I'm So Excited! (2013)

When it appears as though the end is in sight, the pilots, flight crew, and passengers of a plane heading to Mexico City look to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger, which we carry within ourselves.

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar

Stars:

Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Cecilia Roth

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas	...	León
Penélope Cruz	...	Jessica
Coté Soler	...	Operario 2 (as Cote Soler)
Antonio de la Torre	...	Álex Acero
Hugo Silva	...	Benito Morón
Miguel Ángel Silvestre	...	Novio
Laya Martí	...	Novia
Javier Cámara	...	Joserra
Carlos Areces	...	Fajas
Raúl Arévalo	...	Ulloa
Pepa Charro	...	Piluca (azafata 1)
Nasser Saleh	...	Joven étnico
Concha Galán	...	Señora clase turista
José María Yazpik	...	Infante (as José Mª Yazpik)
Guillermo Toledo	...	Ricardo Galán

Storyline

A technical failure has endangered the lives of the people on board Peninsula Flight 2549. The pilots are striving, along with their colleagues in the Control Center, to find a solution. The flight attendants and the chief steward are atypical, baroque characters who, in the face of danger, try to forget their own personal problems and devote themselves body and soul to the task of making the flight as enjoyable as possible for the passengers, while they wait for a solution. Life in the clouds is as complicated as it is at ground level, and for the same reasons, which could be summarized in two: sex and death.

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Plot Keywords:

pilot | spain | binge drinking | passenger jet | airliner | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including crude references, and drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

As usual in most of Pedro Almodóvar's movies, there is a small role for Agustín Almodóvar, his brother and producer of the film, who plays a tower controller at the landing airport at the end of the movie.

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Goofs

When the lady in the black shirt is about to jump off the bridge, she receives a call and answers the phone. She keeps talking, but the screen is on "home", showing the menu items which means that the phone is not receiving a call.

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Crazy Credits

at approx 6 minutes, the words UNA HORA Y MEDIA DESPUÉS seem to come out of the airplane's exhaust, as the plane flies across the screen.

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Connections

References The Ritz (1976)

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Soundtracks

El Cielo Sobre Toledo
by Alberto Iglesias
© 2013 AI Music / Quartet Records

User Reviews

Comedy bends with satire in an enjoyable way

A plane malfunctions and faced with possible imminent death, pilots, crew and passengers reveal their innermost secrets.

After having tranquilised the passengers of the economy class, crew members only have to deal with the few business class passengers and their eccentricities but it is the very gay cabin crew that are called to the rescue.

Unusual due to it s overly camp overtones, this one is a little gem. It is not often we face the inevitable with such fresh humour and intelligent satire. When close to dying it seems we do not care about having our innermost secrets revealed and Almodovar infuses humour with realism, in a masterly way as we have come to expect from him.

Much as I can see why some have rushed to label this as too overdone, I would disagree and it clearly showed that a heterosexual viewer can both enjoy and appreciate a mucho camp romp.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

8 March 2013 (Spain)

Also Known As:

I'm So Excited!

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$97,328, 30 June 2013

Gross USA:

$1,368,119

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,245,677

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Deseo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1