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Ghost Graduation

Original title: Promoción fantasma
  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.4K
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POPULARITY
30,638
11,735
Anna Castillo, Javier Bódalo, Alexandra Jiménez, Raúl Arévalo, Andrea Duro, Aura Garrido, Jaime Olías, and Àlex Maruny in Ghost Graduation (2012)
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A teacher with paranormal abilities helps a group of ghosts graduate high school.A teacher with paranormal abilities helps a group of ghosts graduate high school.A teacher with paranormal abilities helps a group of ghosts graduate high school.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
30,638
11,735
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    • Director
      • Javier Ruiz Caldera
    • Writers
      • Cristóbal Garrido(screenplay)
      • Adolfo Valor(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Raúl Arévalo
      • Alexandra Jiménez
      • Javier Bódalo
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Javier Ruiz Caldera
    • Writers
      • Cristóbal Garrido(screenplay)
      • Adolfo Valor(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Raúl Arévalo
      • Alexandra Jiménez
      • Javier Bódalo
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    • 8User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Anna Castillo, Javier Bódalo, Alexandra Jiménez, Raúl Arévalo, Andrea Duro, Aura Garrido, Jaime Olías, and Àlex Maruny in Ghost Graduation (2012)
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    Raúl Arévalo
    Raúl Arévalo
    • Modesto
    Alexandra Jiménez
    Alexandra Jiménez
    • Tina
    Javier Bódalo
    • Pinfloy
    Anna Castillo
    Anna Castillo
    • Ángela
    Andrea Duro
    Andrea Duro
    • Mariví
    Aura Garrido
    Aura Garrido
    • Elsa
    Àlex Maruny
    Àlex Maruny
    • Dani
    • (as Alex Maruny)
    Jaime Olías
    Jaime Olías
    • Jorge
    Carlos Areces
    Carlos Areces
    • Otegui
    Sílvia Abril
    Sílvia Abril
    • Manuela
    Luis Varela
    • Psiquiatra muerto
    Joaquín Reyes
    Joaquín Reyes
    • Psiquiatra vivo
    Elena Irureta
    Elena Irureta
    • Consejera de Educación
    Carlos Niño
    • Profesor de literatura
    • (as Carlos Samuel Niño)
    Borja Leiva
    • Modesto 13 años
    Raquel Armesto
    • Desiree
    César Vallejo
    • Edu
    Silvino Torre
    • Director de la coral
    • Director
      • Javier Ruiz Caldera
    • Writers
      • Cristóbal Garrido(screenplay)
      • Adolfo Valor(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The drunk teen's name, Pinfloy, is an 80's slang word in Spain, derived from the band Pink Floyd (as it sounds quite similar when not too carefully pronounced). It usually means someone who is not very aware of what is going on.
    • Goofs
      The ghosts' arm positions don't match between camera cuts when Pinfloy vomits.
    • Quotes

      Jorge: [about Modesto] Why isn't he scared?

      Mariví: He probably came from a public school.

    • Connections
      Featured in Special Collector's Edition: Especial Top Comedias (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Saturday Night
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      Performed by Whigfield

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    7/10
    Fun and nutty comedy starred by a plethora of young actors playing weird characters
    Amusing and funny picture starred by Raul Arévalo who along with are Imma Cuesta and Quim Gutiérrez are new kings of Spanish comedy . This is a fast crazy movie with lot of fun situations , antics , bemusement and with a bunch of very hilarious roles . This is another Spanish comedy romp , it is a bemusing story that contains humorous moments , entertainment , binge and involving a young literature teacher and his supernatural students who died by an unfortunate firing . The film starts in an opening and closing with a prom scene ; at the beginning we see a wallflower boy sitting at the edges of the crowd during a slow dance, soon the crowd parts, and he sees his dream girl, hair flowing in slow motion driven by some magical breeze , he reaches towards her, the two embrace, their orthodontically-augmented teeth clinking as they kiss , then cut to see that he's embracing nothing but air, with entire rows of fellow . As it deals with a teacher named Modesto (Raul Arévalo) with paranormal abilities . Modesto sees dead people and he has spent amount of money in psychiatrists . Regular visits to a psychiatrist only seem to make matters worse , not least because Modesto is distracted by his fantastic apparitions (Luis Varela) . He is fired from several schools , but his luck changes when he gets a job in Monforte High School . There Modesto helps a group of five ghosts graduate high school . They are the followings : Pinfloy (Javier Bódalo) , Ángela (Anna Castillo) , Dani (Alex Maruny), Jorge (Jaime Olías) and Mariví (Andrea Duro) . Meanwhile , Modesto falls in love for the school Principal (Alexandra Jimenez) . Hell is being stuck in high school, forever.

    Nice and uplifting Spanish romantic comedy with crazy events , amusement and absurd situations . This entertaining film packs amusement , fantastic events , slapstick , comical situations , tongue-in-cheek , surrealist comedy including conventional pitfalls and many other things . Sitting in a strange middle ground between the completely absurd and the stylishly cool . Ghost Graduation ('Promoción Fantasma') revisits the American high-school movies of the Eighties, emerging like a cross between Ghostbusters and The Breakfast Club with more than just a dance montage as a nod to the latter . This is a hilarious flick , surrealist , extreme spoof and gross-out but also is intelligent and bold . This fantasy film moves in fits and starts most of which would be desirable , with more traps the viewer resists any kind, and some moments of enjoyment and others quite a few ridiculous . The characters are quite odd , grotesque and rare and the film races on at incredible speed . Dirty humor is sometimes cheesy and gross-out with numerous naughty and picaresque situations such as sex jokes , bad taste and adult scenes , especially on his final part when Otegui/Carlos Areces appears at high school reunion and haunted by a ghost-boy he speaks abounding sexual references . My feelings are extremely mixed but I must admit there are things I haven't been able to stop laughing about ; however , it also contains uneven comedy , piggy humor , profanity and grossed themes . A few of the scenes are amusing , they elicit chuckles but no very enjoyable laughters . The films remarks are numerous and provide silly laughs taking bits here and there from American films such as ¨American pie¨, ¨Porkys¨ , ¨Ghost¨ , ¨Ghostbusters¨ and especially , an unabashed love letter to the cinema of John Hughes for good measure . Our humble, hangdog hero is Modesto well performed by Raúl Arévalo, a high school teacher plagued with the ability to see the dead , rather than realise his gift, he instead begins to worry that he's losing his mind . The picture provides loads of fun here and a passel of cameo appearances as Luis Varela ,Joaquín Reyes , Elena Irureta and Sílvia Abril . And appearance of young newcomers with much future such as Andrea Duro of Juan De Los Muertos and Aura Garrido of Ministerio Del Tiempo .

    Colorful and luxurious cinematography by Arnau Valls Colomer who has photographed successes as ¨Eva¨, "Here's the Deal" ,¨Three many weddings¨ , among others . Evocative musical score by Javier Rodero , including songs of the eighties sung by Mecano , Shakira , Radio Futura's ¨Enamorado De La Moda Juvenil¨ and particularly Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart . The motion picture was well directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera . He was born in Barcelona and is a good director and editor , he realized some Shorts and being expert on comedies , especially known for Spanish Movie (2009) , Promoción Fantasma (2012) and Tres Bodas De Mas or 3 many wedding (2013) . Furthermore , he is preparing Anacleto Agente Secreto (in post-production) and SuperLopez . The motion picture will appeal to lunatic humor and absurd comedy enthusiasts .
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    • Release date
      • August 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hayalet Öğrenciler
    • Production companies
      • Ciskul
      • Mod Producciones
      • Think Studio
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,602,489
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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