The Matador (2005)

Director:

Richard Shepard

Writer (WGA):

Richard Shepard (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...

Plot:

A globetrotting hitman and a crestfallen businessman meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City in an encounter that draws them together in a way neither expected.

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Mexico | Bar | Bullfight | Businessman

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Julian Noble
Arlin Miller	...	Radio DJ (voice)
Azucena Medina	...	Young Denver Fling
Jonah Meyerson	...	Ten Year Old Boy
Wiveca Bonerais	...	Ten Year Old Boy's Mother
Greg Kinnear	...	Danny Wright
Hope Davis	...	Carolyn 'Bean' Wright
Adam Scott	...	Phil Garrison
Portia Dawson	...	Genevive
Roberto Sosa	...	Skinny Mexican Man
Antonio Zavala	...	Hotel Bartender 1
Ramon Alvarez	...	Shooting Stand Owner
Luz Maria Molina	...	School Girl
Philip Baker Hall	...	Mr. Randy
Carolyn Horwitz	...	Cantina Turista #1
Rachel Schwartz	...	Cantina Turista #2
Jorge Robles	...	Hotel Bartender 2
Trio Los Rivera	...	Hotel Lobby Musicians
Israel Tellez	...	The Matador
Guillermo Ruiz	...	Fat Man
Hanny Sáenz	...	Fat Man's Girlfriend (as Hanny Saens)
Gabriela Goldsmith	...	Flirting Woman at Outdoor Café
Claudia Lobo	...	Vienna Fling
Maureen Muldoon	...	Australian Bar Waitress
Berenice Alvarado	...	Budapest Ballerina
Adriana Dávila	...	Budapest Ballerina
Silvia Ehnis	...	Budapest Ballerina
Deborah Rocha	...	Budapest Ballerina
Karla Salvador	...	Budapest Ballerina
Isabel Villa	...	Budapest Ballerina
Dylan Baker	...	Lovell
Arturo Echeverria	...	Manila Target (as Arturo Echeverría)
Ramon Valverde	...	Young Julian in Manila
William Raymond	...	Mr. Stick
Alejandro Amaya	...	Additional Matador
Jose Luis Angelino	...	Additional Matador
Guillermo Capetillo	...	Additional Matador
Humberto Flores	...	Additional Matador
Jose Mauricio Morett	...	Additional Matador
Federico Pizarro	...	Additional Matador
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Penelope Kaufer	...	Lady Flirting in a Bar (uncredited)
Vivianne Nacif	...	Voice on Answering Machine (voice) (uncredited)
Benjamin Ocaranza	...	Fisherman (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Shepard

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Shepard		(written by)

Produced by
Susanne Bohnet	....	co-producer
Stephen Break	....	co-producer
Pierce Brosnan	....	producer
Ricardo Del Río	....	co-producer
Bryan Furst	....	producer
Sean Furst	....	producer
Mark Gordon	....	executive producer
Manfred D. Heid	....	co-producer (as Manfred Heid)
Bradley Jenkel	....	co-producer (as Brad Jenkel)
Gerd Koechlin	....	co-producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	executive producer
Adam Merims	....	executive producer
Chris Miller	....	post-production producer: Visionbox Media Group
Andrew Reimer	....	executive producer (as Andy Reimer)
Amanda Scarano	....	associate producer (as Amanda J. Scarano)
Beau St. Clair	....	producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by
David Tattersall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Carole Kravetz		(as Carole Kravetz-Aykanian)

Casting by
Sig De Miguel
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich		(as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond)
Wendy Weidman

Production Design by
Robert Pearson		(as Rob Pearson)

Art Direction by
Marcelo Del Rio

Set Decoration by
Carlos Gutiérrez
Patrice Laure

Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas		(as Catherine Thomas)

Makeup Department
Lourdes Delgado	....	hair stylist
Esther Lomeli	....	hair stylist
Sandra Miguell	....	makeup artist (as Sandra Migueli)
Rick Provenzano	....	key hair stylist
Bron Roylance	....	key makeup artist
Raquel Russey	....	makeup assistant (as Raquel Bussey)

