Airbag (1997)

Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner ... See full summary »

Director:

Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Writers:

Karra Elejalde (screenplay), Juanma Bajo Ulloa (screenplay)

Stars:

Karra Elejalde, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Alberto San Juan

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karra Elejalde	...	Juantxo
Fernando Guillén Cuervo	...	Konradín
Alberto San Juan	...	Pako
Manuel Manquiña	...	Pazos
Maria de Medeiros	...	Fátima do Espíritu Santo
Francisco Rabal	...	Villambrosa
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Aurora
Luis Cuenca	...	Souza
Pilar Bardem	...	La Herme
Karlos Arguiñano	...	Serafín
Albert Pla	...	Sacerdote
Vicenta N'Dongo	...	Vanessa
Raquel Meroño	...	Araceli
Fernando Sansegundo	...	Touriño
Aitor Mazo	...	Pintinho

Storyline

Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. Mafioso whorehouse owner Villambrosa finds the ring. Meanwhile Villambrosa's rival gangster Souza sends "femme fatale" Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends are trying to get the ring back and in the process get involved in the war between gangs..

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Plot Keywords:

cocaine | whorehouse | reference to starsky and hutch | car chase | road movie | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was supposed to be shot entirely on location in the Basque country but local authorities wouldn't give any financial support, so the producers chose to shoot in Madrid and surroundings instead, where they were offered the support they needed. The decision was taken only a few days before principal photography began, so the shooting had to start with half of the locations still to be defined.

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Goofs

The wrecked Ford Mustang is switched to a Ford Capri for the explosion scene.

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Quotes

[after witnessing Juantxo accidentally shoot the nipples clean out of a girly poster]
Pazos: Professional. Very professional.

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Connections

Referenced in Black Tears (1998)

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Soundtracks

The Game Of Eyes
by Gorky's Zygotic Minci

User Reviews

What we'd like to do and most of us never will do

Imagine a single men party that you now when it starts, but you never imagine how it finishes. This is what happen in this comedy in which three friends are searching the wedding ring which one of them loose in the ass of a prostitute. They will be implicated in a gang war, during their search. You can see a collection of different Spanish types of people, and also some Portuguese. During the film you will see that what in the beginning seems to be complete casual lost, it's no so simple, and there is co nstant surprises during the 2 hours.

I recommend you this film, and specially one of the bads guys, Pazos. It's incredible how he can mix words.

Details

Country:

Spain Portugal Germany

Language:

Spanish Portuguese

Release Date:

20 June 1997 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Airbag - Jetzt knallt's richtig!

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asegarce Zinema, Canal+, Degeto Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min 132 min (extended cut)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1