Instructions Not Included (2013)

A man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.

Director:

Eugenio Derbez

Writers:

Guillermo Ríos, Leticia López Margalli

Stars:

Eugenio Derbez, Karla Souza, Jessica Lindsey

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrés Vázquez	...	Valentín niño
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Johnny Bravo
Eugenio Derbez	...	Valentín
Leia Freitas	...	Amante Brasileña
Ángela Moreno	...	Amante Dominicana
Gilda Gentile	...	Amante Argentina
Nancy Taira	...	Amante Oriental
Jessica Lindsey	...	Julie
Sammy Pérez	...	Sammy
Arcelia Ramírez	...	Judeisy
Agustín Bernal	...	Lupe
Gregg Lucas	...	Agente migración
Roger Cudney	...	Abogado Julie
Migael Penix	...	Portero hotel L.A.
Daniel Raymont	...	Frank Ryan

Storyline

Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy womanizer, until a former fling, a young American named Julie, leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Leaving Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, Valentin ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mom, Julie, shows up out of the blue after six years after turning her own life around and wants full custody of Maggie, and Valentin realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter - and his best friend.

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | mexico | los angeles california | beach | 2010s | 

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Taglines:

Life doesn't care if you're ready.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was originally supposed to be a boy, but they coudn't find the right one.

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Quotes

Judeisy: You must have something from that Julie woman. Didn't she leave you a souvenir?
Valentín: She did. But I got rid of it with penicillin.

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Connections

References The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Flowers
Written by Christian Basso and Haien Qiu
Performed by Christian Basso

User Reviews

Must Watch

First I have to say it is not your typical Hollywood Movie, it isn't Adam Sandler Big Daddy either, its a Mexican comedy with a touch of drama, the great thing about this movie is how well Eugenio puts it together, its fast paced, great acting, nice cast, with good shots and a fine score, it takes you on an emotional ride, you laugh and then you almost cry, then you laugh again, don't worry about subtitles its very easy to follow, the box office down here in Mexico has been spectacular, we had 900,000 viewers Saturday 21st of September, I hope this movie to be the beginning of great crossover films, my brother said "you cant miss it", I agree

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

6 September 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Instructions Not Included

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,846,426, 1 September 2013

Gross USA:

$44,467,206

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$100,502,638

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alebrije Cine y Video, Fulano, Mengano y Asociados

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1