Get the Gringo

2012
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

112K

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A career criminal is nabbed by Mexican authorities and placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 10-year-old kid.

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A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

112K

YOUR RATING

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Mel Gibson

Driver

Kevin Balmore

Kid
(as Kevin Hernandez)

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Javi

Jesús Ochoa

Caracas

Dolores Heredia

Kid's Mom

Peter Gerety

Embassy Guy

Roberto Sosa

Carnal
(as Roberto Sosa Martinez)

Peter Stormare

Frank

Mario Zaragoza

Vasquez

Gerardo Taracena

Romero

Dean Norris

Bill

Tenoch Huerta

Carlos
(as Tenoch Huerta Mejia)

Fernando Becerril

Prison Director

Scott Cohen

Frank's Lawyer

Bob Gunton

Thomas Kaufman

Mayra Serbulo

Nurse

Owen Dunne

Jesse

William Gibson

Mark

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Trivia
While filming on location in Veracruz, Mexico, Mel Gibson learned that an elderly Mexican extra was suffering from cancer. Gibson got the man a visa by writing to the American ambassador, and then personally arranged for him to be flown to an alternative cancer therapist in Arizona.

Goofs
During the chase at the beginning of the movie, tire tracks following a similar path can clearly be seen in the field as the cars near the Mexico border fence. Likely due to multiple takes when filming the scene.

Quotes
Driver: Is this a prison, or the world's shittiest mall?

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.131 (2012)

Soundtracks
50,000 miles Beneath My Brain
Written by Alvin Lee (uncredited)
Performed by Ten Years After

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Mel Gibson is back with a bang!

Get The Gringo(How I Spent My Summer Vacation) directed by Adrian Grunberg is one of the finest movies to come out in the mid-2012 and one of the best Mel Gibson movies.

The movie is scheduled to release on 1st May 2012 in the U.S.A,but luckily in the Middle East it released a few weeks back and I was glad to watch it.

Although the movie may be a bit similar to Mel Gibson's Payback,but still Get The Gringo is fresh and entertaining.

Story:- A career criminal (Mel Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy (Kevin Hernandez).

Mel Gibson delivers one of the best performances ever.

Get The Gringo is a stylish move with loads of action scenes,dark,gritty,humorous,violent and above all entertaining.

The director Adiran Grunberg does an excellent job.

All in all,Get The Gringo(How I spent my Summer Vacation) is a not only a must-watch for Mel Gibson fans but also for those who are not because it is one of the best movies to come out in the mid-2012.I am giving a nine on ten for Get The Gringo.Strongly Recommended!