The Matador (2005)


Pierce Brosnan          Julian Noble
Greg Kinnear            Danny Wright
Hope Davis              Carolyn Bean Wright
Philip Baker Hall       Mr. Randy
Dylan Baker             Lovell
Adam Scott              Phil Garrison
Roberto Sosa            Skinny Mexican Man

Directed by:            Richard Shepard
Produced by:            Bob Yari, Mark R. Gordon, Adam Merims


When a traveling salesman, Danny Wright, accidentally meets up with Julian Noble, a hit man, at a 
Mexico City bar, their subsequent evening together intertwines their lives in an unexpected, but 
lasting bond.

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A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound 
relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in 
to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both 
forever.

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Danny Wright has bad luck: his only child has died, he's lost his job, his wife may be losing faith in 
him, and a tree has just fallen through his kitchen. But he's a gee-whiz optimist, on his way to 
Mexico City to pitch a deal. When complications arise, he has to stay a few days, and his path 
criss-crosses that of Julian Noble, a burned-out executioner (don't call him a hit man, he facilitates 
fatalities) who constantly drinks, smokes, and chases women of all ages. They chat at a bar, Julian is 
offensive; they spend the day at the bullfights, Julian asks for help with a killing. Danny is repelled 
and entertained. Where can this relationship go?