Nacho Libre (2006)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Jared Hess

Writers (WGA):

Jared Hess (written by) &
Jerusha Hess (written by) ...

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

He's nacho average hero

Plot:

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).

Plot Keywords:

Lucha Libre | Nun | Mexico | Wrestling | Corn

Awards:

10 nominations

Cast

Jack Black	...	Nacho
Ana de la Reguera	...	Sister Encarnación
Héctor Jiménez	...	Esqueleto
Darius Rose	...	Chancho (as Darius A. Rose)
Moises Arias	...	Juan Pablo
Carlos Maycotte	...	Segundo Nuñez
Richard Montoya	...	Guillermo
Cesar Gonzalez	...	Ramses (as Cesar Gonzalez 'Silver King')
Rafael Montalvo	...	Elderly Monk
Julio Sandoval	...	Snaggle Tooth Monk
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' Lahoz	...	Arena Referee #1
Felipe Jesus 'Terror Chino' Hernandez	...	Arena Referee #2
Enrique Muñoz	...	Señor Ramon
Carla Jimenez	...	Candidia
Agustin 'Rigo' Rey	...	Galindo #1

Also Known As:

Untitled Jack Black Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rough action, and crude humor including dialogue.

Runtime:

UK:92 min | USA:92 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby

Certification:

UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Ireland:12A | USA:PG (certificate #42729) | Australia:PG | Iceland:7 | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Netherlands:6 | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Germany:6 | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

While filming a wrestling scene, Jack Black jumped from the ring and struck his head on a chair. This caused a gash above his right eye which needed stitches.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nacho throws the chips into Sister Encarnación's salad, the chips are visible on top of the salad. In the next shot, there are no chips on the salad.

Quotes:

Nacho: See that guy over there? That is Senior Ramon, he owns all the big arenas. We need to show him that we mean business. That we are ready for the 'big leagues'.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Extreme Championship Wrestling: (#1.2)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Nacho's Letter

A great laugh and a lot of fun!

I saw this at the LA premiere at the Chinese Mann Theater. The audience was laughing so much at times, it was hard to hear the film. Jack Black may at times go over the top but he more than makes up for it with some moments of real genius. Besides the obvious jokes there's an intelligent, awkward humor here for those who look for it. Some critics are saying the plot is too predictable. C'mon. This is often an issue with critics trying to take storytelling in comedies too seriously. If a comedy succeeds in making you laugh all the way through, who the heck cares? Were you going to this movie to feel suspense or to pee your pants laughing? If the latter, you'll love this film.