I'm So Excited (2013)
"Los amantes pasajeros" (original title)

When it appears as though the end is in sight, the pilots, flight crew, and passengers of a plane heading to Mexico City look to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger, which we carry within ourselves.

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar

Stars:

Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Lola Dueñas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas	...	León
Penélope Cruz	...	Jessica
Coté Soler	...	Operario 2
Antonio de la Torre	...	Álex Acero
Hugo Silva	...	Benito Morón
Miguel Ángel Silvestre	...	Novio
Laya Martí	...	Novia
Javier Cámara	...	Joserra
Carlos Areces	...	Fajas
Raúl Arévalo	...	Ulloa
Pepa Charro	...	Piluca (azafata 1)
Nasser Saleh	...	Joven étnico
Concha Galán	...	Señora clase turista
José María Yazpik	...	Infante
Guillermo Toledo	...	Ricardo Galán

Storyline

A technical failure has endangered the lives of the people on board Peninsula Flight 2549. The pilots are striving, along with their colleagues in the Control Center, to find a solution. The flight attendants and the chief steward are atypical, baroque characters who, in the face of danger, try to forget their own personal problems and devote themselves body and soul to the task of making the flight as enjoyable as possible for the passengers, while they wait for a solution. Life in the clouds is as complicated as it is at ground level, and for the same reasons, which could be summarized in two: sex and death.

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Plot Keywords:

death | flight attendant | airplane | singing on airplane | gay lead character | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including crude references, and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

28 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

I'm So Excited

Filming Locations:

Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Deseo S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie marks Antonio Banderas's 7th collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz's 5th collaboration. However, this will be the first time they star in an Almodovar movie together.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: I'm So Excited! (2013)

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Soundtracks

"I'm So Excited"
Written by Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, June Pointer, and Trevor Lawrence
Performed by The Pointer Sisters

User Reviews

Tired, boring down there with the worst American teen flick.

My amusement watching this film was derived from the reaction of the so called "discerning" Brighton audience who laughed at the most obvious as if they were teenagers watching their first shallow American blockbuster heavy on fart and sex references. To say it was pathetic is letting it off lightly. Maybe women make up a big portion of Almodovar's fan club but the way they seemed to let him get away with his frivolous treatment of male rape and drug rape astonished me. There's no doubt that he has produced decent work in the past but, rather like Lucas, he seems to have succumbed to the puerile and obvious.