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Overview
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Writers:
Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (writer)
Release Date:
18 October 2002 (Spain) more
Tagline:
Let the battle begin...
Plot:
Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
The friendlier side of Iglesia? more (25 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sancho Gracia | ... | Julián | |
| Ángel de Andrés López | ... | Cheyenne (as Angel de Andres) | |
| Carmen Maura | ... | Laura | |
| Eusebio Poncela | ... | Scott | |
| Luis Castro | ... | Carlos | |
| Manuel Tallafé | ... | Manuel (as Manuel Tallafe) | |
| Enrique Martínez | ... | Arrastrado (as Enrique Martinez) | |
| Luciano Federico | ... | Enterrador | |
| Eduardo Gómez | ... | Ahorcado (as Eduardo Gomez) | |
| Terele Pávez | ... | Rocío (as Terele Pavez) | |
| Ramón Barea | ... | Don Mariano (as Ramon Barea) | |
| Cesáreo Estébanez | ... | Andrés (as Cesareo Estebanez) | |
| Eduardo Antuña | ... | Taxista | |
| Gracia Olayo | ... | Juli | |
| Berta Ojea | ... | Angeles |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
800 Bullets (International: English title)
Ochocientas balas (Spain) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content/nudity and some violence.
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Runtime:
124 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:R
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The young man with beard, curly hair and glasses behind Laura when she talks to the camera is not Álex de la Iglesia but 'Francis Aguilar'. An Almeria-born director of short movies ("Zombeach"), he joined the crew of 800 balas and became a friend of de la Iglesia. They look so much alike that they decided to give him a cameo role to fool the audience. more
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Continuity: The man who takes the officers gun continues to shoot even when the gun is clearly out of ammunition. more
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Features "The Ren & Stimpy Show" (1991) more
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The 12 year-old Carlos fools his rich corporate mom (who thinks he's on a skiing trip) and goes lookin' for his grandfather, an alcoholic stuntman who worked with Sergio Leone and Eastwood in the 60's. The grandfather and other boozehounds do daily Western shows for German and Japanese tourists, every nite they're out whoring and partying and they take Carlos with'em. Carlos's mom (Almodovar's regular Carmen Maura) hates her dad and wants to close down the shows in the Western town, but then the 'cowboys' band together and defend their lives and town, this time with REAL bullets instead of blanks. "800 Bullets" is a wildly entertaining 'light' comedy loaded with Iglesia's brand of anarchic humor. Since this film isn't that violent (compared to his other films) and if the sex and nudity was removed, "800 Bullets" could pass a feel-good-comedy-for-the-family! Joe Dante meets Fellini? It's not his best and its way too long at 121 mins, the silly and serious antics are an uneven mix, but "800 Bullets" is a must for fans of Iglesia. Most outrageous scene: 12 year-old Carlos' cheerful sexual debut with a hooker and her bouncing boobies!?! Only in Spain! I miss Iglesia-regular Santiago "Torrente" Segura though, he'd have been perfect as a scummy drunken cowboy.