Matando Cabos (2004)

A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.

Director:

Alejandro Lozano

Writers:

Tony Dalton, Kristoff,

Stars:

Tony Dalton, Ana Claudia Talancón, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Dalton	...	Javier "Jaque"
Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Paulina Cabos
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Oscar Cabos
Kristoff	...	Mudo
Raúl Méndez	...	Botcha
Joaquín Cosio	...	Ruben "Mascarita"
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Nico
Rocío Verdejo	...	Lula
Silverio Palacios	...	Tony 'El Canibal'
Jacqueline Voltaire	...	Gabriela Cabos
Pedro Altamirano	...	Nacho
Norman Sotolongo	...	Cholo
José Ángel Bichir	...	Ulises
Alejandro Galán	...	Juan
Mary Paz Mata	...	Tere

Storyline

In Mexico City, the powerful and violent magnate of steel Oscar Cabos catches his daughter Paulina having sex with her boyfriend and his employee Javier "Jaque" and he works Jaque over. On the next day, Jaque pays a visit to Cabos in his office and the angry man comes with a golf club to hit Jaque again. However, Cabos accidentally trips on a golf ball, falls on the floor and faints. Jaque calls his best friend Mudo to help him, but the janitor Nacho finds his boss fainted on the floor and he steals and dresses himself with Cabos' clothes and jewels. Meanwhile, Nacho's son Botcha and his friend Nico have planned to kidnap Cabos and they are waiting for him in the parking garage. When he walks in the parking garage, the two kidnappers hit him on the back of the head, believing that he is Cabos, they cover his head with a bag. They head with the abducted man to the house of Botcha's girlfriend Lula. Meanwhile, Jaque and Mudo calls their wrestler friend Ruben "Mascarita" and his midget ...

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Taglines:

The kidnapping was the least of their problems . . .

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive violence and language, some strong sexuality and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Lemon Films

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

16 July 2004 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Killing Cabos

Filming Locations:

Colonia Polanco, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

MXN 25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$75,719 (USA) (26 August 2005)

Gross:

$126,132 (USA) (2 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Lemon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a play on words: "Matando Cabos" means "Killing Cabos" Cabos is the last name of one of the characters. But if the "M" is removed it becomes "atando Cabos" that means "Tying lose ends".

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Crazy Credits

Emilio: Gracias por prestarnos tu jardín. (Emilio: thanks for lending us your garden.)

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

User Reviews

The story of two kidnappings that go badly wrong (but in a very funny way)

Although it is not a master piece or or anything; it is good to have many good laughs and just have a good time. "Matando Cabos" is about two kidnappings (among other things) that go very wrong. Mr. Cabos is a ruthless business man who has hurt and taken advantage of many. Everybody hates him. On the same night different people decide to get back to him; but things go very wrong, confusion starts and things get mixed up (very mixed up).

The movie is funny from start to finish even tragic things can turn into a funny scene. It's a movie that laughs at the misfortunes of life. It does have some really violent and sexual scenes (not my favorite) but it is part of the way the movie is done. I am not sure if foreigners would like it, it is "Mexican" humor. It's worth the try.