Spoilers ahead! Watch out, and take care. The movie begins with a high-speed chase,
as two criminals dressed in clown costumes attempt to cross into Mexico. One is injured in the backseat, bleeding over
a bag of cash. The escape car swerves off the road, approaching
the border, while the driver accelerates along the wall, looking for any way to get to the
other side. The burglars are being pursued by Mexican
federal police and the US Border Patrol, as they attempt to jump over the wall from a
ra
mp. When the automobile crashes and lands on Mexican
soil, the chase comes to an end. Officer Vasquez of the Mexican Federal Police
and Bill of the United States Border Patrol both agree, the offenders will be apprehended
by Americans. When Vasquez notices a sack of cash in the
backseat, he has a shady deal with Bill, and uses it as leverage to get him to hand over
the criminals. As a result, the American border patrol departs
empty-handed, while two unknown cowboys observe from a safe distance.
Vasquez employs modern Mexican police methods
on the motorist, but is unable to determine who he is. Let’s refer to the driver as Gringo, because
he doesn't divulge his real identity. Vasquez and his associate, Romero, accept
the money and book Gringo, who successfully provides them with unreadable fingerprints. They transport him to a holding facility once
he's been processed, an overcrowded violent cesspool, where the offenders are armed, and
there appear to be no regulations. Soon after, a g
ang of convicts attack him,
attempting to steal his shoes, and brutally abusing him. Following that, the detainees are greeted
by the warden, who informs them that they will be taken to the main prison, El Publito. Soon, an American consulate officer Jack arrives,
and asks about the American prisoner, to which he replies they'll chat later and sort things
out. Even though this is not Gringo's first time
in jail, he is perplexed when they transport him to Gen-Pop. There are stores, food carts, ta
ttoo parlors. He notices the man who attacked him in jail
while scanning the prison, and follows him. Gringo shoves his legs out of the bathroom,
and knocks him unconscious, after making sure they're alone. He snatches his gun and belongings, concealing
the gun in a bathroom stall, and flees with his money and a high-end watch. He then goes back to the courtyard, where
the inmates are strewn on the filthy ground, and falls asleep. The detainees are transported to work at the
prison's recycling f
acility the next day, where Gringo is restrained by several armed
guards, as a nurse draws blood for an undisclosed experiment. Later, he spots a guy in a bathrobe and two
of his men in a penthouse. He realizes they are most likely in charge
of this location. In this small town, he learns that money can
buy you some independence. To begin, he relieves the guards for a quarter,
and takes the day off to do what he excels at. Gringo makes his way through the crowd, and
discovers his first project,
the money stashed in the drug den. He steals a can of cooking oil and uses it
to set fire to a food cart, effectively distracting the audience, while leaving the money unguarded. He is able to steal the money, and depart
as everyone hurries to put out the fire. A 10-year-old approaches him as he watches
the cart burn, and asks for a smoke. When Gringo refuses, the child discloses that
he witnessed him take the money, and threatens to report him if he doesn't. The boy lives in prison with his mot
her, and
claims to be "special." He also says that anyone with enough money
can live inside the prison with their family, which means non-inmates are free to come and
go as they like. While they're getting to know each other,
the child's mother sees him smoking, and rushes him home. Following that, Jack pays Gringo a visit,
in order to assist him in escaping from prison. Gringo, as usual, provides him with a bogus
identity and backstory, while saying he did nothing wrong. Jack questions his narr
ative, and feels he's
a professional crook, citing how he burned out his fingerprint. They can't work together because of the dishonesty,
so they split off, with Gringo planning his own escape, and Jack pledging to find out
the truth about him. Gringo leases a small cubicle from Carnal,
the prison's real estate agent. Later at night, the prison king throws a lavish
party for special inmates, complete with stunning party girls. Gringo looks through the window, and sees
the Warden among the inmate
s, but it's the Mexican child's mother who takes him by surprise. She almost shares a moment with Gringo, before
approaching him and hitting him right in the jaw. The next morning, an inmate is shot dead in
the courtyard, for trying a prison break, demonstrating that escape is not an option. When the child approaches Gringo, they discuss
how the child's mother works for Javi, the prison king. He also informs that Caracas, Javi’s brother,
and Carnal, his cousin, are Javi's henchmen. Javi has a co
ntract with the authorities,
and can leave whenever he wants, but even the prison king must return to do his term. When he questions the child about the word
"special" he mentioned earlier, and the blood sample they obtained from him, the child is
unable to answer. Meanwhile, Jack is looking for Officer Vasquez
and his partner, in order to learn more about the case. He discovers them floating around a whorehouse
amid ladies, which makes him suspicious. On the visiting day, the child is fighting
