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18 October 2002 (Spain) moreTagline:
Let the battle begin...Plot:
Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
800 BULLETS (Alex De La Iglesia, 2002) *** moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sancho Gracia | ... | Julián | |
| Ángel de Andrés López | ... | Cheyenne (as Angel de Andres) | |
| Carmen Maura | ... | Laura | |
| Eusebio Poncela | ... | Scott | |
| Luis Castro | ... | Carlos | |
| Manuel Tallafé | ... | Manuel (as Manuel Tallafe) | |
| Enrique Martínez | ... | Arrastrado (as Enrique Martinez) | |
| Luciano Federico | ... | Enterrador | |
| Eduardo Gómez | ... | Ahorcado (as Eduardo Gomez) | |
| Terele Pávez | ... | Rocío (as Terele Pavez) | |
| Ramón Barea | ... | Don Mariano (as Ramon Barea) | |
| Cesáreo Estébanez | ... | Andrés (as Cesareo Estebanez) | |
| Eduardo Antuña | ... | Taxista | |
| Gracia Olayo | ... | Juli | |
| Berta Ojea | ... | Angeles |
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800 Bullets (International: English title)Ochocientas balas (Spain) (alternative spelling)
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Rated R for sexual content/nudity and some violence.Parents Guide:
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124 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The young man with beard, curly hair and glasses behind Laura when she talks to the camera is not Álex de la Iglesia but 'Francis Aguilar'. An Almeria-born director of short movies ("Zombeach"), he joined the crew of 800 balas and became a friend of de la Iglesia. They look so much alike that they decided to give him a cameo role to fool the audience. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The man who takes the officers gun continues to shoot even when the gun is clearly out of ammunition. moreFAQ
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I rented this one on a hunch, not having watched any of director De La Iglesia's work, even if I had heard of him - if not the film in question.
I thought this was going to be an out-and-out Spaghetti Western update, and it looks like it at first, but the way it developed makes it original and even more interesting than I had imagined! It's frequently uproarious and displays a refreshing irreverence, especially in its use of foul language (which I found even funnier because it's so similar to our own); astoundingly, there are also sex scenes witnessed by, and almost involving, a minor! Deliberately paced and overlong, it ultimately emerges as an endearing, even infectious, spoof of Spaghetti Western film-making and the world of stunt-men (which to me, having been in Hollywood a little while back, has a special relevance). Recurring jokes like forgetting the hanged man once the shooting's over, a stuntman dedicated to making his fall from a roof-top as realistic as possible, and the front of a poor woman's house being demolished by a runaway van are very funny, and there's a hilarious funeral finale with a surprising appearance by "Clint Eastwood" (who, as everyone knows, became a household word in Italian Westerns filmed in Spain)!
The cast is largely made up of unknowns (except for Carmen Maura) but they enter enthusiastically into the tongue-in-cheek spirit of things, with Sancho Gracia's characterization being especially vivid (at times, even a moving one). Indeed, among the various in-jokes which crop up throughout the film is the mention of the Raquel Welch/Burt Reynolds Western 100 RIFLES (1969), a film in which Gracia really appeared!