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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder.A desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder.A desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder.
- Prêmios
- 1 vitória
Enrique Renaldo
- Manuel
- (as Enrique Rinaldo)
Felicia Kamriani
- Louis' Wife
- (as Felicia Khoja)
Armando José Durán
- Federale
- (as Armando Jose Duran)
Alejandro Patiño
- Fruit Vendor
- (as Alejandro Patino)
Enredo
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- CuriosidadesThe shooting schedule was 18 days, and the budget barely allowed for scenes to be re-shot; for the festival scene, there were only enough fireworks for two takes.
- Trilhas sonorasSouth of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
Written by Michael Carr and Jimmy Kennedy
Performed by Patsy Cline
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with Universal Special Markets
Avaliação em destaque
Not-so-innocent abroad
Hoping to flee a life of all-American banality, Walter Pool (Eric Roberts)begins anew in Mexico with the aim of writing a novel. He only succeeds in becoming an alcoholic loner, as he lacks the drive and verbal polish to become a writer. His routinized escape from routine does take on a new twist when he becomes involved with shady characters who do have drive (a willingness to deceive and kill to meet their ends), and verbal polish (speaking in over-the-top purple prose to justify their crimes.)
*La Cucaracha* unveils the hollowness of cultivated words and calculated appearances (e.g. the crime king in Armani suits speaks of the ennobling power of suffering, sheds copious tears and makes spectacular shows of philanthropy); however, actions ultimately reveal character. As Pool, Eric Roberts succeeds in playing a man whose verbal inarticulateness painfully reflects his moral inarticulateness. Even though he can't find his writer's voice, does he still have a voice of conscience? Does he have the will to transform his life through action, whether corrupt or heroic? Not since *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia* have I seen the "loser in search of redemption in a tragic, corrupt world" theme played so well.
Although Eric Roberts' acting is superb (especially the scene in which he finally meets and breaks down before the woman he had so idolized), *La Cucaracha* is definitely not for everyone. There is no morally unambiguous hero, and the violence is somewhat heavy, though not mindless--the consequences of violence are frequently the subject of deliberation and remorse. Some might find the dialogue a bit stilted, although it might be more fairly compared to older noir films rather than the quick, punchy dialogue in a lot of recent crime films. If you like noir, character studies of ex-pat drifters, *and* Eric Roberts (his *Coca-Cola Kid*/*Star 80* caliber performances, as opposed to the *Best of the Best Series*), then this could well be for you.
*La Cucaracha* unveils the hollowness of cultivated words and calculated appearances (e.g. the crime king in Armani suits speaks of the ennobling power of suffering, sheds copious tears and makes spectacular shows of philanthropy); however, actions ultimately reveal character. As Pool, Eric Roberts succeeds in playing a man whose verbal inarticulateness painfully reflects his moral inarticulateness. Even though he can't find his writer's voice, does he still have a voice of conscience? Does he have the will to transform his life through action, whether corrupt or heroic? Not since *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia* have I seen the "loser in search of redemption in a tragic, corrupt world" theme played so well.
Although Eric Roberts' acting is superb (especially the scene in which he finally meets and breaks down before the woman he had so idolized), *La Cucaracha* is definitely not for everyone. There is no morally unambiguous hero, and the violence is somewhat heavy, though not mindless--the consequences of violence are frequently the subject of deliberation and remorse. Some might find the dialogue a bit stilted, although it might be more fairly compared to older noir films rather than the quick, punchy dialogue in a lot of recent crime films. If you like noir, character studies of ex-pat drifters, *and* Eric Roberts (his *Coca-Cola Kid*/*Star 80* caliber performances, as opposed to the *Best of the Best Series*), then this could well be for you.
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- brobstreperous
- 22 de out. de 2000
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- La Cucaracha
- Locações de filme
- Chatsworth, Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA(rural exteriors)
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- Orçamento
- US$ 3.000.000 (estimativa)
- Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 14.692
- Fim de semana de estreia nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 14.692
- 25 de abr. de 1999
- Faturamento bruto mundial
- US$ 14.692
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