with another child, while their peers cheer them on. Javi and Caracas approach, and Javi instructs
the latter to have the child's back. Gringo notices the boy removing a shank from
his clothes, and follows them, ostensibly to kill Javi as they walk away. Gringo talks him out of it, wondering why
he would want to kill the man. After an emotional exchange, the child discloses
that Javi murdered his father, in order to steal his liver. Javi has an extremely uncommon blood type,
so rare that they te
st all the inmates for compatibility, and so far, the kid and his
father are the only matches, this is why the boy is remarkable. Javi looks after him so that he can use his
liver when a new one is required. The impound yard with Gringo's escape car
is Jack's next trip. He discovers two cowboys from the beginning
of the movie rummaging through the automobile for their stolen money. They draw a pistol at him at first, but he
can convince them to pay a decent amount in exchange for knowing where t
he money is. Later, Javi hosts a wrestling match, which
Gringo and the youngster attend. The kid’s mother arrives too, and invites
Gringo to a beer, but the prison officer interrupts and informs Gringo that he has a guest. Officers Vasquez and Romero have arrived to
figure out where the money came from, and who it belongs to. They attempt to terrify him into speaking,
but Gringo reminds them they are the ones in danger, and must go quickly. The next day, Gringo and the youngster arrange
a plan t
o bait Javi's henchmen, which include Carnal and his pal Carlos. The child walks past them, flaunting the previously
stolen watch. When Carlos notices it, he chases the youngster
into the alleys. Gringo seizes the opportunity and pickpockets
Carnal. Later, the kid's mother invites Gringo in
for a beer. They alternate recounting anecdotes about
their former partners. Gringo describes how he lost his wife to his
business partner, Reginald Barnes, and how Barnes testified against Gringo in court,
a
nd sentenced him to prison. He goes on to narrate a recent dream in which
two men knock on Reginald's door and murder him. In response, she tells the story of her late
husband and child's "Bambi Blood," a one-in-5 hundred million blood type. Gringo promises to look after her child. Meanwhile, Caracas goes to Carnal to collect
the true state's salary, and finds him drugged out of his wits. He tells Caracas that someone took the money,
but his terrible image as an addict outweighs his accusations,
putting him in a difficult
position, either retrieve the money, or lose his job. He embarks on a drunken rampage in search
of the child, accompanied by Carlos. Carnal storms into their home and brutally
beats him, while his mother sobs helplessly. When he is unable to locate his money, he
decides to assault the woman. Meanwhile, Gringo is lounging in the courtyard,
when Carlos inquires about him. He understands everything has gone wrong and
sprints towards the toilets and the hidden revolver. H
e fumbles around in his hiding place and
shoots the man. Caracas, on the other hand, arrives on schedule
and brings Carnal to a halt. As the situation worsens, they fight, and
Carnal manages to defeat him, knocking him to the ground and getting ready to execute
him. Gringo then saves Caracas, the child, and
his mother, and is transported to a holding cell. Javi charges in with a loaded gun, and Gringo
explains how he saved Javi, Caracas, and the child who was so important to them. When Javi find
s the man aware of the liver,
he decides to spare him and learn more about him. Later, Gringo receives a phone call from Jack,
who offers to help him retrieve the money before it's too late, in exchange for a cut
of the proceeds. Instead, Gringo tracks down Caracas, and informs
him that Vasquez and Romero have stolen $2 million from him. He tricks Caracas into returning his money,
and requests only 10% of it, reasoning that having his money in Javi's hands is preferable
to losing it all. Unfortu
nately for Caracas, the money's owner,
Frank Fowler, has already obtained the corrupt cops' contact information, thanks to Jack. The officers are being held captive by the
two cowboys from earlier. Frank claims there were four million dollars,
but his men only discovered 1.7 million and two automobiles outside. Javi's men arrive just as they are ready to
kill Vasquez, killing everyone and seizing the money. On the other hand, Jack buys off the prison
guards on Frank's behalf, so that they will p
rotect his men. Gringo, the kid, and his mother are ambushed
in the prison yard by three cowboys. Gringo begins fighting back, killing two of
the soldiers and the guard above. The final cowboy throws a grenade at him,
but he returns it in mid-air, and blows him up. They somehow survived the carnage that many
others did not. After that, Javi threatens to kill Gringo
if he doesn't reveal the truth about himself. Gringo announces himself as Reginald Barnes
this time. Since they both know Frank woul
d not give
up his money, Gringo offers to go and kill him in exchange for his freedom. Javi agrees, advising him to keep away from
the child and his mother. After dealing with Frank, Javi grants Gringo
a driver's license, and sends two hitmen to kill him. Soon, the warden informs Javi that the government
plans to close the prison, due to the earlier shooting. He consults Caracas for a moment, and because
he has been feeling frail recently, and will almost certainly require a liver transplant
soo