Production Management
Pablo Buelna	....	unit manager
Emmanuel Cabare	....	assistant unit manager (as Emmanuel Cabaré)
Arturo Del Rio	....	unit production manager: Mexico
Susann Jones	....	post-production supervisor: Visionbox Media Group
Robert Katz	....	executive in charge of production
Adam Merims	....	unit production manager (as Adam J. Merims)
John Portnoy	....	post-production executive: Yari Film Group
Louise Runge	....	post-production manager: Yari Film Group
Amanda Scarano	....	production supervisor (as Amanda J. Scarano)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renan Bendersky	....	key second assistant director (as Renan M. Bendersky)
Marco Polo Constandse	....	second assistant director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Frederic Henocque	....	first assistant director: Mexico
Jorge Riggen	....	assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Fernando Acevedo	....	property assistant
Esteban Cárdenas	....	art swing gang
Juan Carlos Chavez	....	art swing gang
José Mtz. Cruz	....	art swing gang
José Luis Cuevas	....	set dresser
Alisarine Ducolomb	....	art department supervisor
Augusto Echeverría	....	set dresser
Enrique Echeverría	....	assistant art director
Jesús Flores	....	painter: S.T.I.C. Union
Isidoro Garcia	....	art swing gang (as Isidoro García)
Martha E. García	....	art assistant
Felix Manuel Perez Gonzalez	....	key carpenter: S.T.y M. Union (as Félix Pérez)
Jonás González	....	mural painter
Laura González	....	art department coordinator (as Laura Mónica González)
Otniel Gonzalez	....	property master (as Niel Gonzalez)
José A. Herrera	....	art swing gang
Michael Humpfrey	....	art swing gang
Víctor Hugo Jácome	....	mural painter
José Luis Jiménez	....	property assistant
Terry Lalos	....	on-set dresser
Enrique Lechuga	....	camera painter
Luis Fernándo López	....	set dressing assistant
Margarito López	....	foreman: S.T.y M. Union
Juan Carlos Manjarrez	....	storyboard artist
Rodolfo Martínez Mijarez	....	freelance construction foreman (as Rodolfo Mtz Mijarez)
Antonio Mata	....	on-set property master
Alejandro Medina	....	art assistant
José Moreno	....	on-set dresser
Julián Navarro	....	art swing gang
Ligia Ornelas	....	art assistant
Celso Peña	....	property master
Gabriela Preciado	....	art assistant
Gabriela Preciado	....	graphic designer
Hugo Preciado	....	set dresser
Jorge Rodríguez	....	property man (as Jorge Rodriguez)
Joel Romo	....	art swing gang
Saúl Rosales	....	key painter: S.T.y M. Union
Joseph Strachan	....	storyboard artist
Elias Tagle	....	head carpenter: S.T.I.C. Union
Bueno Alina Téllez	....	draftsman (as Alina Tellez)
Marco A. Tello	....	art swing gang
Alberto Villaseñor	....	construction coordinator
Talía G. Yañez	....	mural painter

Sound Department
Jessica Bellfort	....	assistant adr editor (as Jessica Bellfort Rankin)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
David C. Hughes	....	sound designer
Richard Hymns	....	supervising sound editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound recordist (as Brian D. Magerkurth)
Stuart McCowan	....	sound effects editor
Ernesto Muñoz	....	boom man
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Jonathan Null	....	foley editor
Santiago Núñez	....	sound mixer
George Peterson Jr.	....	foley recordist
Brandon Proctor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joel De La Rosa Ramírez	....	cable man
Frank Rinella	....	foley mixer
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary A. Rizzo)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound recordist
Ewa Sztompke	....	dialogue editor (as Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield)
Addison Teague	....	sound effects editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr supervisor
Sean England	....	digital archivist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jorge Farfan	....	special effects coordinator (as Jorge Farfán)
Russell Hajek	....	snow effects assistant
William Pape	....	coordinator: snow effects
Ricardo Romero	....	snow effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Greg Astles	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Pauline Burns	....	visual effects project manager: Intelligent Creatures
Mike Castillo	....	digital intermediate compositor: Laser Pacific Media
Patrick Coffey	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Peter Dydo	....	3d artist: Intelligent Creatures
Mohammad Ghorbankarimi	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects creative advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jamie Hallett	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Louis Kim	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Lev Kolobov	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Jason Kolodziejczak	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Wendy Lanning	....	visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Ethan Lee	....	3d technical lead: Intelligent Creatures
Sam Lee	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Margarida Leong	....	3d artist: Intelligent Creatures
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital intermediate compositor: Laser Pacific Media (as Ken Littleton)
Laurence Lok	....	digital fusion artist: Intelligent Creatures
Jason Maher	....	3d artist: Intelligent Creatures
Jim Maxwell	....	digital matte artist: Intelligent Creatures
Lon Molnar	....	visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures
Wayne Traudt	....	3d artist: Intelligent Creatures
Steve Wright	....	digital intermediate compositor: Laser Pacific Media
Lulu Zezza	....	visual effects producer: Visionbox Media Group
Ian Britton	....	digital compositor: in association with ICVFX (uncredited)
Keith Cooper	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Michael Hatton	....	visual effects technical advisor: Intelligent Creatures (uncredited)
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Andrew Nguyen	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Monty Phillips	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Darcy Reno	....	systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures (uncredited)
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite/Laser Pacific (uncredited)

