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Boca a boca -- For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives a call from the mysterious wife of one of his best clients.

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Writers:
Manuel Gómez Pereira (dialogue)
Juan Luis Iborra
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Release Date:
5 September 1997 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Romance See more »
Plot:
For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
7 wins & 10 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Almodovar Actor, Goya Winner Guillen Dies
 (From Alt Film Guide. 17 January 2013, 2:29 PM, PST)
Javier Bardem. His Lips Are Busy!
 (From FilmExperience. 15 February 2011, 6:20 AM, PST)
Oscar Nominee Trivia File: Javier Bardem
 (From Extra. 14 February 2011, 1:41 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
An absolute treat -- to the eyes, ears and mouth! See more (9 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Javier Bardem ... Víctor Ventura

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón ... Amanda (as Aitana Sanchez-Gijon)
Josep Maria Flotats ... Bill / Ricardo
María Barranco ... Angela (as Maria Barranco)
Myriam Mézières ... Sheila Crawford
Jordi Bosch ... Belvedere

Tres Hanley ... Debra Reynolds (as Trés Hanley)

Alastair Mackenzie ... Oswaldo (as Sam MacKenzie)
Kiti Mánver ... Lucy
Fernando Guillén Cuervo ... Raúl
Amparo Baró ... Madre de Raúl
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba ... David
Asunción Balaguer ... Madre de Luci
Germán Cobos ... Padre de Luci
Saturnino García ... Padre de Victor
Pilar Bardem ... Madre de Víctor
Shangay Lili ... Herself
Ángel Alcázar (as Angel Alcazar)

Candela Peña ... Tanya
Fernando Colomo ... Cirujano Plástico

Juan Carlos Vellido (as Carlos Vellido)
Mónica Bardem (as Monica Bardem)
Miguel del Arco
Jaime Bores ... Operario de la Linea Caliente
Maria Geyer (as Maria Geyer)
Juan José Otegui (as Juan Jose Otegui)
Jaroslaw Bielski
Carmen Balagué ... Portera
Ana Goya
Tomás Gayo (as Tomas Gallo)
Manuel Tiedra (as Manolo Tiedra)
José Luis Mosquera (as Jose Luis Mosquera)
Javier Anido
David Lallave

John Suau
Eloísa Martín (as Eloisa Martin)
Margo Herrera
Mercedes Martin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Imán Padellano
Anabel Alonso ... La Mujer del Pañuelo Rojo (uncredited)

Daliah Lavi ... The Detainer (007) [from "Casino Royale"] (archive footage) (uncredited)

Juanjo Puigcorbé ... Actor en el video del Casting (uncredited)
Antonio Resines ... Director del Casting (uncredited)
María Reyes Arias ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Manuel Gómez Pereira 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Manuel Gómez Pereira  dialogue
Juan Luis Iborra 
Joaquín Oristrell 
Naomi Wise 

Produced by
Juan Alexander .... associate producer
César Benítez .... executive producer
César Benítez .... producer
Fernando de Garcillán .... executive producer
Manuel Gómez Pereira .... producer
Joaquín Oristrell .... producer
 
Original Music by
Bernardo Bonezzi 
 
Cinematography by
Juan Amorós 
 
Film Editing by
Guillermo Represa 
 
Casting by
Juan Luis Iborra 
 
Art Direction by
Luis Vallés 
 
Set Decoration by
Beatriz González (settings)
Ramón Moya (settings) (as Moya)
 
Costume Design by
Nereida Bonmatí 
 
Makeup Department
Eva Alfonso .... assistant makeup artist
Itziar Arrieta .... hair stylist
Paloma Bosqued .... assistant makeup artist
Mara Collazo .... assistant hair stylist
Ainhoa Eskisabel .... assistant hair stylist (as Ainoa Eskizabel)
Lola López .... assistant makeup artist
María Eugenia Mora .... hair stylist trainee
Amalia Soler .... assistant makeup artist
Karmele Soler .... makeup artist
Naroa Soler .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Josean Gómez .... unit production manager
Paco Juez .... unit production manager
Emilio A. Pina .... production manager
Pablo Ramírez .... assistant production manager
Eva Taboada .... assistant production manager trainee
Naomi Wise .... second assistant production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Javier Balaguer .... first assistant director
Almudena Martín de los Santos .... trainee assistant director
Mischa Muller .... second assistant director (as Mischa Müller-Thyssen)
 
