Spanish Movie (2009)

A spoof of contemporary Spanish movies.

Director:

Javier Ruiz Caldera

Writers:

Paco Cabezas, Eneko Lizarraga

Stars:

Alexandra Jiménez, Sílvia Abril, Carlos Areces

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexandra Jiménez	...	Ramira
Sílvia Abril	...	Laura
Carlos Areces	...	Pedro San Antón / Hombre Bar #5
Laia Alda	...	Ofendia / Niño del saco
Óscar Lara	...	Simeón (as Oscar Lara)
Eduardo Gómez	...	Diego
Joselito	...	El Jose (as José Jimenez Fernández)
Michelle Jenner	...	Hada
Joaquín Reyes	...	Faunofarfollas / Hombre Bar #1
Juana Cordero	...	Gerarda
Teresa Lozano	...	Maligna
Luis Zahera	...	Antonio
Jaume Amatller	...	Balatán (as Jaume Amatller 'Notxa')
Leticia Dolera	...	Reportera Rec
Clara Segura	...	Abuela Raimunda

Storyline

The clumsy Ramira is hired by Laura to work as housemaid and nanny of her two children Simeón and Ofendia. On the arrival, Ramira locks Simeón in the sun but the boy has photo dermatitis and dies, burnt by the sunlight. Ramira hides from Laura what she did to Simeón. Meanwhile, she meets Laura's paraplegic brother Pedro San Antón and they fall in love with each other.

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | spain | housemaid | maid | nanny | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 December 2009 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Straszny hiszpanski film

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$4,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telecinco Cinema, Think Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All the Muchachada nui (2007) crew made a cameo appearance in the bar scene.

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Goofs

Obvious doll used in place of Laura when Diego takes her upstairs.

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Connections

Spoofs Barrio Sésamo (1979)

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Soundtracks

Contigo Oh
Lyrics & Music by Pamela Soulé
Performed by Michelle Jenner & Berto Romero

User Reviews

For fans of spoofs

The Spanish Movie is a spoof -Leslie Neilsen-movies style- that uses as a main background the stories of The Others, The Sea Inside, and Open your Eyes, with some references to Alatriste, Pan's Labyrinth (by the way, a Mexican film), among others.

The movie has a good atmosphere and cinematography, and is decently acted. In fact, you get a few chuckles on the way, but they are very few and this is, basically, a silly movie that does not make you laugh enough.

Silvia Abril, Alexandra Jiménez, Carlos Areces, and Joaquin Reyes play the leading roles, and there are cameos by Leslie Nielsen himself, former child-star Joselito, surreal Spanish comedian Chiquito de la Calzada (in fact I was waiting for his appearance during the whole movie), and Spanish film directors Amenabar and Alex de la Iglesia.

A forgettable movie, entertaining at times, a bit too long. You'll enjoy it if you are a fan of Leslie Neilsen's Scary Movie, though.