Spy Time (2015)

Adolfo, a thirty something security guard, is going through a bad patch. Not only his lifetime girlfriend has just to finished with him to be a guy with no ambition but, moreover, he ... See full summary »

Director:

Javier Ruiz Caldera

Writers:

Fernando Navarro (screenplay by), Pablo Alén (screenplay by)

Stars:

Imanol Arias, Quim Gutiérrez, Alexandra Jiménez

9 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Imanol Arias	...	Anacleto
Quim Gutiérrez	...	Adolfo
Alexandra Jiménez	...	Katia
Berto Romero	...	Martín
Carlos Areces	...	Vázquez
Eduardo Gómez	...	Mac el Molécula
Dani El Rojo	...	Joe el Carnicero
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba	...	Jefe
Rossy de Palma	...	Madre de Katia
Sílvia Abril	...	Secretaria (as Silvia Abril)
José Corbacho	...	Agente veterano (as Jose Corbacho)
Andreu Buenafuente	...	Agente veterano
Toni Sevilla	...	Padre Katia
Gilbert Bosch	...	O'Hara
Qihui Zhu	...	Chino

Storyline

Adolfo, a thirty something security guard, is going through a bad patch. Not only his lifetime girlfriend has just to finished with him to be a guy with no ambition but, moreover, he becomes the target of a series of thugs led by Vázquez, a dangerous criminal who has just escaped from jail. Also he discovers that his father has a double identity. He is not a farmer engaged in the production of cold meat - as Adolfo has believed all his life, but Anacleto, a secret agent who is a bit down and the man who locked Vázquez up in jail thirty years ago. Adolfo will have to leave his comfort zone and work with his father, the person that Adolfo get on worse with in the world to survive the revenge of Vazquez and while, between shootouts and chases, trying to get his girlfriend back.

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Plot Keywords:

security guard | cigarette smoking | lighting a cigarette | heavy smoker | slacker | 

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Taglines:

They always hit the target.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The quote "Anacleto nunca falla" (Anacleto never fails), said several times, is the leitmotiv of the character.

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Connections

References Mission: Impossible (1996)

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Soundtracks

El Imperio Contraataca
© 1985
Written by Joaquín Rodríguez
Authorized by Universal Music Publishing, S.I. & Warner/Chappell Music Spain, S.A. for all the world.
All rights reserved
Performed by Los Nikis
Courtesy of Warner Music Spain S.I.

User Reviews

Comedy via comic

I haven't read the comic, so I can't compare those two. I can say that this is very silly and it makes no excuses for that. It also is pretty violent for a silly comedy. There are consequences (at certain places) that lead to people dying violently. So while this has premature/adolescent jokes, it also has blood in it.

Having said that, it does seem to swerve from comedy to serious action from time to time. If you don't mind that jumping through hoops and didn't want to show it to your kids anyway, you will be able to enjoy it for what it is. It may be mostly predictable but it also has some very interesting choices character wise. The gum joke does not really work as a pay out, the name reference (also in the title) has a slightly better fate. Still there are too many jokes that fall short of their potential, but there's also still a lot that is entertaining for it to have been a complete disaster

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 September 2015 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Spy Time

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,800,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,020,097

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agente Secreto 2015, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC), Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1