800 Bullets (2002) 800 balas (original title)

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Álex de la Iglesia

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Let the battle begin...

Plot:

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who...

Plot Keywords:

Cowboy | Spain | Stuntman | Fight | Show

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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
Yoima Valdés	...	Sandra (as Yoima Valdes)
Ane Gabarain	...	Jacinta
Alfonso Torregrosa	...	Police Chief
Arantxa Silvestre	...	Woman in Stagecoach
Juan Viadas	...	Monitor
Pablo Pinedo	...	Elías
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Francisco Aguilar
Julio Alonso	...	Conductor Excavadora
Javier Aranda	...	Transportista
Javier Bustamante	...	Individuo 1
Fernando Casado Rosa	...	Confederado 1
Lucia Castillo	...	Vocina Sra. Encarna (as Lucia Castillo 'Lucy')
Begoña Cruz	...	Mujer Policia
Ramón Del Pomar	...	Doble de Clint
Juan José Exposito Ferrer	...	Confederado 3
Tito García	...	Tonito
Agustín Gomez Marín	...	Chacho (as Agustín Gómez Marín "El Titi")
Hector Gomez	...	Conductor Furgo
Artemy Guillen	...	Indio 2
Mercedes Guillot	...	Mujer de Mariano
Juan-Jo Lezamiz	...	Camarero
Jorge Otero Garcia 'Harold'	...	Confederado 2
Juanma Pagazaurtundua	...	Val Petrov
Lola del Pino	...	Secretaria
Carolo Ruiz	...	Individuo 2
Paul Vega	...	Indio 3
Constantino Romero	...	Clint Eastwood (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Álex de la Iglesia		(as Alex de la Iglesia)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jorge Guerricaechevarría		(as Jorge Guerricaechevarria)
Álex de la Iglesia		(as Alex de la Iglesia)

Produced by
María Angulo	....	associate producer
Álex de la Iglesia	....	producer
Juanma Pagazaurtundua	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Roque Baños

Cinematography by
Flavio Martínez Labiano

Film Editing by
Alejandro Lázaro

Casting by
Amaya Díez		(as Amaya Diez)
Mamen Moya

Art Direction by
José Luis Arrizabalaga		(as Jose Luis Arrizabalaga)
Biaffra		(as Arturo Garcia 'Biaffra')

Costume Design by
Paco Delgado

Makeup Department
Itziar Arrieta	....	assistant hair stylist
Ainhoa Eskisabel	....	assistant hair stylist
Lola López	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Juanma Pagazaurtundua	....	production manager
Ander Sistiaga	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jon Espel	....	third assistant director
Falele Ygueravide	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Imanol Echeverría	....	property master

Sound Department
Susana Benito	....	assistant sound mixer
Francisco Cillán	....	boom operator
Manuel Corrales	....	sound effects
Jaime Fernández	....	sound re-recording mixer
Martín García Blaya	....	assistant sound editor
Fabio Huete	....	boom operator
David Mantecón	....	sound editor
Antonio Rodríguez 'Mármol'	....	sound (as Antonio Rodríguez)
Carlos Schmukler	....	supervising sound editor (as Charly Schmukler)
Ricardo Viñas	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Antonio Castillo	....	special effects
Antonio Molina	....	special effects
Juan Ramón Molina	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Nike Alonso	....	visual effects producer
Eduardo Díaz	....	digital compositor
Guillermo Orbe	....	digital compositor
Raul Ortego	....	digital compositor
Thorsten Rienth	....	digital compositor
Rafa Solorzano	....	visual effects supervisor
Raúl Sánchez	....	digital compositor
Carlos Trijueque	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Luis Miguel Arranz	....	stunts (as Luis Miguel Villareal Arranz)
Sergio Atanes	....	stunts
Alejandro Cobo García	....	stunts
Ricardo Cruz	....	stunts (as Ricardo Cruz Moral)
Inocencio Losada	....	stunts (as Inocencio Losada Silva)
Salvador Martos Manson	....	stunts (as Salvador Martos)
José Antonio Oña Sánchez	....	stunts
Juan Francisco Saz	....	stunts
José Ignacio Álvarez	....	stunts (as Ignacio Alvarez)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paola Ardizzoni	....	still photographer
Jon Barco	....	apprentice camera
Javier Casado	....	electrician
Miguel Ángel Cárdenas	....	gaffer
Elías Fernández	....	electrician
Emilio Pereda	....	still photographer
José Sacristán	....	electrician
Federico Staffa	....	clapper loader
Fernando Vázquez Gondar	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonia Isla	....	wardrobe assistant
Eva Salas	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Fran Amaro	....	assistant editor (as Francisco Amaro Gómez)
Miguel P. Gilaberte	....	color timer
Cristina Pastor	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ginés Carrión	....	music copyist
Zacarías M. de la Riva	....	orchestrator
José Vinader	....	score mixer
José Vinader	....	score recordist

Other crew
Urko Errazquin	....	marketing
Purificación García	....	production secretary
Juan Maján	....	armorer
Francisco Sanchez Ortiz	....	marketing director
Germán Sela	....	marketing coordinator

Thanks
Luis Lobos Negros	....	thanks
Patxi Urkijo	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Alan Young Pictures
• Canal+ España
• Etb (Euskal Telebista)
• Panico Films
• Televisión Española (TVE)

Distributors

• Cine Qua Non Films (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• TLA Releasing (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• H.O.M. Vision bv, Spakenburg (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• La Fabrique de Films (France)
• Lumiére Films (Argentina)
• TLA Releasing (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (Spain)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Molina Efectos Especiales

Other Companies

• Madrid Film S.A.  film lab

Also Known As:

"800 balas" - Spain (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content/nudity and some violence

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:R | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Alan Young Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: The man who takes the officers gun continues to shoot even when the gun is clearly out of ammunition.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Ren & Stimpy Show" (1991)

Having fun with Alex de la Iglesia

"800 Balas" is another funny and cool movie from Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, the guy who did the absolutely wonderful "El Dia de la Bestia", one of the best comedy/terror movies ever made. But I must tell you, people, if you don't speak Spanish, no matter how accurate the subtitles will be, you're missing half of the fun. And I mean Spanish from Spain, literally, because here in Argentina we speak Spanish too but in a complete different form and mood. Spanish people are hilarious when they insult each other (and there's a lot here) using some expressions that just can't be translated, like "me cago en la puta leche". But it's a funny and well delivered film no matter the language. A kind of homage to spaghetti westerns and all those little cheap movies from the 60's done with an excellent cast. Recommended.