Hot Tamale (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Michael Damian

Writers:

Janeen Damian (writer)
Michael Damian (writer)

Release Date:

2007 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The heist of a lifetime just got complicated.

Plot:

A road trip to Los Angeles inadvertently leads a young man from Wyoming into a wild maze of psychotic hit-men, racy women, jewel thieves and a salsa band. |

Plot Keywords:

Wyoming | Los Angeles | Road Trip | Panties | Bare Breasts

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Randy Spelling	...	Harlan Woodriff
Diora Baird	...	Tuesday Blackwell
Carmen Electra	...	Riley
Jason Priestley	...	Jude
Mike Starr	...	Al
Matt Cedeño	...	Caesar Lopez
James Best	...	Hank Larson
Beth Grant	...	Dori Woodriff
Sean Blakemore	...	Dewayne Longfellow
Richard Riehle	...	Sheriff Pinkham
Harland Williams	...	Deputy Moseby
Christopher Goodman	...	Officer Sternfield
Jon Huertas	...	Alex
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Rey Angelus	...	Junior (as Nicolas Hernandez)
Kirsten Berman	...	Dr. Winters
Kristen Caldwell	...	Bitsy
Richard Dyer	...	Bodyguard
Cesar Garcia	...	Francisco (as Caesar Garcia)
Kevin Glikmann	...	Homeless Guy
Robert Harvey	...	Minister
John Hayden	...	Buck Woodriff
Anthony Holiday	...	DEA #1
Kimble Jemison	...	Omar
Sabra Malkinson	...	Nurse Claire
Sandy Martin	...	Ed the Diner Cook
Johnny Polanco	...	Himself
Joseph Sanfelippo	...	DEA #2
Stephen Taylor	...	Noel
Daniel Toscano	...	Curtis Goodwin
Renee Victor	...	Mama
David Weintraub	...	Guy
Eduardo Yáñez	...	Sammy

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Riviera Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Buck Woodriff's frozen corpse is clearly breathing.

Quotes:

Officer Sternfield: I used to play clarinet in a band.

Movie Connections:

References "Antiques Roadshow" (1997)

High Marks For This Hot Indie

This is a superb example of film-making by a really talented writer/director, Michael Damian. Great story line with super casting. This film comes off way beyond it's limited budget. Jason Priestly's cameo performance is great. Mike Starr is his usual bad self. The music in the film is really exceptional. There is a very hot love scene with Diora Baird whose star is just about to take off. Randy Spelling does a superb job in the lead role - very well cast and believable. The supporting cast is awesome right down to Sandy Martin's cameo (the Grandma from Napoleon Dynamite). I saw it at the Newport Beach Film Festival and the house was packed and the energy was high - lots of laughs. This is a great film that sadly not enough people will see - so check it out!