Art Department
Javier Adorna .... property master
Enrique Garrido .... property master
José Luis Moya .... construction coordinator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jaime Barros .... boom operator
Carlos Faruolo .... direct sound
John Iles .... sound stereo consultant: Dolby
James Muñoz .... sound editor
Brian Saunders .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Reyes Abades .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Félix Bergés .... digital compositor
Ramón Ramos .... digital compositor
Rubén Sanz .... digital compositor
 
Stunts
Pedro Parra .... stunt driver
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Arnal .... electrician
Fernando Beltrán .... electrician
Manuel Canencia .... grip
José Ramón Delgado .... first assistant camera
Alfredo Díaz .... key grip
Iván Ganchegui .... video technician
Rafael García Martos .... gaffer
Patricia González .... camera trainee
Joaquín Manchado .... Steadicam operator
Joaquín Manchado .... camera operator
Eugenio Martínez .... electrician
Ángel Megino .... generator operator
Daniel Miranda .... grip
Laureano Montero .... grip
Enrique Pérez .... electrician
José Salvador .... still photographer
Roberto Trujillo .... second assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Asun Arretxe .... wardrobe
Carmen de la Casa .... wardrobe head
María Dolores Gonzalo .... wardrobe assistant
Peris .... wardrobe
Maricarmen Sigmaringa .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Rick Greenhead .... telecine colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Tino Azores .... music recordist
 
Transportation Department
Andrés García Alonso .... driver: production car
Miguel Ángel López .... driver: generator
Ángel Megino .... transportation
Agustín Ruiz .... driver: camera car (as Agustín Ruiz-Valdepeñas)
Javier Sánchez .... driver: costumes car
Valentín Sánchez .... driver: production car
 
Other crew
Miguel Alonso .... administrator
Carlos Baeza .... production assistant
Félix Bergés .... title designer
Eugenia Cuesta .... script supervisor (as Uge Cuesta)
Fernando García Centella .... caterer
José María García Herrera .... legal advisor
Lina Gómez .... production accountant
Paco Juez .... general manager
Cecilia Maric .... production secretary
María Pérez .... production secretary
Ramón Ramos .... title designer
María José Romera .... production secretary
Rubén Sanz .... title designer
 
Thanks
Chacho Carreras .... thanks (as Chacho Carrera)
Antonio Miró .... thanks (as Toni Miró)
Puy Oria .... thanks
Ben Temple .... thanks
David Valls .... thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Mouth to Mouth" - International (English title) (literal title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and language
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Runtime:
106 min | Germany:103 min (cut version) | Argentina:106 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
Spain
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
France:U | Germany:12 (cut) | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:R(A) (cut)
Filming Locations:
Madrid, Spain
Company:
Bocaboca ProduccionesSee more »

Did You Know?

Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Special Collector's Edition: Todos los hombres sois iguales (#1.14)" (2010)See more »
Soundtrack:
Make 'Em LaughSee more »

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
An absolute treat -- to the eyes, ears and mouth!, 30 October 2004
Author: philip-ct from Cape Town, South Africa

Take a struggling actor (Javier Bardem downplaying his good looks and normal masculine appeal for a 'nebbische'-looking character) who becomes a phone sex operator (in a wonderfully sleazy phone sex operation), and then becomes involved with a (male) client, pretending to be gay. Add in an excellently created agent, a self-centred director (brilliantly played by Alistair Mackenzie), a love interest or two, lots of fun and laughs. Roller-coaster with the film when it becomes 'dark', becoming and spoofing 'film noir'. All of these 'archetypes' have been set up and spoofed before. And here is a Spanish film which does so, with humour and fun: simultaneously sending up its own industry and that of Hollywood. It's stunning!

This is an inventive, witty, fun film! It's very similar in intent to the recent 'Unconditional Love' aka 'Who killed Victor Fox?' (which cannot be boxed into a specific genre of movie), where the ensemble acting, the lead acting, and quite quirky script work: in a strange way, this is a feel-good movie: one can sense the actors really enjoying themselves. And so does the audience.

It is a film worth seeing; a Spanish spoof of Hollywood, of various film genres (and add in here plot convolutions, homage to other movies (often with a 'twist'), of beginnings and endings (no spoiler here, but in my opinion both beginning and ending are so true to the film's intention)and a fun take on actors and directors.

It's not at all a 'heavy' film. Director Manuel Gomez Pereira has the script nicely sewn up, and his direction (while never heavy handed) is tight, light and snappy. He has a great cast of actors, led by Javier Bardem (who can never really convince one that he is a nerd and unsexy!) and Maria Barranco, who gives a deft performance as female lead.

There are brilliant cameo roles, and some amusing American (language) lines counterpointed with the Spanish dialogue.

This film works! It's an absolute gem, a treat: see it....

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