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Feb 16, 2024 · Clint Eastwood's The Mule true story follows the life of a World War II veteran who ultimately becomes the oldest — and one of the most prolific — drug traffickers in the history of the United States. Eastwood stars as Earl Stone with Bradley Cooper as DEA Special Agent Colin Bates.
- Clint Eastwood
- Michael Pena
Dec 12, 2018 · How accurate is Clint Eastwood's portrayal of a 90-year-old drug runner for the Sinaloa cartel? Find out the facts and fiction behind the film, based on a 2014 New York Times article. Learn about the real Leo Sharp, his flower business, his family, and his arrest.
Nov 28, 2018 · Discover the true story of Clint Eastwood's "The Mule" with this look at Leo Sharp, an 87-year-old drug trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel. His cartel buddies nicknamed him Tata -- grandfather. In truth, this 87-year-old drug-runner was actually a great-grandfather.
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Jan 18, 2019 · What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in The Mule Did the real-life elderly drug runner party with cartels, make weird racist comments, and live out his days in prison? We break it down.
- Ellin Stein
Jun 11, 2014 · Prosecutors scoff at the notion that Sharp was forced into being a drug mule. The D.E.A. has photos of Sharp and Viejo, one of the senior leaders of the Detroit ring, vacationing together in...
- 4 min
- Sam Dolnick
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it four out of five stars. Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, "It's a great true story, colorfully told by Sam Dolnick in The New York Times".
