Spare Parts (2015)

Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT.

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers:

Joshua Davis (based on the Wired Magazine article "La Vida Robot" by), Elissa Matsueda (screenplay)

Stars:

George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Lopez	...	Fredi Cameron
Marisa Tomei	...	Gwen Kolinsky
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Ms. Karen Lowry
Carlos PenaVega	...	Oscar Vazquez
José Julián	...	Lorenzo Santillan (as Jose Julian)
David Del Rio	...	Cristian Arcega
Oscar Javier Gutierrez II	...	Luis Aranda (as Oscar Gutierrez)
Alessandra Rosaldo	...	Mrs. Vazquez
J.R. Villarreal	...	Hector
Aubrey K. Miller	...	Maddy Kolinsky (as Aubrey Miller)
Kevin Wiggins	...	Barrows
Alexa PenaVega	...	Karla
J.P. Murrieta	...	Male Announcer (as J.R. Murrieta)
Nicole Brady	...	Female Announcer
Edward McGinty	...	Williams (Judge) (as Ed McGinty)

Storyline

Four Hispanic high school students form a robotics club under the leadership of their school's newest teacher, Fredi. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT. On their journey, they learn not only how to build a robot- they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime.

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Plot Keywords:

based on a true story | based on true story | hispanic | building | 

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Taglines:

It takes a team to build a dream

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2015 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

La Vida Robot

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$808,022 (USA) (23 January 2015)

Gross:

$3,610,933 (USA) (27 February 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Circle of Confusion, Indieproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The real Oscar Vazquez is now a BNSF Railroad locomotive foreman in Glendive, Montana, hired as part of BNSF's Experienced First Line Supervisor (EFLS) Program.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie, after Christian gets punched in the stomach he is asked if he is okay by Luis. As Luis walks away you hear him say "careful" but his mouth is closed.

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Quotes

Awards MC: Okay folks, everybody take your seats please.

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Crazy Credits

Dedication: In loving memory of Janet Jacobs 1947 - 2015

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Connections

Features To wspaniale zycie (1946)

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Soundtracks

Desconocido
Written by Mateo Stevens, Erik Janson
Performed by Mateo Stevens
Published by Las Californias (ASCAP), Future Thinking Retro Moves (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Collective Artists Music

User Reviews

Inspirational True Story

Just returned from seeing this movie based on a true story. Four Hispanic-American high school students want to enter an underwater robotics competition which will pit their entry against some of the greatest tech minds in MIT, Cambridge, etc. Led by their reluctant, substitute teacher (George Lopez), they must use their fund-raising skills, minds, and teamwork to try to achieve an almost impossible goal.

What a GREAT flick. Very highly recommended. I give it 10 stars on IMDb and five stars on Fandango. I laughed, I cried, I laughed until I cried, I was deeply touched. It's inspiring, heart-warming, touching, well acted, and superbly paced.

Just go!