Acción mutante (1993)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 1993 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

In a future world ruled by good-looking people, a terrorist group of mutants leaded by Ramon Yarritu kidnap the daughter of Orujo...

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Mutant | Future | Terrorist | Wedding

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Antonio Resines	...	Ramón Yarritu
Álex Angulo	...	Alex Abadie (as Alex Angulo)
Frédérique Feder	...	Patricia Orujo (as Frederique Feder)
Juan Viadas	...	Juan Abadie
Karra Elejalde	...	José Óscar 'Manitas' Tellería
Saturnino García	...	César 'Quimicefa' Ravenstein (as Saturnino Garcia)
Fernando Guillén	...	El ominoso Orujo (as Fernando Guillen)
Jaime Blanch	...	El presentador loco
Ion Gabella	...	Jorobado Maldito (as Ion Gavella)
Bibiana Fernández	...	Invitada de lujo (as Bibi Andersen)
Rossy de Palma	...	Invitada de lujo (as Rosi De Palma)
Enrique San Francisco	...	El novio ultrajado
Féodor Atkine	...	Kaufmann (as Feodor Atkine)
Felipe Vélez	...	García (as Felipe Velez)
Francisco Maestre	...	El abuelo (as Paco Maestre)

Also Known As:

Action mutante (France)
Mutant Action
Ação Mutante (Brazil) [pt]
Akcija mutant (Slovenia) [sl]
Akcja Mutant (Poland) [pl]
Aktion Mutante (Germany) [de]
Azione mutante (Italy) [it]
Operacja Mutant (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Spain | France

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Bardenas Reales, Navarra, Spain

Company:

CiBy 2000

Trivia:

Since the story is set in a not-too-distant future, the currency used is the ECU (European Currency Unit), which at the time was due to replace in some years the local currencies of several countries within the UE. However, by the time this happened in 2002, the ECU had been renamed "Euro".

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Mission: Impossible" (1966)

Hysterically demented sci-fi/horror/comedy

While other reviewers suggest this started out well but later lost focus, to me it went vice versa. Starts out OK, trying to balance between hilarity and supposed social commentary and of course action and blood-sheding. It manages quite well (hey this is low budget!) but I don't think the director meant for serious satire or comment on high society and life style etc. others suggested. Anyway, at the final third part, when the spaceship reaches the planet, the film gets to its high point! I had a great time watching this film, it's funny (in a twisted way), there's blood and sickness. It's high time of entertainment. It reminded me of BRAINDEAD & BAD TASTE of Peter Jackson, as well as BODY MELT of Philip Brophy and maybe a bit Mad Max (by the way ALL Australian films). Just don't expect TOO MUCH. Fans of mainstream sci-fi cinema: STAY AWAY!