Airbag (1997)

Director:

Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Writers:

Juanma Bajo Ulloa (writer)
Karra Elejalde (screenplay)
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Release Date:

20 June 1997 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Mommy's boy Konradin is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Juantxo and Paco, he loses his...

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Road | Absurdism

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Fernando Guillén Cuervo	...	Konradín
Karra Elejalde	...	Juantxo
Alberto San Juan	...	Pako
Manuel Manquiña	...	Pazos
Maria de Medeiros	...	Fátima do Espíritu Santo
Francisco Rabal	...	Villambrosa
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Aurora
Luis Cuenca	...	Souza
Pilar Bardem	...	La Herme
Karlos Arguiñano	...	Don Serafín
Albert Pla	...	Sacerdote
Vicenta N'Dongo	...	Vanessa
Raquel Meroño	...	Araceli
Fernando Sansegundo	...	Touriño
Aitor Mazo	...	Pintinho
Gabriella Roy	...	Ángela
Noemí Climent	...	Roxanne
Nathalie Seseña	...	Argentina 'Scandalo'
Carmen Segarra	...	Madre de Juantxo
Carmen de la Maza	...	Madre de Konradín (Konradín's Mother)
Mikel Garmendia	...	Padre de Konradín (Konradín's father)
Fernando García Rimada	...	Marqués
Maite Pastor	...	Amiga de Araceli Nº 1
Beatriz Santiago	...	Amiga de Araceli Nº 2
Joan Potau	...	Dos Barros
Ramón Barea	...	Teniente en 'Big Club'
Vicente Díez	...	Gerente casino (Casino manager)
Carlos Lucas	...	Teniente Guardia Civil Control
Gorka Aguinagalde	...	Cabo Guardia Civil Control
Paula Soldevila	...	Conchi
Sara Mora	...	Jugadora timba
José Luis Torrijo	...	Toñín
Olvido Gara	...	Jugadora timba (as Olvido Gara 'Alaska')
Juanjo Puigcorbé	...	Jugador timba
Santiago Segura	...	Candidato Paiño (as Sonny Da Silva)
Javier Cansado	...	Cady Palomeque
Santiago Lajusticia
Rossy de Palma	...	Carmiña, mujer de Pazos en una fotografía
Julio Medem
Luis Alegre
Javier Bardem	...	José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'
David Trueba
Laura Aparicio	...	Amante de Souza
Elena Irureta
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barricada	...	Themselves
Fanny Condado
Gonzalo Cunill
Susana García Díez	...	Roxana
María Jurado
Ismael Martínez
Joshean Mauleón
Sergio Pazos	...	Copiloto camión de Souza (scenes deleted)
Beatriz Sevilla	...	Lolita (big club)
Yoima Valdés	...	Mónica (as Yoima)
Rosanna Walls	...	Animadora
Yola Berrocal	...	Mujer del vestido dorado en el casino (uncredited)

Directed by
Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Juanma Bajo Ulloa		writer
Karra Elejalde		screenplay
Karra Elejalde		story
Fernando Guillén Cuervo		writer

Produced by
Iñaki Burutxaga	....	executive producer
Ulrich Felsberg	....	co-producer
Adrian Lipp	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bingen Mendizábal

