Promedio rojo (2004)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Nicolás López

Writers:

Nicolás López (writer)
Beatriz Santana (writer)

Release Date:

4 November 2004 (Chile)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Who said that school was the best time of your life?

Plot:

Nerdy comic book aficionado Roberto Rodriguez battles low self-esteem, loser friends and vicious high school bullies as he vies for the heart of Cristina, the hot new girl from Madrid. |

Plot Keywords:

High School Friends | Romantic Rivalry | Masturbation Scene | Coming Of Age

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ariel Levy	...	Roberto Rodriguez
Xenia Tostado	...	Cristina Santelices
Benjamín Vicuña	...	Fele
Nicolas Martinez	...	Condoro
Berta Muñiz	...	Papitas (as Sebastián 'Berta' Muñiz)
Fernando Larraín	...	Manolo
Tatiana Astengo	...	Enfermera Berta Bravo
María Cristina Peña y Lillo	...	Marcela (as Cristina Peña y Lillo)
Fernando Farías	...	Abuelo de Roberto
Teresita Reyes	...	Madre de Roberto
Ernesto Belloni	...	Padre de Fele
Katty Kowaleczko	...	Madre de Fele
Eduardo Bertran	...	Marcos
Santiago Segura	...	Doctor
Daniel Segal	...	Padre de Condoro / Alumna con barba

Country:

Spain | Chile

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Aldea Films

Trivia:

The movie was number one at the Chilean Box Office for two weeks, beating the Exorcist Prequel and A Shark Tale

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Superman (1978)

Dull and vugar nerd comedy

Chilean comedies seem to have a great flaw: they're either dull or vulgar: this one is both. Quite influenced by the Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, this movie imitates his style, including his faults. The story is very silly and there's nothing original in it. It concerns high school nerds in their sexual awareness and the attempts to have their first experiences (does that sound familiar to you?) It certainly looks quite old fashioned,with the most recurrent stereotypes of the American youngster comedies of the sixties like "Porky" and all its sequels and imitations. The humor is rough - kind of vulgar actually - and the interpretations are quite elementary. It was quite popular in Chile but it faded away a few months after being released.