n, he decides to go forward with the procedure before it's too late. Gringo gets through border police with a phony
ID, and finds work as a cheap secretary. He contacts shipping magnate Thomas Coffman,
and claims to be Clint Eastwood, to set up a meeting. Following that, he tails Javi's hitmen and
stuffs a cheeseburger in their car's muffler. When they pull over to investigate, he executes
them instantly. Meanwhile, the child's mother watches with
dread as Javi's doctor pays him a visit, hinting
that the transplant is close. She hurries over to her friend's house, conceals
the child in a wall hole, and instructs him to remain there until everything blows over. Soon, Javi's men arrive and tie her up in
a gloomy holding chamber. They abuse her mercilessly in order to shatter
her spirit. As she struggles to maintain awareness, she
notices her child has arrived to save her. He stands a few feet away from Javi, clutching
a sharp shank in his hand, and stabs himself in the liver several time
s, in the hopes of
saving his mother. They rush him to the nurse's station in order
to preserve his liver. They decide to undertake the surgery later
at night, once his health has stabilized. Elsewhere, Gringo is working on his proposal. He calls Frank's representative, and asks
whether he may do business with Frank, to lure him out of hiding, while impersonating
Coffman. After some thought, the representative determines
that meeting with such a successful entrepreneur is worthwhile, and he agre
es to meet him the
next morning at Coffman's office. Later, he convinces Frank to let Coffman in
on his narcotics deal. The next morning, Gringo comes to the meeting
with an umbrella, identifying himself as Reginald Barnes, his betraying ex-partner, and pretending
to be Clint Eastwood's assistant. He knocks out Mr Coffman and locks him in
the bathroom, after notifying the secretary that Mr Eastwood and two associates are on
their way. When Frank and his representative arrive,
the secretary misid
entifies them as associates, and permits them in. Gringo then distracts them with a wall painting,
before dropping two explosives right under their feet and guaranteeing their deaths. He flees as sprinklers force him to use his
umbrella, and Coffman's secretary discovers him alive. Gringo needs to tie off one final loose end
with Jack, before returning the money. He discovers him inebriated and having a crazy
time with strippers. Gringo binds him to a chair and begins questioning
him. It doesn't
take much to get him talking; he
quickly admits that Javi is having surgery, and the prison will be closed that night,
which means he won't see his money again if he doesn't shake a leg. After discovering the location of his crashed
automobile, he snatches the latter's rifle and badge, and hurries out of the room. In a flurry of armed vehicles prepared to
enter, about 200 military and special operations teams have assembled at El Publito to dissolve
the prison. As the military swarms inside, ri
ots erupt. Javi is undergoing surgery, while Caracas
and his men defend the surgical room. Gringo arrives using Jack's badge, and attempts
to find Javi. With battles breaking out in every area of
the prison, it won't be easy. When he finds the cash bags in one of the
buildings, he is forced to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life, take
the money and flee, or stay and save the child. After some deliberation, he chooses the second
choice, and rushes to the surgery room. Caracas tri
es to stop him, but Gringo sneaks
inside, just as they're ready to extract the child's liver. He threatens to kill Javi if Caracas does
not bring the mother. One of the nurses pulls a gun on Gringo, pretending
to capture him, allowing Gringo to shoot Caracas and his guards. They rush the kid into an ambulance, but not
before Gringo collects his money. They flee in disguise as medics in the ambulance,
leaving Javi to die. Gringo retrieves the remaining two million
dollars stashed in his car at th
e impound yard. They flee to a lovely beach, where they live
a carefree lifestyle. Coffman eventually tracks down and kills the
actual Reginald Barnes, fulfilling Gringo's fantasy, and establishing his utopia. The End. Thank you for watching! Subscribe if you'd like to see more videos
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Comments
This was made in the era where we were moving away from good movie directing and casting. I can’t believe this movie is now over a decade old and I remember all the events in it so well. And I’ve watched so many movies after this that I have completely forgotten.
that movie is definitely underrated.
This movie is absolutely ridiculous, but I can't help but find it cool 😂
Did you just reupload this? I remember watching it on another channel.
Such a decent flick.
Moral of the story nobody can keep a secret
Never steal the boss money, if do that. It got an assassin to get it money back. - Mafias and ex ones.
What’s the music playing in the background?
Scott Adkins did over this movie 😂
Save millions of children all around the world with the money or save one kid. Of course he choose only one, classic
Finally put the name of the movie.
Super movie
Nothing last forever
6:21 🤔is that kukulkan ?😂😂😂
employees “modern Mexican police methods” 👋👋👋
Bad ass movie love Mel Gibson always
Movie: Get the gringo
MOVIE NAME: GET THE GRINGO
This is the same guy from mystery recaps😂 Who the f els says the lader😂
I can never subscribe since the movie doesn't have a name