Stunts
Julian Bucio	....	stunt coordinator
Juan Carlos Olalde	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ramón Acosta	....	lighting technician
Pascual Alvarado	....	grip
Edgar Ambriz	....	lighting technician
Alejandro Arrioja	....	additional Steadicam operator
Alejandro Casas	....	genny operator
Gustavo Castillón	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Alan Kelvin Contreras	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Alan K. Contreras)
Raúl Cortés Martinez	....	rigger grip
Ricardo Covarrubias	....	rigger grip
Daniel Daza	....	stills photographer
Fernando Diaz	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Fernando Díaz)
Bryan Furst	....	additional photography supervisor
Wilma Gómez Luengo	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Wilma Gomez)
Juan Guzmán	....	grip
Colin Hudson	....	Steadicam operator
Constantino Jiménez	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	Steadicam operator
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Armando Medina	....	video assist assistant
Ignacio Sanchez Mejia	....	lighting technician (as Ignacio Sánchez)
Carlos Mendoza	....	rigger grip
Felipe Morales	....	best boy grip
Fernando Moreno	....	gaffer
Santiago Navarrete	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Eliseo Orozco	....	camera loader
Raúl Palacios	....	best boy electric
Jesús Rodríguez Barajas	....	key grip (as Jesus Rodriguez Barajas)
Manuel Rodríguez	....	grip (as Manuel Rodriguez)
Jesús Romero	....	dolly grip (as Jesus 'Kimba' Romero)
Guillermo Rosas	....	camera operator: second unit
Guillermo Rosas	....	director of photography: second unit
Carlos Sánchez	....	lighting technician (as Carlos Sanchez)
Jose Luis Sanchez	....	rigging electric (as José Luis Sánchez)
Miguel Ángel Sánchez	....	grip (as Miguel Angel Sánchez)
Antonio Sánchez Romero	....	best boy electric (as Antonio Sánchez)
Raymundo Verde	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Carlos Silva	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Animation Department
Lori C. Miller	....	animator (uncredited)
Mary C. Snyder	....	animator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Edna Arriola	....	extras casting
Jorge Guerrero	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Carla Hool	....	casting: Mexico
Samantha Finkler	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Francisco Veyro	....	key extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mara Castañon	....	assistant to costume designer (as Mara Imelda Castañon)
María del Carmen Delvin	....	seamstress (as Ma. Del Carmen Delfín)
Fernando Hernández	....	wardrobe assistant
Katherine Huang	....	costume consultant
María Elena López	....	key costumer (as Ma. Elena López)
Edgar Neri	....	wardrobe assistant
Jaime Ortiz	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ambar Palacios	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Tamika André	....	post-production production assistant
Elizabeth Barnette	....	editing intern: Los Angeles (as Beth Barnette)
Jeff Charles	....	digital intermediate data operations: Laser Pacific Media
Blake Maniquis	....	additional editor
Blake Maniquis	....	first assistant editor
Mato	....	color timer
Bill Newcomb	....	post-production coordinator: Visionbox Media Group
Corrine Pooler	....	digital intermediate paint supervisor: Laser Pacific Media
Brad Reinke	....	digital intermediate producer: Laser Pacific Media
Jennifer Sapanski	....	editing intern: New York
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate colorist: Laser Pacific Media
Linda Williams	....	digital intermediate editor: Laser Pacific Media
Lulu Zezza	....	digital intermediate producer: VIsionbox Media Group
Michael Kingsbury	....	negative conformist (uncredited)
Jonathan Miller	....	post-production services (uncredited)
Steven Joseph St. John	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	score mixer
Stephen Coleman	....	synthestration
Trevor Gilchrist	....	music programmer
Trevor Gilchrist	....	score mixer
Richard Glasser	....	executive in charge of music: Yari Film Group
Frankie Pine	....	music supervisor
