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The Matador (2-Sep-2005)

Director: Richard Shepard

Writer: Richard Shepard

Keywords: Drama, Comedy, Thriller

A world-weary salesman begins a strange friendship with a flamboyant hitman after crossing paths with him at a Mexican bar.

ABSTRACT
Traveling salesman Danny Wright has a lot on his plate, contending with the loss of his child and steady employment plus a possible divorce as he heads to Mexico City for a promising sales pitch. A conversation with bombastic fellow foreigner Julian Noble at a hotel bar leads Julian to tell Danny that he is a hitman working for two powerful crime lords, a revelation that sees Julian whisking his new friend away on a bizarre journey to stage a hit poised to place him back in the good graces of his hot-tempered employers.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dylan Baker
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7-Oct-1959   Murder One
Pierce Brosnan
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16-May-1951   Remington Steele, James Bond
Hope Davis
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23-Mar-1964   American Splendor
Philip Baker Hall
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10-Sep-1931   Magnolia
Greg Kinnear
Actor
17-Jun-1963   Talk Soup
Adam Scott
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3-Apr-1973   Ben Wyatt on Parks and Recreation

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