Instructions Not Included (2013)

A man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.

Director:

Eugenio Derbez

Writers:

Guillermo Ríos, Leticia López Margalli

Stars:

Eugenio Derbez, Karla Souza, Jessica Lindsey

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrés Vázquez	...	Valentín niño
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Johnny Bravo
Eugenio Derbez	...	Valentín
Leia Freitas	...	Amante Brasileña
Ángela Moreno	...	Amante dominicana
Gilda Gentile	...	Amante argentina
Nancy Taira	...	Amante oriental
Jessica Lindsey	...	Julie
Sammy Pérez	...	Sammy
Arcelia Ramírez	...	Judeisy
Agustín Bernal	...	Lupe
Greg Lucas	...	Agente migración (as Gregg Lucas)
Roger Cudney	...	Abogado Julie
Migael Penix	...	Portero hotel L.A.
Daniel Raymont	...	Frank Ryan

Storyline

Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Leaving Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, Valentin ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mom shows up out of the blue, and Valentin realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter - and his best friend.

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

Life doesn't care if you're ready.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

6 September 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Instructions Not Included

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$5,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,378,558 (USA) (30 August 2013)

Gross:

$44,456,509 (USA) (6 December 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alebrije Cine y Video, Fulano, Mengano y Asociados

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eugenio Derbez "Valentin" and Julie's partner Alessandra Rosaldo "Renee" are actually married in real life and have a daughter named, Aitana.

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Quotes

[In life, there are blows... harder than being thrown from La Quebrada at 6 years old. I'll always carry with me... the memory of the two great lovers of my life. The first one... taught me to be ready to face life. And the second one... taught me to face life without being ready]

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Connections

Remade as Untitled Instructions Not Included Remake

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Soundtracks

Come Fly With Me
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
Performed by Frank Sinatra

User Reviews

Excellent! Very funny, unexpected, gives you a great lesson.

I like comic movies but for a long time I had not seen a movie that I enjoyed so much. This movie is the opposite of Hollywood movies, that usually abuse of cursing, sex or drugs scenes. I think producers now a days think they make people laugh that way. So I used to left the theater wondering If I'd be happy that my little daughter watched that kind of movies when she grow up. BUT this movie is completely different. This movie gives you a message while having a great time and experiencing a lot of emotions. This time I left the theater wanting to came back the next day to see it again! And thinking of the most important things in life. Thank you Eugenio Derbez! No doubt the cherry on top was that I laughed in my own humor (Yahoo doesn't people allow to write this review in Spanish). Excellent acting of Eugenio Derbez, his wife Alessandra Rosaldo (Julie's partner) and overall everybody's acting, the story, and the production. The little girl is fantastic!

Yes, you will like it even if you don't speak Spanish ;)