Nick South	....	music editor
Alice Wood	....	assistant music editor
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Trevor Gilchrist	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Enrique Díaz	....	transportation captain
Ricardo Díaz	....	transportation coordinator
Rodolfo Díaz	....	driver
Angel Escobedo	....	driver
Mario Olivares	....	security driver
Charly Romero	....	picture car coordinator
Alfonso Paredes	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Ma. Dolores Acosta	....	assistant accountant
Luis Alfonso Aldrete	....	warehouse keeper
Andrea Araiz	....	office receptionist
Gerardo Arellano	....	first assistant accountant
Laura Atkins	....	post-production accountant
Roberto Ayala	....	catering: Cletus Catering
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Pedro Barroeta	....	helicopter services: Scala
Mindy Beck	....	post-production accountant
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Erik Bright	....	production publicist
Wilebardo Bucio	....	safety coordinator
Carlos Canales	....	set production assistant
Catherine Cappa	....	assistant: Daniel Stutz & Meredith Gringlinger
Alejandra Cárdenas	....	location supervisor (as Alexandra Cárdenas)
Maury Carvajal	....	script supervisor
Larry Casanova	....	animal handler
Abel Casillas	....	delegate: ANDA
Roberto Castañeda	....	press liaison: Mexico
Cesar E. Cerón	....	security
Chris Charalambous	....	coordinator: Irish Dreamtime
Nicola Conlon	....	assistant: Pierce Brosnan
Conor Copeland	....	assistant: Mark Gordon, Yari Film Group
Karissa Corday	....	loop group
María Raquel Dioni	....	set production assistant (as María Dioni)
Judi M. Durand	....	loop group (as Judith Durand)
Erin Eggers	....	production executive: Yari Film Group
Hugo Esparza	....	security
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	head accountant
Angélica Galicia	....	assistant accountant
Ernesto Garabito	....	assistant production office coordinator
Cesar Garcia	....	security
Enrique García	....	expendables
Irma Garcia-Sinclair	....	loop group
Andrea Gaspar	....	loop group
Enriqueta Gijón	....	immigration lawyer
Kelli Gillam	....	post-production accountant
Rick Gold	....	assistant: Neil Sacker, Yari Film Group
Omar Arias González	....	location manager (as Omar Arias)
Pete Gonzalez	....	security
Meredith Grindlinger	....	business & legal affairs executive: Yari Film Group
Juan Carlos Gruber	....	stand-in: Pierce Brosnan
Andrea Hanson	....	assistant: Bob Yari, Yari Film Group
Bruno Hernandez	....	bodyguards coordinator (as Bruno Hernández)
Danny Hernández	....	security
Patrick Heyerdahl	....	key set production assistant
Angelique Higgins	....	production executive: Irish Dreamtime
Endre Hules	....	loop group
Robert Jesuele	....	legal advisor: Equity Pictures, Coudert Brothers (as Robert R. Jesuele)
Daamen J. Krall	....	loop group
Lindsey Liberatore	....	assistant: Mark Gordon, Yari Film Group
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel: Linowes & Burkin (as Michael J. Linowes Esq.)
Armando López	....	set security coordinator
Federico G. Madrazo	....	translator
Tonyo Meléndez	....	loop group (as Tonyo Melendez)
Juan Salvador Melgoza	....	assistant accountant (as Salvador Melgoza)
Clemente Mesinas	....	catering: Cletus Catering
Arlin Miller	....	loop group
Bernardo Mora	....	assistant: Richard Shepard and Adam Merims
Daniel Mora	....	loop group
Carlos D. Morales	....	security
María Concepción Morales	....	physician: S.T.I.C. Union (as Ma. Concepción Morales)
Carlos Moreno Jr.	....	loop group
Gustavo Morillas	....	customs broker: Mexico
Columbia Moya	....	choreographer (as Colombia Moya)
David Myers	....	aircraft technician (as David Meyers)
Vivianne Nacif	....	loop group
Erick Nava	....	security
Norberto Nava	....	set security supervisor: Safe Filming
Buckley Norris	....	insurance broker: US, AOL/Albert G. Rubin
Levi Nuncz	....	loop group
Fernando Ocampo	....	set medic
Rocío Ortega	....	horse wrangler: Rancho Los Pirules
J. Ignacio Perez	....	dialogue coach: Spanish
Shauna Phelan	....	production associate: Furst Films
Dadis Quintos Dimítrova	....	set production assistant
