taking into account his advanced age and health condition, but Sharp served only one year.
• The original title of the film is “The Mule.” This is what people who illegally transport drugs are called, but who do not intend to sell them. They may be coerced or deceived, paid, or sometimes they are “blind mules”—people unaware that they are carrying drugs.
• During the trial, Leo Sharpe’s lawyer argued that he suffered from dementia, which allegedly affected his judgment and caused his disregard for the law. However, the prosecution was able to prove that Sharpe was fully aware of his actions. He was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment – three years, considering his advanced age and health condition, but Sharpe served only one year.