Airbag (1997)

Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner ... See full summary »

Director:

Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Writers:

Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Karra Elejalde (screenplay),

Stars:

Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Karra Elejalde, Alberto San Juan

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fernando Guillén Cuervo	...	Konradín
Karra Elejalde	...	Juantxo
Alberto San Juan	...	Pako
Manuel Manquiña	...	Pazos
Maria de Medeiros	...	Fátima do Espíritu Santo
Francisco Rabal	...	Villambrosa
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Aurora
Luis Cuenca	...	Souza
Pilar Bardem	...	La Herme
Karlos Arguiñano	...	Don Serafín
Albert Pla	...	Sacerdote
Vicenta N'Dongo	...	Vanessa
Raquel Meroño	...	Araceli
Fernando Sansegundo	...	Touriño
Aitor Mazo	...	Pintinho

Storyline

Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends "femme fatale" Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs..

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Plot Keywords:

absurdism | one word title

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Spain Portugal Germany

Language:

Spanish Portuguese

Release Date:

20 June 1997 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Airbag - Jetzt knallt's richtig!

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asegarce Zinema, Canal+, Degeto Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Juanma Bajo Ulloa was determined to offer the role of Araceli to Claudia Schiffer, as it was defined in the script as a stunning beauty and had no dialogue. He finally never approached Schiffer because the character grew in importance after several re-writings and it required more dialogue, and Schiffer is not fluent in Spanish.

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Quotes

Pazos: Villambrosa, who is a gentelman, told me that we must solve the question with pacifism. So A, the same as I say to yo one thing I say the another one. And B... beware because it will come to you C.

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Connections

Referenced in The Year of Maria (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Soy rebelde"
Written by Manuel Alejandro
Performed by Albert Pla

User Reviews

Laugh and laugh if you let your mind to expand a lilbit.

This movie doesn't make any sense whatsoever, but like culture classics like Animal House, National Lampoons Vacation, this road trip Spanish movie has what it takes to be a great classic if they decide to re-reprint the film. The plot basically is a bunch of friends trying to break in their best friend with a prostitute before his weeding, but in this case a very expensive family heirloom gets stuck inside the working girl.

Now all they have to do is track the ring, because the whorehouse is a traveling one. On their quest to find the ring they get mix in with the mafia, Pimps, and a lot of cocaine. This movie is like a mix between Porky's and national Lampoons. hahahaha enjoy this movie is a fun one.