My Big Night (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

3 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mario Casas's character Adanne is a parody of the Puerto Rican singer Chayanne. In fact, the song performed by Adanne, called "Bombero", is a version of 2002 Chayanne's hit "Torero".

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Quotes

Alphonso: What's this?
Yuri: Em... That was in my luggage.
Alphonso: They're death threats. Why didn't you tell me anything?
Yuri: I... didn't want to bother you.
Alphonso: Bother me?
[laughs]
Alphonso: No. We in the top are used to this. Remember what happened to John?
Yuri: John? John who?
Alphonso: Lennon.
Yuri: Oh.
[...]

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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

Mi gran noche
Performed by Jaime Ordóñez

User Reviews

TIFF 2015 -- My Great Night: Everything's a wonderful mess

'My Great Night' (Mi Gran Noche) is Álex de la Iglesia's latest dark comedy romp where a TV taping for a New Year's Eve special is happening (in October) and the people inside are slowly going insane from the monotony of it all. Plus, constantly dealing with personal issues and other madness behind the scenes make up for a collection of entertaining stories that eventually clash.

Iglesia keeps his typical pace of quick comedy going, with quick exchanges and constant surprises; it is rare that you are waiting for something to happen. He brings back the majority of his common cast, along with Spanish singing sensation, Raphael.

While most of Iglesia's films can be somewhat sadistic and violent, this film lacked a lot of that typical content. However, he managed to replace it with more racy/sexy humour. Don't worry -- he levelled it out with some violence for the fans. Regardless, this decision made the film a lot better than anticipated. His previous film, 'Witching and Bitching' (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi) fell flat on its face. This film bounces back in fantastic form. Plenty of laughs for everyone!

For a bit of a gauge, this film is somewhat similar to 'The Perfect Crime' (El Crimen Ferpecto), only a wider cast and more controversy.

Definitely give this a watch if you're a fan of Iglesia!

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:

EUR4,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,678,216

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