Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (2000)
"Pantaleón y las visitadoras" (original title)

The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Francisco J. Lombardi

Writers:

Enrique Moncloa, Giovanna Pollarolo,

Stars:

Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Mónica Sánchez

10 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Salvador del Solar	...	Pantaleón Pantoja
Angie Cepeda	...	Colombiana
Mónica Sánchez	...	Pochita
Pilar Bardem	...	Chuchupe
Gianfranco Brero	...	General Collazos
Gustavo Bueno	...	Coronel López
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Padre Beltrán
Sergio Galliani	...	Teniente Bacacorzo
Tatiana Astengo	...	Pechuga
Pold Gastello	...	Chupito
Carlos Tuccio	...	General Scavino
Aristóteles Picho	...	El Sinchi
César Bravo	...	Palomino Ríoalto
Basilio Soraluz	...	Sinforoso Caihuas
Norka Ramírez	...	Vanessa

Storyline

The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts. At first unhappy about this assignment, he nonetheless puts his remarkable organizational skills in action and in a short time has his 'unit' running smoothly. In the home front things get complicated though; his wife dislikes his long hours and the secrecy surrounding his work, and he, despite being a dedicated husband, feels tempted by one of his "subordinates".

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | thong | based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity and language

Details

Country:

Peru Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

Filming Locations:

Iquitos, Peru

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 64,170,321 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

América Producciones, Inca Films S.A., Tornasol Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Chupito: ...and the girls will take care of the screwings...
Chuchupe: Renderings Chupito, renderings. That's the new jargon for "that".

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Connections

Version of Pantaleón y las visitadoras (1975)

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Soundtracks

"La hamaca grande"
Written by Adolfo Pacheco
Performed by Rolando Arancibia and Ricardo Sepúlveda

User Reviews

Who the hell told you that virile plenitude is obtained by fornication?

Now, having served 23 years in the military, I have never had the opportunity to have an assignment of this nature. Those damn officers get all the good jobs! I watched this because of Angie Cepeda (Love in the Time of Cholera), but was impressed with the performance of Salvador del Solar, who played the fortunate Captain who got this assignment.

Watching him work out of his element, and try to keep his wife (Mónica Sánchez) happy while he was working with such incredible beauty as Cepeda, was a real thrill, and Solar was magnificent.

The movie was very funny, as you would expect, especially from those who thought the whole idea sacrilegious. Maybe it was, but it solved the problem.

A funny, romantic movie that never fails to amuse and entertain as we wonder if the Captain will falls into the Colombiana's (Cepeda) snares and lose his wife, whether the investigative reporter Sinchi (Aristóteles Picho) will expose the whole sordid mess, whether the Colombiana and Pechuga (Tatiana Astengo), who also loves the Captain will get into a fight, and how will his service record be after all this. Will he get a medal? Ah, the questions that must be answered.