The New Mexico Film Office Announces Cry Macho, a Clint Eastwood Film, Wraps Production in New Mexico

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Published: 02 March 2021 02 March 2021

SANTA FE, N.M. –The New Mexico Film Office today announced the feature film Cry Macho recently filmed in New Mexico November through December 2020. The film is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Classic Films, and was filmed in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia counties.

Cry Macho is directed by Clint Eastwood (The Mule, Jersey Boys, Invictus, Gran Torino) and produced by Tim Moore (The Mule, Jersey Boys, Trouble with the Curve, Invictus, Gran Torino).

Based on the book, Cry Macho stars Clint Eastwood (The Mule, Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Hang ‘Em High) as a one-time rodeo star and washed up horse breeder who, in 1978, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. Crossing rural Mexico on their back way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman may find his own sense of redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.

But mostly, Cry Macho is written as a morality tale about two characters who help each other through tough transitions.

“Clint Eastwood is synonymous with New Mexico and film. Over the years the A-list actor and top-notch director has brought several projects to our beautiful state and we were thrilled to welcome Mr. Eastwood and Warner Bros. back to New Mexico for this project Cry Macho.” said Alicia J. Keyes, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Economic Development Department.

The production employed approximately 250 New Mexico crew members, 10 supporting New Mexico cast members, and 600 New Mexico background and extras.

“It is exciting to finally announce that Cry Macho was filmed in New Mexico. This production employed hundreds of New Mexicans both on and off the screen and will showcase our beautiful state as many Clint Eastwood films have done over the decades,” said Amber Dodson, New Mexico Film Office Director.

For more information on the production, contact: umpproductionoffice@gmail.com 

All film and television productions in New Mexico are required to adhere to the state’s operative emergency public health order, associated public health restrictions and COVID Safe Practices. Those restrictions include but are not limited to the adherence to occupancy maximums, the maintaining of a six-foot distance between individuals, wearing masks at all times, daily disinfection, symptom screenings, and more.

The New Mexico Film Office has released Back2One, a catchall set of principles, general recommendations, and resources for film and television productions operating during COVID-19. Back2One recommendations and other COVID Safe Practices can be found at nmfilm.com   

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