Spanish Movie
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Spanish Movie is a 2009 Spanish parody film
directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and written by Paco Cabezas.
The production makes spoofs of several successful Spanish horror/drama films in the box
like Los Otros
, El Orfanato
, The Sea Inside, Alatriste
, El laberinto del fauno
, Abre los ojos, Los lunes al sol, Volver
, and REC
. It features a cameo from Leslie Nielsen
.
The production started the 2009, February 23 in Barcelona
and aired in the cinemas at December 4 in the same year.
) works in Laura's house (Silvia Abril) as maid
and babysitter of her kids: Simeón and Ofendia (Óscar Lara & Laia Alda). Unfortunately, Ramira kills the child because he saw the sun despite suffering from photodermatitis
. The woman tries to hide and lies to the mother about the death of her son.
Parody film
A parody film is a comedy that satirizes other film genres or films. Although the genre is often overlooked, parody films are commonly profitable at the box office...
directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and written by Paco Cabezas.
The production makes spoofs of several successful Spanish horror/drama films in the box
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
like Los Otros
The Others (2001 film)
The Others is a 2001 psychological horror film by the Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. It is inspired partly by the novella The Turn of the Screw....
, El Orfanato
The Orphanage (2007 film)
The Orphanage is a 2007 Spanish-Mexican horror film and the debut feature of Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an...
, The Sea Inside, Alatriste
Alatriste
Alatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....
, El laberinto del fauno
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
, Abre los ojos, Los lunes al sol, Volver
Volver
Volver is a 2006 Spanish dramatic comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave...
, and REC
REC (film)
REC is a 2007 Spanish horror film co-written and co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.The film was released in Spain in November 2007. Balaguero and Plaza previously directed the 2002 documentary OT, The Movie. REC was filmed using shaky camerawork...
. It features a cameo from Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
.
The production started the 2009, February 23 in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and aired in the cinemas at December 4 in the same year.
Plot
Ramira (Alexandra JiménezAlexandra Jiménez
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea is a Spanish actress, who is well-known of portraying África Sanz in television sitcom Los Serrano....
) works in Laura's house (Silvia Abril) as maid
Maid
A maidservant or in current usage housemaid or maid is a female employed in domestic service.-Description:Once part of an elaborate hierarchy in great houses, today a single maid may be the only domestic worker that upper and even middle-income households can afford, as was historically the case...
and babysitter of her kids: Simeón and Ofendia (Óscar Lara & Laia Alda). Unfortunately, Ramira kills the child because he saw the sun despite suffering from photodermatitis
Photodermatitis
Photodermatitis, sometimes referred to as "sun poisoning" or photoallergy is a form of allergic contact dermatitis in which the allergen must be activated by light to sensitize the allergic response, and to cause a rash or other systemic effects on subsequent exposure...
. The woman tries to hide and lies to the mother about the death of her son.
Main
- Alexandra JiménezAlexandra JiménezAlexandra Jiménez Arrechea is a Spanish actress, who is well-known of portraying África Sanz in television sitcom Los Serrano....
- Ramira - Silvia Abril - Laura
- Carlos Areces - Pedro
- Joaquín ReyesJoaquín Reyes (actor)Joaquín Reyes Cano is a Spanish actor, draftsman and comedian. He currently manages the humorist sitcom Museo Coconut at NEOX, a TDT channel of Antena 3, playing the role of Onofre...
- Faun - Eduardo Gómez - Diego
- Michelle JennerMichelle JennerMichelle Jenner Husson is a Spanish cinema and television actress. She has starred in several films.- Biography :...
- Fairy - Laia Alda - Ofendia
- José Jiménez Fernández - Himself
- Belén RuedaBelén RuedaMaría Belén Rueda García-Porrero is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Lucía in the TV series Los Serrano, as Julia in The Sea Inside, for which she won a Goya Award and as Laura in The Orphanage for which she received another Goya Award nomination...
-Laura Original - Leslie NielsenLeslie NielsenLeslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
- Dr. Nielsen - Álex de la IglesiaÁlex de la IglesiaAlejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
- Cameo.
Cameos
- Alex de la IglesiaÁlex de la IglesiaAlejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
- ThimblerigShell gameThe shell game is portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud...
in Alpedrete de los AlmodovaresPedro AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular... - Miguel Ángel Jenner - Voice over in Los lunes alcohol (spoof of Los lunes al solLos lunes al solMondays in the Sun is a 2002 Spanish film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa and starring Javier Bardem. The film depicts the degrading effects of unemployment on a group of men left jobless by the closure of the shipyards in Vigo, Galicia.-Plot:...
) - José María del Río - Voice in spoof commercial of MovistarMovistarMovistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil...
- José Jiménez - Himself
- Alejandro AmenábarAlejandro AmenábarAlejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth...
- Himself - Bastien Maimbourg - Sanchez
- Jaume BalagueróJaume BalagueróJaume Balagueró i Bernat , is a Spanish film director widely known for his horror films.- Life :Jaume Balagueró was born in Lleida, and grew up in Barcelona. He studied communications and photography at the University of Barcelona, graduating in 1991 with a degree in Communication Sciences...
and Paco PlazaPaco PlazaPaco Plaza is a Spanish film director best known for writing and directing REC and REC 2 with Jaume Balagueró. He then went on to direct the REC series prequel REC:Genesis by himself while Jaume Balagueró directed the sequel REC Apocalypse....
- Firefighters - Berto RomeroBerto RomeroAlberto Romero, better known as Berto Romero, is a Spanish humorist.-Biography :Berto Romero was born on November 17, 1974 in Cardona . He is a member of the theatre company El Cansancio, a broadcaster on Ràdio Flaixbac and he has his own segment on Andreu Buenafuente’s late show on La Sexta...
- Smurf - Andreu BuenafuenteAndreu BuenafuenteAndreu Buenafuente is a Spanish late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat. He has worked in TV3, Antena 3 and La Sexta...
- David the GnomeThe World of David the GnomeThe World of David the Gnome, originally titled David el Gnomo , is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet... - David FernándezDavid FernándezDavid Fernández Miramontes is a Spanish footballer. Fernández began his career with his hometown club of Deportivo, but has spent most of his career in Scottish football. He had a successful spell with Livingston, which earned Fernández a £1M move to Celtic...
- Police in Alpedrete de los Almodóvares - Nacho VidalNacho VidalIgnacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all...
- Himself in the Porno Wii scene (Uncredited) - Chiquito de la CalzadaChiquito de la CalzadaGregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández , known as Chiquito de la Calzada, is a Spanish flamenco singer and actor, although he is more famous as a stand-up comedian...
- Himself (at the end credits)