The Mule (2018)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
A broke Illinois daylily grower in his late eighties starts driving cocaine for a Mexican cartel, carrying loads from the Texas border to Chicago while a DEA agent closes in.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Earl's foreclosed farm≈ 00:05:00Peoria, IllinoisStated on screen
Twelve years after skipping his daughter's wedding, Earl has lost his farm and is offered a job that only needs a driver.
- 2Tire shop≈ 00:15:00El Paso, TexasStated on screen
On his first run he picks up a load at a tire shop near the border, unaware of what is in the bags.
- 3Motel drop-off≈ 00:22:00Chicago, IllinoisStated on screen
Earl delivers to a Chicago motel while DEA agent Bates arrives at the Chicago office to go after the cartel.
- 4Laton's party≈ 01:00:00Laton's hacienda (fictional)InferredFictional
- 5Mary's house≈ 01:25:00Peoria, IllinoisInferred
- 6DEA roadblock≈ 01:40:00IllinoisInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 8,146 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 4,242 km
- Truck: 3,904 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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