Matando Cabos (2004)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Alejandro Lozano

Writers:

Tony Dalton (writer)
Kristoff (writer)

Release Date:

16 July 2004 (Mexico)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

A killer mob comedy.

Plot:

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

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Killing Cabos (Australia) (TV title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

Japan:103 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Colonia Polanco, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Trivia:

Jaque (Tony Dalton) mentions to Mudo (Kristoff) "Being on TV was never my thing". Both Tony Dalton and Kristoff once starred on "No te equivoques", a Jackass-like TV show.

Movie Connections:

References Taxi Driver (1976)

Hilarious

I find it amusing that so many would bash this movie based on what they thought of Blockbuster movies that have come before it. In many posts, I've noticed people mention movies like Scarface, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, and Pulp Fiction. People, if every movie was that good, then those movies would not be considered great films. They would be your typical run-of-the-mill movie that anyone can accomplish. The reason they are difficult to achieve is because not just anyone can do it. I thought this movie was funny. Maybe to a lot of people in the poverty ravaged country of Mexico, it's not funny because of the next to life reality of a severed finger and a senseless beating to a sequester victim, but to us in the U.S who have been desensitized by all the smut we see at the movie theaters, this is a great movie. There were some really funny moments in this movie, including the bus chase scene and the romantic love scene at the end involving el cannibal and Cabos' wife. Also, Ana Claudia Talancon was aesthetically pleasing.