Where They Went

The Mexican (2001)

Directed by Gore Verbinski

A hapless courier is sent south into Mexico to fetch a cursed antique pistol, while his girlfriend, heading to Las Vegas, is taken hostage by a hit man.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Jerry and Sam's home
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    Jerry agrees to one last errand for the mob and Sam walks out on him.

  2. 2Small Mexican town
    Mexico
    ≈ 00:12:00
    Inferred

    Jerry collects the pistol, but his contact is killed and his car and the gun go missing.

  3. 2Highway
    Nevada Desert
    ≈ 00:15:00
    Inferred

    Driving to Las Vegas, Sam is snatched by one hit man and taken over by another, Leroy.

  4. 3Las Vegas, Nevada
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 4Mexico
    Mexico
    ≈ 01:25:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
4,249 km
Places
4
Countries
2
Stops
5
  • Not shown: 1,920 km
  • Plane: 1,851 km
  • Car: 478 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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