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Matando Cabos

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.6K
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Matando Cabos (2004)
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ActionAdventureComedy

A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.

  • Director
    • Alejandro Lozano
  • Writers
    • Tony Dalton
    • Alejandro Lozano
    • Kristoff Raczynski
  • Stars
    • Tony Dalton
    • Ana Claudia Talancón
    • Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alejandro Lozano
    • Writers
      • Tony Dalton
      • Alejandro Lozano
      • Kristoff Raczynski
    • Stars
      • Tony Dalton
      • Ana Claudia Talancón
      • Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
    • 25User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations

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    Tony Dalton
    Tony Dalton
    • Javier "Jaque"
    Ana Claudia Talancón
    Ana Claudia Talancón
    • Paulina Cabos
    Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
    Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
    • Oscar Cabos
    Kristoff Raczynski
    • Mudo
    • (as Kristoff)
    Raúl Méndez
    Raúl Méndez
    • Botcha
    Joaquín Cosio
    Joaquín Cosio
    • Ruben "Mascarita"
    Gustavo Sánchez Parra
    Gustavo Sánchez Parra
    • Nico
    Rocío Verdejo
    Rocío Verdejo
    • Lula
    Silverio Palacios
    Silverio Palacios
    • Tony 'El Canibal'
    Jacqueline Voltaire
    Jacqueline Voltaire
    • Gabriela Cabos
    Pedro Altamirano
    • Nacho
    Norman Sotolongo
    Norman Sotolongo
    • Cholo
    Jose Angel Bichir
    • Ulises
    • (as José Ángel Bichir)
    Alejandro Galán
    • Juan
    Mary Paz Mata
    • Tere
    Giselle Audirac
    • Secretaria Cabos
    Alejandra Barros
    Alejandra Barros
    • Lider Extraterrestre
    Víctor Jiménez
    • Jugador 1 de Rugby
    • (as Víctor Alfredo Jiménez)
    • Director
      • Alejandro Lozano
    • Writers
      • Tony Dalton
      • Alejandro Lozano
      • Kristoff Raczynski
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The title is a play on words: "Matando Cabos" means "Killing Cabos" Cabos is the last name of one of the characters. But if the "M" is removed it becomes "atando Cabos" that means "Tying lose ends".
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 8 mins) The black car's windshield is smashed with a crowbar. When it falls off the stadium the windshield has no hole nor crowbar in it.
    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the credits the chinese cook can be seen at the International Airport of México, going back to China.
    • Connections
      Followed by Matando Cabos 2, La Máscara del Máscara (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      17 Años
      Performed by Los Ángeles Azules

    User reviews25

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    9/10
    Clever Fun
    Good characters, well paced, with a tight script full of twist and well placed turns. People will often dismiss any movie that is well crafted by comparing it to another movie that's well crafted. In this case I felt like it was more of a good thing instead of "more of the same", sort of like getting a second helping of something great. The movie does build it's central premise (a series of wild coincidences, characters that are larger than life, the fast paced-all in one night action) on other movies that feature similar elements (Snatch, Pulp Fiction, etc) but because the situations and characters are unique I did not feel ripped off. Overall I found this film to be very entertaining. I saw it at Sundance this year (2005). I hope it comes out in the US, I would recommend it to anybody that like to be entertained.
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    • leo1973
    • Mar 26, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 2004 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Official site
      • Lemon Films
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Killing Cabos
    • Filming locations
      • Colonia Polanco, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
      • Lemon Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • MX$25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $155,874
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $75,730
      • Aug 28, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,653,093
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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