Mi gran noche (2015)

During the never-ending TV taping for a New Year's Eve program, peoples personal lives clash and eventually explode out into the open.

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia

Stars:

Raphael, Mario Casas, Pepón Nieto

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raphael	...	Alphonso
Mario Casas	...	Adanne
Pepón Nieto	...	Jose
Blanca Suárez	...	Paloma
Hugo Silva	...	Roberto
Carmen Machi	...	Rosa
Luis Callejo	...	Regidor
Carlos Areces	...	Yuri
Enrique Villén	...	Soriano
Santiago Segura	...	Benítez
Jaime Ordóñez	...	Óscar
Tomás Pozzi	...	Perotti
Carolina Bang	...	Cristina
Ana Polvorosa	...	Yanire
Luis Fernández	...	Josua

Storyline

During the never-ending TV taping for a New Year's Eve program, peoples personal lives clash and eventually explode out into the open.

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | pop singer | song in title | title based on song | ensemble cast | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

15 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Big Night

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal Plus, Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Telefonica Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jimmy Barnatán is who sings Mario Casas songs

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Quotes

Perotti: I wouldn't have to be here, do you understand? No. I studied. I'm an economist. I could be stealing money from some boneheads in a consultancy firm, instead of sucking the balls of a confused twit like you.

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Crazy Credits

Images between the credits include a newspaper with a headline revealing several characters' fate, then pictures depicting the characters at the tables (clearly /not/ about what happened to them after the movie).

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Connections

Featured in Making of "Mi gran noche" (2016)

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Soundtracks

Bombero
Performed by Jimmy Barnatán

User Reviews

Chaos ensues during a New Years Eve taping

"My Big Night" from 2015 is a very funny Spanish film about the attempts to tape a New Years Eve program. Outside there are dozens and dozens of angry protesters due to a recent firing of 500 people at the studio. When part of the set falls on an extra, another one, Jose (Pepon Nieto) is called in just as his sister is en route to Disneyland and he has to take care of his mother. The woman (Bianca Suarez) he is sitting next to throws herself at him, but he's warned she's some sort of a jinx.

The rest of the extras have been there forever and some have formed romantic attachments. Meanwhile backstage teen idol Adanne (Mario Casas) is having some romantic attachments of his own, one from a woman who steals his semen as part of a blackmail plot. Another, over the hill super divo Alphonso (Raphael), is torturing his assistant, who turns out to be his adoptive son Yuri, with demands. Little does Alphonse know, but Yuri has brought in a hit man - a disgruntled fan - to get rid of Alphonse once and for all. During a sound check, the hit man stands in for Alphonse, as he knows every word of the song. Then Jose gets a call - his mother has set fire to the apartment building where she lives with her daughter, and the police deliver her to the set.

All of this, combined with the hilarious musical numbers, makes for a very funny movie with some wild performances, particularly from Raphael and Mario Casas. I have seen some of these variety shows done in Spain and Italy, and they are enormous productions done on huge sound stages.

I love these chaotic comedy films, and this one was a lot of fun. Highly recommended.