Cinematography by
Gonzalo F. Berridi

Film Editing by
Pablo Blanco

Casting by
Sara Bilbatúa

Art Direction by
Satur Idarreta
Nuria San Juan
Julio Torrecilla

Costume Design by
Bina Daigeler

Makeup Department
Itziar Arrieta	....	hair stylist
Lola López	....	assistant makeup artist
Teresa Rabal	....	assistant makeup artist
Amaia Solaguren	....	assistant makeup artist
Amalia Soler	....	assistant makeup artist
Karmele Soler	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Beatriz Becerra	....	production manager
Mariví de Villanueva	....	production manager
Teresa Fernández	....	post-production supervisor (as Teresa Fernández Cuesta)
Jerónimo Ferrer	....	assistant production manager
Jone Miren Goenaga	....	assistant production manager
Isaias Jiménez	....	assistant production manager trainee
Juanjo Landa	....	production supervisor
Elena Revilla	....	assistant production manager trainee
Gabriel Velázquez	....	assistant production manager trainee
Óscar Vigiola	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
José Bustos	....	third assistant director
José Ángel Cabañas	....	third assistant director
Jorge de la Cueva	....	dga trainee
Luis Gómez Valdivieso	....	first assistant director
Ángel Lafuente	....	second assistant director
Pol Mainat	....	dga trainee
Dacil Pérez de Guzmán	....	second assistant director
José Ramos Paíno	....	first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Sergio Arán	....	property master
Juanma Bajo Ulloa	....	concept designer
Imanol Echeverría	....	property master (as Imanol Etxeberria)
Cristina García	....	illustrator
Jesús García	....	set dresser
Carlos Gil	....	set dresser
Lierni Izaguirre	....	assistant property master
Pablo Martínez	....	assistant property master
Rodolfo Montero	....	set designer
Nicolás Osuna	....	set dresser (as Nico Osuna)
Roberto Padilla	....	props
Elisete Rodríguez	....	set designer
Montse Sanz	....	set designer
Jorge Tintó	....	set designer
Zaloa Ziluaga	....	props stand-by
Zaloa Ziluaga	....	props

Sound Department
Matti Bauer	....	assistant sound editor (as Matthias Bauer)
Carlos Bonmatí	....	boom operator
Juan Borrell	....	sound
Guillermo García	....	boom operator (as Guillermo García Muñoz)
Eckhart Goebel	....	sound editor
Frank Gonzalez	....	sound trainee
Benedikt Just	....	assistant sound editor
Stefan Korte	....	sound mixer
Gilles Ortion	....	sound
Manuel Peinado	....	boom operator
Miguel Ángel Polo	....	sound
Jorge Ruiz	....	provider: sound
Guillermo Solana	....	boom operator
Max Bauer	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Keinath	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Antonio Castillo	....	special effects assistant
Antonio Molina	....	special effects assistant
Juan Ramón Molina	....	special effects head
Amador Rehak	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Jorge Calvo	....	digital artist: title sequence
Carlos J. Santos	....	opticals

Stunts
Miguel Ángel Bruña	....	stunts
Ignacio Carreño	....	stunt coordinator
Dunja Chrobak	....	stunts
Markus Chrobak	....	stunts
Ricardo Cruz	....	stunts
Alberto de la Fuente	....	stunts
Luis M. Gutiérrez Santos	....	stunts (as Luis Gutiérrez)
Antonio Lemos	....	stunts
Ismael Martínez	....	stunts
Emilio Meilán	....	stunts
Nuria Morilla	....	stunts
Enrique Plata	....	stunts
Jesús Riarán	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Arturo Aldegune	....	camera operator
Gonzalo Asensio	....	assistant camera
Carlos José Atienza	....	assistant camera
Juan Miguel Azpiroz	....	first assistant camera (as Juanmi Azpiroz)
Eduardo Bajo Ulloa	....	assistant camera: second unit
Juanma Bajo Ulloa	....	camera operator
Mariano Cárdenas	....	generator operator
Miguel Ángel Cárdenas	....	gaffer
Tito Carlón	....	first assistant camera
Jacobo Escamilla	....	assistant camera
Javier Fesser	....	camera operator: second unit
Manuel Gago	....	electrician (as Manolo Gago)
José Hernández Gil	....	grip
Pablo Hernández Smith	....	camera operator (as Pablo Hernández)
Juan A. de la Cueva	....	camera operator (as Juan de la Cueva)
Luigi Martin	....	still photographer
Christian Molina	....	second assistant camera
Jordi Monferrer	....	assistant camera
Mario Montero	....	camera operator
Miguel Ángel Muñoz	....	assistant camera
Imanol Nabea	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Palacios	....	electrician
Luis Palomeque	....	assistant camera
Miguel Ángel Palomino	....	electrician
Miguel Ángel Pérez	....	assistant camera
Juan Martín Sabell	....	first assistant camera
Ramiro Sabell	....	second assistant camera
Alberto Sánchez Beltrán	....	electrician (as Alberto Sánchez)
Justo Torrijos	....	electrician
Anselmo Villalba	....	key grip
Maria Zamakola	....	camera trainee (as María Zamakola)

