The Mule (2018, Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper)

Earl Stone (Clint Eastwood) knows he’s been a terrible husband and father to his ex-wife Mary (Dianne Wiest) and his daughter, Iris (Alison Eastwood). Now in his 80s, he’s facing foreclosure of his business. When he’s offered a job that just requires some driving, Earl jumps at the chance, but what he doesn’t know at first is that he’ll be transporting drugs for a Mexican cartel.

He does so well that he’s asked to do more and more runs, with increased loads of cargo. But he eventually attracts the attention of a DEA agent named Colin Bates (Bradley Cooper). As Earl struggles with his past mistakes, and the law and the cartel’s enforcers begin to catch up to him, he wonders if he’ll have time to right those wrongs.

production details
| minutes | 2018

Director: Clint Eastwood
Script: Dave Holstein Nick Schenk

cast
Clint Eastwood as Earl Stone
Bradley Cooper as Colin Bates
Taissa Farmiga as Ginny
Michael Peña as Enforcer
Laurence Fishburne as DEA Special Agent
Clifton Collins Jr. as
Dianne Wiest as Mary
Ignacio Serricchio as Cartel Handler
Alison Eastwood as Iris
Manny Montana as Axl
Loren Dean as DEA Agent Brown
Victor Rasuk as Rico
Robert LaSardo as Emilio
Jill Flint as Pam
Paul Alayo as Sal
Lee Coc as Assault Rifle Guy
Noel Gugliemi as Bald Rob
Katie Gill as Sarah
Sparrow Nicole as Ashlyn Bates
Scott Dale as The Clown
Joe Knezevich as Dave
Charles Lawlor as Phil
Saul Huezo as Andres
Daniel Moncada as Eduardo
Austin Freeman as Mike
Jackie Prucha as Helen