Cuban Fury (2013)

A former salsa prodigy attempts a comeback years after his career was ruined by a rival dancer.

Director:

James Griffiths

Writer:

Jon Brown

Stars:

Chris O'Dowd, Olivia Colman, Rashida Jones

Cast

Credited cast:
Chris O'Dowd
Olivia Colman	...	Sam
Rashida Jones
Ian McShane
Nick Frost
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Carly
Alexandra Roach	...	Helen
Rory Kinnear	...	Gary
Kayvan Novak	...	Bejan
Tim Plester	...	Mickey
Steve Oram	...	Security Guard Kevin
Liz Cackowski	...	Paula
Eddie Ruben	...	IT Engineer
Leon Corbin	...	Spectator
Joanna Jeffrees	...	Girl at Bowling Alley

Storyline

1987: A 13 year old natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the UK Junior Salsa Championships. But then: a freakish bullying incident on the mean streets of London robs him of his confidence, and our young hero finds his life diverted down a very different path. So it is that 22 years later, an adult Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) finds himself out-of-shape and unloved - trapped in a downward spiral of self-pity, repression and Nando's take-outs. Only Julia (Rashida Jones), his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss, gives him reason to live. But she's untouchable. Out of his league, so he imagines, with her perfect smile and perfect life. Unknown to Bruce however, Julia has issues all of her own. Luckily for him, she also has a secret passion. Then there's Drew (Chris O'Dowd), his alpha male colleague and horny king-monkey of the office. With Drew making no secret of his desire to get (his words) "all up inside Julia",...

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Plot Keywords:

salsa | dancer | two word title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2014 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Talk Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1