Acción mutante (1993)

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:

Future | Terrorist | Planet | Mutant | Blackmail

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)
Ramón Barea	...	Anciano ciego (as Ramon Barea)
Alfonso Martínez	...	M.A. (as Alfonso Martinez)
Santiago Segura	...	Ezequiel
David Gil	...	Abraham
Carlos López Perea	...	Zacarías (as Carlos Lopez Perea)
Pedro Luis Lavilla	...	Minero loco
Kino Puello	...	Minero loco
Pololo	...	Minero loco
Miguel A. Chacón	...	Culturista
Esther García	...	Presentadora T.V.
Santiago Lajusticia	...	Invitado
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arturo Arribas	...	(uncredited)
Mar Bordallo	...	Patricia Orujo (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Álex de la Iglesia

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jorge Guerricaechevarría		writer
Álex de la Iglesia		writer

Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar	....	producer
Pedro Almodóvar	....	producer
Esther García	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Def Con Dos

Cinematography by
Carles Gusi

Film Editing by
Pablo Blanco

Production Design by
José Luis Arrizabalaga
Biaffra

Art Direction by
José Luis Arrizabalaga

Costume Design by
Estíbaliz Markiegi
Lena Mossum

Makeup Department
Elisabeth Adánez	....	hair stylist
Eva Aguirre	....	assistant hair stylist: second unit
Eva Alfonso	....	assistant makeup artist: second unit
Paca Almenara	....	hair stylist
Paca Almenara	....	makeup artist
Jerónimo Cantero	....	makeup artist trainee
Poli Cantero	....	special makeup effects artist (as Hipólito Cantero)
Catalina	....	hair stylist: second unit
Pau Costa	....	makeup artist trainee
Irene Eriz	....	assistant special makeup effects
Javier González	....	assistant special makeup effects
Susana Sánchez	....	makeup artist trainee

Production Management
Yves Attal	....	production supervisor: France
Clarissa Couassi	....	assistant production manager
Pablo de Vicente	....	assistant production manager trainee
Esther García	....	production manager
Lola García	....	assistant production manager
Aude Girard	....	production supervisor: France
Toni Novella	....	assistant production manager
Tino Pont	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Inés Bustelo	....	trainee assistant director
Jorge Guerricaechevarría	....	assistant director
Pep Nadal	....	assistant director
Pilar Tomás	....	assistant director

Art Department
Emilio Ardura	....	upholstery
Ion Arretxe	....	assistant set decorator
Ángel Arriola	....	carpenter
Federico G. Cambero	....	property master (as Federico García-Cambero)
Manuel Chamorro	....	carpenter
Lierni Izaguirre	....	set decorator trainee
Vicente Jesús	....	painter
Antonio Lemos	....	property master
Juan Carlos Rodríguez	....	property master
Jorge Tintó	....	props (as Jorge Tinto del Val)
Juan Ignacio Viñuales	....	property master

Sound Department
Juan Carlos Cid	....	direct sound
Manuel Cora	....	sound mixer
Daniel Goldstein	....	sound coordinator
Daniel Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Alberto Herena	....	sound mixer
Mariano Lozano	....	sound effects editor
Jesús Peña	....	sound effects editor
Alfonso Pino	....	dubbing sound
Alfonso Pino	....	sound effects
Jorge Rodríguez Inclán	....	sound effects
Ricardo Steinberg	....	sound coordinator (as Ricardo Steimberg)
Ricardo Steinberg	....	sound effects editor (as Ricardo Steimberg)
Javier Vacas	....	sound mixer
José Vinader	....	sound mixer
José Vinader	....	sound

Special Effects by
Jean-Baptiste Bonetto	....	special effects
Yves Domenjoud	....	special effects
Olivier Gleyze	....	special effects
Gumi	....	special effects assistant
Bernard André Le Boett	....	special effects
Juan Antonio Ramírez	....	special effects assistant
Raúl Romanillos	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Emilio Ruiz del Río	....	foreground modeler (as Emilio G. Ruiz)
Carlos J. Santos	....	opticals

Camera and Electrical Department
Iñigo Bach	....	electrician
Teresa Burgos	....	first assistant camera
Andrés Camaño	....	electrician
Elisenda Cardona	....	second assistant camera
Alfredo Díaz	....	grip: second unit
José María Escobar	....	electrician
Gorka Esquizabel	....	key grip
Félix Guede	....	gaffer
Peter Kernot	....	still photographer
Joaquín Manchado	....	Steadicam operator
Joaquín Manchado	....	camera operator
Joaquín Manchado	....	camera operator: second unit
Joaquín Manchado	....	focus puller
Juan Masides	....	assistant camera: second unit
Luis Alfonso Robles	....	grip: second unit (as Alfonso Robles)
Gorka Rotaetxe	....	video technician (as Gorka Rotaeche)
Ángel Yebra	....	assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department
Amaya Díez	....	casting: Bilbao
Ortega Ortun	....	casting: Bilbao

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alexandra Bellinger	....	collaborator: costume
Maria Colvee	....	assistant costume designer
Ángela Gago	....	assistant costume designer
Pam Hogg	....	costume collaborator
Desviación Korte	....	wardrobe
Julio Martino	....	collaborator: costume
Thierry Mugler	....	costume collaborator
Sara Navarro	....	costume collaborator
Nano de la Peña	....	costume collaborator
Val Piriou	....	collaborator: costume
Helen Storey	....	collaborator: costume

Editorial Department
David Collados	....	second assistant editor
Fidel Collados	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Juan Carlos Cuello	....	music arranger
Juan Carlos Cuello	....	orchestrator
Tomás Garrido	....	conductor
Antonio Morales	....	music editor
Luis Rico	....	assistant music editor
Ventura Rico	....	music mixer
Javier Vacas	....	music mixer
Juanjo Valmorisco	....	music producer
José Vinader	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Ángel Megino	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Emilio Ardura	....	tapestry
Paco Ardura	....	wrangler
Poli Cantero	....	gunsmith (as Hipólito Cantero)
Susana Gordo	....	administration staff
Jorge Guerricaechevarría	....	assistant to director
Cesc Mulet	....	script supervisor
Pilar Pérez	....	production assistant
Carlos J. Santos	....	title designer
Ana Sanz	....	administration staff
Ramón Saralegui	....	administration staff
Paz Sufrategui	....	press attache
Paz Sufrategui	....	press promotion
Óscar Valero	....	cashier
Ana Vidal	....	administration staff

Thanks
Benito Abetxuko	....	thanks
Charo	....	thanks
Chiqui	....	thanks
Fermín	....	thanks
Asier Habea	....	thanks
Isabel	....	thanks
Franz Kafka	....	thanks
Luis Lajusticia	....	thanks
Rosa María Mateo	....	thanks
Menchu	....	thanks
Matilde Mendoza	....	thanks
Frank Miller	....	thanks
Juan Ortuoste	....	thanks
Pedro	....	thanks
Carmen Pena	....	thanks
Rebollo	....	thanks
Ricardo	....	thanks
Katharina Ritter	....	thanks
Iñigo Rotaetxe	....	thanks
Michel Ruben	....	thanks
Santos	....	thanks
Fernando Sito de la Fuente	....	thanks
Tomás	....	thanks
Enrique Urbizu	....	thanks

Production Companies

• CiBy 2000
• El Deseo S.A.

Distributors

• A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Jef Films International (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Charly Sound  sound recording
• Perís Hermanos  wardrobe

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 Alien (1979)

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!