Huevos de oro (1993)

Director:

Bigas Luna

Writers:

Cuca Canals (writer)
Bigas Luna (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 1994 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Benito González works construction in Melilla and dreams big - of building the tallest building in Benidorm...

Plot Keywords:

Construction | Love | Nude Woman | Unfaithfulness | Lesbian Kiss

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Javier Bardem	...	Benito González
Maria de Medeiros	...	Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)
Maribel Verdú	...	Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)
Elisa Tovati	...	Rita (El primer amor, 47 kilos)
Raquel Bianca	...	Ana (La comehombres, ? kilos)
Alessandro Gassman	...	El amigo de Melilla
Benicio Del Toro	...	El amigo de Miami
Francesco Dominedò	...	El Mosca (as Francesco Mª Dominedo)
Albert Vidal	...	El suegro
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Gil - el de los garbanzos
Alicia Moro	...	La hija de Gil
Enric Cusí	...	El hombre de confianza
Francisco Casares	...	El productor (as Paco Casares)
María Martín	...	La mujer del productor
Thomas Lusht	...	El cachas americano

Also Known As:

Golden Balls
Macho
Uova d'oro (Italy)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Spain | Italy | France

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | South Korea:18 (cut) | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Antena 3 Televisión

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Two Girls and a Guy (1997)

Soundtrack:

Por el amor de una mujer

A satire

This is a generally enjoyable send-up of the excesses of the 1980's:- the get-rich quick, looking after no. 1 culture which prevailed for a mercifully brief period. The anti-hero is a cynical building contractor who will do anything to achieve his aim of making a fortune out of nothing, regardless of the law or of any loyalty to those closest to him. Needless to say, he gets his come-uppance and the final scene in which he smashes a lavatory to pieces is vintage Bigas Luna.

Unfortunately, it doesn't quite manage to keep up the same pace as "Jamon Jamon" and, particularly after about half way through, it starts to lose its momentum and the viewer starts to lose interest. But there are one or two scenes which are so funny that they alone make the film worth seeing, e.g. the three-in-a-bed scene in which he suddenly realises that he is not the fantastic lover he had always imagined he was.