Anna Quirino-Miranda	....	loop group
Cristian Quiroz Bobadilla	....	catering: Cletus Catering (as Cristian Quiroz)
Raul Reformina	....	loop group
Roberto Reyna	....	physician: S.T.y M. Union (as Roberto J. Reyna)
Arturo Romero	....	production accountant: Mexico
Claudia Rosete	....	office production assistant
Arturo Saldivar	....	key office production assistant (as Arturo Saldívar)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Julie Shapiro	....	travel services: Travelcorps
Rolando Solis	....	cast security: Vance International
Víctor Solorio	....	unit chief (as Victor Solorio)
Paula Sosa	....	assistant: Ricardo & Arturo Del Rio
Victor M. Soto	....	security
Shelly Strong	....	production executive: Yari Film Group
Daniel Stutz	....	business & legal affairs executive: Yari Film Group
Zsu Szkurka	....	stand-in: Hope Davis
Nicoletta Tartarotti	....	legal advisor: Equity Pictures
Michael Taylor	....	security
Claudia Valdez	....	travel coordinator
Tanya Vidal	....	loop group
Sue-Allen Villalva	....	production coordinator
Florence Vitse	....	stand-in: Greg Kinnear
Luca Ward	....	voice dubbing: Pierce Brosnan
Ian Watermeier	....	staff coordinator: Yari Film Group
Deborah Wettstein	....	finance executive: Yari Film Group
José Yenque	....	loop group (as Jose Yenque)
Catherine Zappa	....	assistant: Daniel Stutz and Meredith Grindlinger, Yari Film Group
Antonio Zavala	....	electronic press kit: Mexico
Antonio Zavala	....	making-of: Mexico
Patricia Zavala Kugler	....	public relations: Mexico (as Patricia Zavala)
Víctor Zavala Kugler	....	electronic press kit: Mexico (as Victor Zavala)
Karl Braun	....	scout (uncredited)
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher (uncredited)
Suraj Gohill	....	production lender (uncredited)
Ladron de Guevara Manuel	....	crane assist (uncredited)
Horacio Sandoval	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Emily Sopp	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Perry Armor	....	acknowledgement: shark footage © 2004 with oceanfootage.com courtesy of
Stuart Baird	....	the producers would like to thank
John Bowe	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Mr. Juan Castañeda	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by: Monumental Plaza de Turos
Adolfo Cedeño	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by: Hotel Camino Real
Craig Furst	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Howard Furst	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Lisa Furst	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Portia Furst	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Suzanne Furst	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Jose Gomez Gonzalez	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Rosalinda Gonzalez	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by: Hotel Camino Real
Billy Gottlieb	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Mr. Rafael Herrerias	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by: Monumental Plaza de Turos
Carolyn Horwitz	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Thomas Lind	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Allen Lulu	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Dr. Miguel A. Mancera	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Sally Menke	....	the producers would like to thank
Billy Morrissette	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Lynn Osborne	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Lloyd Phillips	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Veronica Quiroz	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by: Hotel Camino Real
Elana Rosenblatt	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by (as Elliot Rosenblatt)
Anna Roth	....	the producers would like to thank
Neil Sacker	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Pietro Scalia	....	the producers would like to thank
Russell Soloway	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Jonathan Stern	....	the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
Maura Tierney	....	the producers would like to thank

