Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Director:

Carlos Cuarón

Writer:

Carlos Cuarón (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 December 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

La Vida es Un Volado

Plot:

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Plot Keywords:

Soccer | Mexican | Gambling | Mexico | Mexico City

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Gael García Bernal	...	Tato
Diego Luna	...	Beto
Guillermo Francella	...	Batuta
Dolores Heredia	...	Elvira
Adriana Paz	...	Toña
Jessica Mas	...	Maya
Salvador Zerboni	...	Jorge W
Tania Esmeralda Aguilar	...	Nadia
Joaquín Cosio	...	Arnulfo
Alfredo Alfonso	...	Don Casimiro
Fermín Martínez	...	DT Obdulio
Eduardo Von	...	DT Bruno López
Axel Ricco	...	Mena
Harold Torres	...	Trompo Tovar
Gabino Rodríguez	...	Mafafo
Alexander Da Silva	...	Gringa Roldán
Armando Hernández	...	Cienpiés
Alexandré Barceló	...	Fito
Jorge Mondragón	...	Porro
Enoc Leaño	...	Árbitro
José Carlos Rodríguez	...	DT Merodio
Martín Altomaro	...	Comentarista TV 1
Pablo Lach	...	Comentarista TV 2
David Faitelson	...	Voz comentarista TV 1 (voice)
Antonio Rosique	...	Voz comentarista TV 2 (voice)
Claudia Becker	...	Quetis
Manuel Teil	...	Quico
René Campero	...	Apostador 1
Sonia Guerrero	...	Apostador 2
Jorge Guerrero	...	Apostador 3
Andrés Almeida	...	Apostador 4
Annette Fradera	...	Apostador 5
Olinka Velázquez	...	Mesera (as Olynka Velázquez)
Pedro De Tavira	...	Chavo Hipódromo 1
Felipe de Lara	...	Chavo Hipódromo 2
Jimena Cuarón Barraza	...	Chava Hipódromo 1
Fernanda De la Peza	...	Chava Hipódromo 2
Claudia Schmidt	...	Chava Fresa 1
Giselle Elías	...	Chava Fresa 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernardo	...	Terrones
Bernardo Terrones	...	Señor de cancha llanera
César René Vigné	...	Nopalero #2 (uncredited)
Jorge Zárate	...	Voz Bruno López (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Carlos Cuarón

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Carlos Cuarón		screenplay

Produced by
Alfonso Cuarón	....	producer
Guillermo del Toro	....	producer
Alejandro González Iñárritu	....	producer
Tita Lombardo	....	line producer
Frida Torresblanco	....	producer

Original Music by
Leoncio Lara
Felipe Perez Santiago		(music) (as Felipe Pérez Santiago)

Cinematography by
Adam Kimmel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alex Rodríguez

Casting by
Kimberly Mullen
Mark Mullen

Production Design by
Eugenio Caballero

Costume Design by
Annai Ramos
Anna Terrazas

Makeup Department
Marisa Amenta	....	makeup artist
David Ruiz Gameros	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Kelley Cribben	....	post-production supervisor
Héctor Villegas	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gerardo Rene Arellano	....	second second assistant director
Fernanda De la Peza	....	assistant director
María Raquel Dioni	....	second assistant director
Hiromi Kamata	....	assistant director: reshoots
Hiromi Kamata	....	assistant director: second unit
Juan Pablo Miquirray	....	second assistant director
Alejandro Solar Luna	....	assistant director: additional photography
Martín Torres	....	first assistant director
René Villarreal	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sandra Flores	....	assistant set decorator
Alejandro García	....	decorator assistant
Arturo Lazcano	....	head scenic painter
René Marquéz	....	property master
Oscar Tello	....	assistant production designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jaime Baksht	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ricardo Cabrera	....	cableperson
Michelle Couttolenc	....	sound recordist
Sergio Diaz	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Sergio Diaz	....	supervising sound mixer
Martín Hernández	....	sound designer
Martín Hernández	....	supervising sound editor
Isabel Muñoz	....	additional sound
Santiago Núñez	....	sound mixer
Priscilla Peters	....	foley artist
Alejandro Quevedo	....	sound designer
Arturo Zarate	....	foley artist
Arturo Zarate	....	foley editor
Arturo Zarate	....	sound effects recordist

