Brain Drain (2009)
"Fuga de cerebros" (original title)

Emilio, a shy, not too brilliant pupil at a humble local secondary school, has always harbored a secret love for Natalia, the cutest, brightest girl in the class. On the last day of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando González Molina

Writers:

Álex Pina, Curro Velázquez

Stars:

Mario Casas, Alberto Amarilla, Amaia Salamanca

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Casas	...	Emilio
Alberto Amarilla	...	Chuli
Amaia Salamanca	...	Natalia
Canco Rodríguez	...	Cabra
Gorka Lasaosa	...	Ruedas
Pablo Penedo	...	Corneto
Blanca Suárez	...	Voz angelical
Sarah Muehlhause	...	Claudia Smith (as Sarah Mühlhause)
Álex Angulo	...	Cecilio
Asunción Balaguer	...	Abuela Emilio
Joan Dalmau	...	Abuelo Emilio
David Fernández	...	Loren
José Luis Gil	...	Manuel
Fernando Guillén	...	Abuelo Natalia
Loles León	...	Rita

Storyline

Emilio, a shy, not too brilliant pupil at a humble local secondary school, has always harbored a secret love for Natalia, the cutest, brightest girl in the class. On the last day of the school year, when he finally decides to declare his love, Natalia is awarded a scholarship to study Medicine at Oxford. It would seem that all is lost for Emilio, but his drop-out school-pals are not ready to throw in the towel. After faking qualifications and scholarships, this band of brainless nuts land in Oxford, causing havoc in the normally peaceful campus existence.

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Plot Keywords:

blind | female nudity | crude humor | male nudity | nerd | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Brain Drain

Filming Locations:

Colegio de Médicos, Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antena 3 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Fuga de cerebros 2 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Stars"
Written by Chris Barron
Performed by Chris Barron
Courtesy of Chris Barron/Chrysanthemum Songs/BMI, Jeff Cohen/As You Wish Music/BMI and Boots Ottestad

User Reviews

Brainless and Corny… but Makes Laugh a Lot

In Spain, the eighteen year-old Emilio (Mario Casas) has been in love for Natalia (Amaia Salamanca) since he was five; however, he has a series of physical problems and is too shy to declare his love for Natalia. His best friends are the outcast José Manuel Flash Sanchez Expósito a.k.a. Flash, who is blind but acts like a normal teenager; Wheels (Gorka Lasaosa), who is paraplegic and sexist; Goat (Canco Rodríguez), who is a hacker and drug dealer; and Corneto (Pablo Penedo), who is a womanizer.

When Emilio is ready to tell Natalia that he loves her, she is informed that she has been accepted with scholarship in Medicine in the Oxford University. Goat uses his hacker abilities to falsify documentation and scholarships in the Medicine course in Oxford for the five friends. When Emilio meets Natalia, his friends decide to help him to get closer to Natalia; however, for each plan that they plot to get Emilio closer to Natalia, the result is always a great disaster.

"Fuga de Cerebros" is a brainless and corny comedy that follows the style of "American Pie"; therefore it is the type 'love or hate' film. The pattern is always politically incorrect with scatological and sex jokes, funny and surrealistic situations and definitely a movie that will never be indicated for an Oscar. The "good guys" are flawed, otherwise it would not be funny; and the "girl" is sexy and very beautiful. The result made me laugh a lot and I really liked it. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "A Garota dos Sonhos" ("The Girl of the Dreams")