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   Is Earl Stone based on a true story?

   • In The Mule, Eastwood's Earl Stone is based on Leo Sharp, who was known within the Sinaloa Cartel as El Tata. Sharp was an aging World War II veteran who became a pioneering horticulturist after his airline business failed, particularly working with daylilies.

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   Is Earl Stone based on Leo Sharp?

   • The real mule Leo Sharp (left) and actor/director Clint Eastwood (right) in the movie. Is Clint Eastwood's character, Earl Stone, based directly on the real guy, Leo Sharp? Not solely. Eastwood says that he partly drew inspiration for the character from his own grandfather, who owned a chicken farm. Eastwood would visit the farm when he was a boy.

   The Mule Movie vs. the True Story of Leo Sharp the Drug Mule

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   Was Earl Stone a real person?

   • Earl Stone, portrayed by Eastwood, was a successful horticulturist whose business failed due to the internet, leading him to transport drugs for a cartel. The Mule made significant changes to the true story, including the duration of Stone's drug-running career and the portrayal of his character as a more sympathetic figure.

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   Who plays Earl Stone in the mule?

   • First we had Robert Redford planning heists in The Old Man and the Gun, now The Mule brings us Clint Eastwood as Earl Stone, a genial purveyor of day lily hybrids who is recruited as a mule for a Mexican drug cartel and becomes one of its most active couriers, thanks to his spotlessly clean record and being an elderly white guy.

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   Feb 16, 2024 · Clint Eastwood's The Mule is inspired by the true story of Leo Sharp, an elderly war veteran who became a prolific drug trafficker. Earl Stone, portrayed by Eastwood, was a successful horticulturist whose business failed due to the internet, leading him to transport drugs for a cartel.

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   Jan 18, 2019 · Mr. Day Lily. We first meet Stone in 2005 at a mere 75, a dapper figure at a day lily horticulture convention who collects trophies, flirts with the ladies, and buys drinks for the guys—a ...

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   Dec 12, 2018 · Is Clint Eastwood's character, Earl Stone, based directly on the real guy, Leo Sharp? Not solely. Eastwood says that he partly drew inspiration for the character from his own grandfather, who owned a chicken farm. Eastwood would visit the farm when he was a boy.

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   Jun 19, 2023 · Yes, Earl Stone is based on a real drug mule. The character is based on Leo Sharp, who was a World War II veteran and horticulturist who apparently became the world’s oldest drug mule by working for the Sinaloa cartel, arguably the most dangerous drug cartel in the world.

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   Jun 19, 2023 · The real-life Earl Stone in Clint Eastwood's The Mule is based on Leo Sharp, who was once the oldest drug mule in the world; here's what happened to him after the events depicted in the movie. Sharp was a horticulturist before he started working for the Mexican cartel as a drug courier.

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   Aug 17, 2019 · The Mule is based on a true story, and Clint Eastwood's character Earl Stone was a real man named Leo Sharp. Find out more about Leo Sharp here. Yes, that 87-year-old, flower-obsessed drug mule...

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   Dec 14, 2018 · Powered by JustWatch. Clint Eastwood ’s “The Mule,” which he directed and stars in, is based on the incredible true story of an octogenarian who became an unlikely drug mule, transporting staggering amounts of cocaine for a major Mexican drug cartel. It features an esteemed cast including Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Dianne Wiest ...