Production Companies

• Stratus Film Co. (presents)
• DEJ Productions (presents)
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II (in association with)
• Furst Films
• Irish DreamTime (as Irish Dreamtime)
• Arclight Films (in association with)
• Yari Film Group (YFG)
• Syndicate, The (uncredited)

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2006) (Spain) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• SND (2005) (France) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)

Special Effects

• Intelligent Creatures (visual effects)
• Ice FX (snow effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance brokers: U.S. (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• Act One Script Clearance  script research (uncredited)
• Art In Motion  production services: Mexico
• Bazooka Films  casting services: Mexico
• Bonafont  sponsor: Mexican (as Bonafont de Mexico)
• Centro Banamex  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Cletus Catering  catering
• Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA)  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Coudert Brothers  legal advisors: Equity Pictures
• Custom Film Effects  titles produced at
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity (uncredited)
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Ford Motor Company  sponsor: Mexican
• Grupo Modelo  sponsor: Mexican
• Hewlett Packard  sponsor: Mexican
• Hipódromo de las Américas  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Hotel Camino Real Ciudad de Mexico  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Hotel Camino Real, Mexico  sponsor: Mexican
• Insignia Public Relations  production publicity (as Insignia)
• Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA)  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• JR Media Services  negative cutter
• Jade Films  making of/electronic press kit
• Jade Films  video unit production
• Jets and Props  aircraft mock-up
• Kodak  motion picture film
• L. Carrillo y Asociados  insurance services: Mexico
• LG Electronics  sponsor: Mexican (as LG Electronics de Mexico)
• Larry Dorn Associates / World Backgrounds  footage: Budapest courtesy of
• Laser Pacific Media  digital intermediate (as Laser Pacific Media Corporation)
• Linowes & Burkin  production counsel
• Major League Baseball  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Museo Nacional del Arte  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Packair Airfreight  customs broker: U.S. (as Packair)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Patronato del Museo Nacional del Arte  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by (uncredited)
• Pivotal Post  editing facilities (uncredited)
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities (uncredited)
• Revolution 435 D&C  electrical and grip equipment: Mexico (as Revolution 435 A&C)
• Safe Filming & Centurion Security Services Group  set security (as Safe Filming)
• Scala Servicios Aereos  helicopter services (as Scala)
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Secretaria de Seguridad Publica del Distrito Federal  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by
• Shobiz  customs broker: Mexico
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Superb Records  soundtrack released by (uncredited)
• Susan Bradley Film Design  title design by
• Tequila Herradura  sponsor: Mexican
• The Denver Post  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by (as Denver Post)
• Tratafilms  cameras: Panavision, Mexico
• Travelcorps International  travel services provided by (as Travelcorps)
• Turner Entertainment company  footage: Holiday in Mexico" licensed by (as Turner Entertainment Co.)
• Vance International  cast security
• Visionbox Media Group  post-production services provided by
• Visionbox Media Group  post-production supervision
• William Henry Knives  the producers would like to acknowledge contributions by

Also Known As:

Mord und Margaritas (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Ireland

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:11 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:11 | USA:R | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Stratus Film Co.

Trivia:

The movie was acquired by the Weinstein Company during the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Danny meets Julian in the bar, in the close-up, he's holding his drink by the glass; in the wider shot, he's suddenly holding it by the stem.

Quotes:

Julian Noble: I want to retire to a beautiful little Greek island, filled with beautiful little Greeks!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Yes Man (2008)

Soundtrack:

Hunt Quartet-Adagio

Stunning performance by Brosnan sadly wrapped in a mediocre film

A hit-man who is The Dude and Bad Santa both at once.

Pierce Brosnan is at his best and most hilarious in Richard Sherpherd's The Matador (2005), as a booze-drenched over the hill hit-man who loves bullfights, tacky clothes and teenage girls. It is his unapologetic lust for the latter that provide some great laughs in the film.. There is nothing funnier than hearing a sleazy, broken-down version of James Bond exclaim after ogling some Catholic schoolgirls, "God I hate these Catholic countries; it's all blushy blushy, no suckie fuckie."

So Brosnan has a terrifically dirty mouth in The Matador and this is juxtaposed with Greg Kinnear's goody-goody family man character in their newfound, unlikely friendship. Both these characters elicit real sympathy, but especially Brosnan who should be a very unlikable character, a man desperate for a meaningful relationship in his life but just can't stop himself from saying the wrong things. We follow these two very different men as they learn from each other and start changing their lives, projecting equal doses of heart and humour.

The Matador effective in the sense that it mixes absurdity and quirkiness just right and glazes it with a dark comedy coating feel. It is also quite funny thanks to its Brosnan performance, but it does not have much in the way of a plot and no other characters or detours are even worth mentioning - so it is sadly very forgettable. Still, if you are even a slight fan of Brosnan's I urge you to see this film which is easily his greatest performance, and it's a crime he wasn't showered with awards for it.

6.5/10