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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Mule is a 2018 American crime film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also plays the lead role, with a script by by Nick Schenk. It is Eastwood's first acting role since 2012's Trouble with the Curve and his first starring role in a film he directed himself since 2008's Gran Torino.It is based on the true story of Leo Sharp (renamed Earl Stone here, played by Eastwood), an elderly war veteran (of World War II in real life, of Korea in the film) who became a drug courier for the Sinaloa Cartel.The cast also includes Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Michael Peña, Laurence Fishburne, Taissa Farmiga, Ignacio Serricchio, Alison Eastwood and Andy García.The film was released on December 14, 2018. The trailer can be watched here.
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 Beneath Suspicion: Earl's main advantage as a mule - who would suspect a doddering, frail old man of being a drug runner?
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 Benevolent Boss: Of all the cartel members who interact with Earl, Laton is the most tolerant of his idiosyncrasies, gives him leeway to do things his way and celebrates his success by inviting him to a party at his estate and treating him to hookers young enough to be his granddaughters. Unfortunately for him, his own enforcers see that benevolency as a weakness and ultimately kill him in a paranoid attempt to keep things running, despite there being no real problems with their operation.
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 Based on a True Story: It is based on the later life of elderly veteran Leo Sharp, when he became a drug ferryman.
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 Adaptation Name Change: The name of the Real Life mule was Leo Sharp, he is renamed Earl Stone in the film.
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 Bad-Guy Bar: A bar in Chicago is popular with the members of the cartel. The DEA agents keep it under surveillance and even compare it with the Mos Eisley Cantina.
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