Visual Effects by
Szvák Antal	....	visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects
Oliver Atherton	....	digital compositor
Jo Ann Cordero Belen	....	roto artist: Double Negative
Zoltán Benyó	....	visual effects producer: Cube Effects
Andre Braithwaite	....	animator
Richard Briscoe	....	visual effects supervisor
Nik Brownlee	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Ana Mestre de Almeida Pereira	....	roto/prep artist: Double Negative (as Ana Mestre)
Papp Gabriella	....	rotoscope artist: Cube Effects
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: double negative
Pete Jopling	....	compositing supervisor: Double Negative
Matthew Leach	....	studio assistant
Charlotte Merrill	....	digital compositor
Thomas Middleton	....	roto artist: Double Negative
Fábry Olivia	....	rotoscope artist: Cube Effects
Peter Olliff	....	visual effects editor: Double Negative
Mila Patriki	....	digital intermediate colourist
Paul Scott	....	roto/prep artist
Tammy Smith	....	roto/prep artist: double negative
Dan Snape	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Noémi Somoskövy	....	visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects
Jim Steel	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Christopher Sweet	....	matchmove artist
Gábor Székely	....	technical director: Cube Effects
Ria Tamok	....	lead rotoscope artist: Cube Effects
Clare Tinsley	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Neil West	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Motassem Younes	....	digital opticals
Péter Závorszky	....	visual effects production manager: Cube Effects
Zoltán Ács	....	rotoscope artist: Cube Effects
Taz Lodder	....	technical support: Double Negative (uncredited)

Stunts
César René Vigné	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Martín Boege	....	director of photography: second unit
Francesco Cavazza	....	camera operator: b-camera
Zunbeltz Cuevas	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Grillo	....	additional cinematographer
Edgar Hurtado	....	first assistant camera
Daniel Valdes	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Candido Hernandez	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Francisco Veyro	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jimena Tenorio	....	costume assistant
Bernardo Treviño	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter
Dave Muscat	....	digital intermediate editor
Adrian Orozco	....	assistant editor
Carlos Puente	....	additional editor
Jordan Wood	....	telecine suite operator: additional photography

Music Department
Annette Fradera	....	music supervisor
Annette Fradera	....	song producer

Other crew
Priscila Amescua-Mendez	....	assistant: Alejandro González Iñarritu
Jose Manuel Ballesteros	....	catering coordinator
Eduardo Castillo-Salgado	....	design and systems
Caroline Coskren	....	office production coordinator
Héctor Córdoba Tornell	....	production coordinator
Regina Montemayor	....	production assistant
Norberto Nava	....	security coordinator
Emi Norris	....	assistant: Frida Torresblanco
Valdez Cavazos Salvador	....	key set production assistant
Alejandra Santana	....	production assistant
Pedro Suarez	....	production assistant
Nicole Teeny	....	production intern
Bernardo Terrones	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Focus Features International (FFI) (in association with)
• Universal International Pictures (UI) (in association with)
• Canana Films
• Cha Cha Chá Films
• Esperanto Filmoj
• Producciones Anhelo

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• SND (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Tohokushinsha Film (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Belgium) (all media)
• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Luxembourg) (all media)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (all media)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Home Video (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Mexico) (all media)

Other Companies

• Crowd In A Box  inflatable extras
• Crowd In A Box  inflatable mannequins
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Equipment & Film Design  camera & lenses & accessories
• Equipment & Film Design  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

"Rudo and Cursi" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and brief drug use

Runtime:

Netherlands:103 min | USA:103 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Japan:PG12 | Australia:M | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Cihuatlan, Mexico

Company:

Focus Features International (FFI)

Trivia:

All the soccer teams and players that appear in the movie are fictional (such as Nopaleros or Deportivo Amaranto).

Quotes:

Jorge W:Catch me up Rudo, it's not me, I'm just the executive, I lead the operation, it's just that they want their money, that's obvious.
Beto:Well, tell them to rise my credit.
Jorge W:I swear you man, I'm really ashamed but that's impossible. You got a Tsunami like debt, dude.
Beto:I can over pay them if they want, just give me more time, please.
Jorge W:No Rudo, I'd love to but I really can't
[Asks a Market Attendant]
Jorge W:Excuse me, you got Pampers Ultra Supreme?
[the attendant says no]
Jorge W:Shiiit! Look Rudo, you ain't got a limit, you make huge bets, you love blow man.
Beto:No, I only use that stuff because it helps me with the game.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Wolverine/Ghosts of Girlfriends Past/Battle for Terra (#1.10)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Lalameda

not as good as i expected

This 2008 film from the newly formed film production company of Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna follows two brothers (played by García Bernal and Luna) who get caught up in fame and an extreme case of sibling rivalry. Starting out as banana farmers they are discovered by a talent agent and begin to play professional soccer. They are swept away by fame and it eventually takes over their lives.

I must confess that I was expecting something a little bit better, especially coming from such big names such as García Bernal and Luna. The plot line is interesting but the characters themselves were somewhat annoying. García Bernal's Cursi and Luna's Rudo are both overly immature – they fight with each other and whine when they don't get their way, even though they are grown men! It seems like there is no depth to the characters and it is hard to find any redeeming qualities.

The only deeper meaning to be found throughout the movie comes in the form of a voice- over commentary made by the talent scout at various points throughout the movie making comparison between life and the game of soccer. I get the connections, but the movie is still lacking some serious character development.