Fuera de carta (2008)

Director:

Nacho G. Velilla

Writers:

Oriol Capel (writer)
Antonio Sánchez (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Gay Father | Face Slap | Birthday | Grandfather | Gay Parent

Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Javier Cámara	...	Maxi
Lola Dueñas	...	Alex
Fernando Tejero	...	Ramiro
Benjamín Vicuña	...	Horacio
Chus Lampreave	...	Celia
Luis Varela	...	Jaime
Cristina Marcos	...	Marta
Alexandra Jiménez	...	Paula
Junio Valverde	...	Edu
Alejandra Lorenzo	...	Alba
Mariano Peña	...	Álvaro
Fernando Albizu	...	Valero
Carlos Leal	...	Pascal Sánchez
Alberto Jo Lee	...	Dae-Su
Jesús Fuente	...	Director del colegio

Also Known As:

Chef's Special (International: English title)
Xantarella (Spain) (working title)

Runtime:

Argentina:111 min | Spain:111 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Spain:13 | Mexico:B | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Antena 3 Televisión

Soundtrack:

Embrujada

Too much anti-gay rhetoric

First, I should say that the movie definitely had some funny, enjoyable scenes. However, the movie was laden with way too many derogatory gay jokes. I was uncomfortable hearing so many bigoted, insulting, ignorant jokes. Many in the audience I was in laughed, but I squirmed at every "joke." Even in the movie's context of perhaps mocking homophobes, it was not necessary to have some many. Could you imagine a movie about African-Americans full of white characters spouting out a constant barrage of jokes about fried chicken and bananas and athletic prowess? And was it necessary for the main character to be such an effeminate stereotype? As for the plot, the director's soap opera experience was obvious; the plot had several wrenching shifts from light humor to attempts at deep seriousness. If you want to see good Spanish humor without the stereotyping and gay-bashing "jokes," I'd suggest Almodovar's many excellent comedies.