Casting Department
Macarena Pombo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Inma Artigas	....	costume designer trainee
María Luisa Durán	....	costumer
Emilia Montero	....	costumer
Neus Olivella	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Denise Booth	....	post-production coordinator: Germany
Felisa Catalinas	....	negative cutter
David Collados	....	second assistant editor
Fidel Collados	....	first assistant editor
Maria Zamakola	....	post-production assistant (as María Zamakola)

Music Department
Javier Antoñana	....	musician: guitar
Pedro Basterra	....	musician: flute
Pep Bordás	....	musician: saxophone
Stefan Broedner	....	music consultant
Alberto de la Casa	....	assistant music producer
Fernando de la Casa	....	music mixer
Fernando de la Casa	....	music producer
Fernando de la Casa	....	music programmer
Fernando de la Casa	....	music recordist
Fernando de la Casa	....	musician: percussion
Virginia de la Casa	....	assistant music mixer
Patxi Divar	....	musician: clarinet
Helena González	....	music producer
Zuriñe Guerenabarrena	....	orchestrator
Jesús Guridi	....	orchestrator
Ibón	....	musician: txalaparta
Jon Lizaso	....	musician: horn
Maribel López de Luzuriaga	....	musician: tamobourine
Óscar Martínez de Guereñu	....	musician
Vicente Martínez	....	musician: mandolin (as Bixente Martinez)
Juanjo Mena	....	conductor (as Juanjo Mena Osterix)
Juanjo Mena	....	musician: clarinet (as Juanjo Mena Osterix)
Perdi	....	musician: txalaparta
Joseba Robles	....	musician: trumpet
Raúl Romo	....	musician: saxophone
Jontxu Sáez de Heredia	....	assistant music producer
Josu Salbide	....	musician: bagpipes
Carlos Subijana	....	musician
Josu Zabala	....	musician: accordion

Transportation Department
Manuel Álvarez	....	driver: make-up car
Hermes Bernardo	....	driver: bus
Markus Chrobak	....	transportation coordinator
José Manuel Gasca	....	transportation coordinator
Fernando Palacios	....	driver: camera car
Romualdo Rodríguez	....	driver: bus
Alfonso Sánchez	....	driver: art department
Ricardo Sánchez	....	driver: camera car
Miguel A. Villanueva	....	driver: costumes car

Other crew
Reyes Abades	....	gunsmith
Eduardo Bajo Ulloa	....	making-of
Willy Blázquez	....	location manager (as Guillermo Blázquez)
Denise Booth	....	production coordinator: Germany
Eva Bretón	....	cashier
Eva Bretón	....	payroll
Josean Cantalapiedra	....	press attache
Luis Carbajo	....	production accountant
Markus Chrobak	....	mechanic
Ricardo Fernández	....	production assistant
Teresa Fernández	....	production coordinator: second unit (as Teresa Fernández Cuesta)
Rafael García	....	caterer
José Manuel Gasca	....	mechanic
Juan Pablo Gómez	....	script supervisor (as Juanpa Gómez)
María Luisa Gutiérrez	....	cashier
María Luisa Gutiérrez	....	payroll
Maribel Higueras	....	assistant accountant
Paqui Higueras	....	assistant accountant
Elsa López Gelzer	....	translator
José Madrigal	....	legal advisor (as José María Madrigal)
Antonio Martínez Reche	....	press promotion (as Alberto M. Reche)
Julio Medem	....	making-of
Bea Revilla	....	production coordinator
Roasa	....	gunsmith
Martin Smith	....	translator
Patricia Sobrino	....	press promotion
Mercedes Stewart Howie	....	script supervisor (as Mercedes Stewart-Howie)
José María Tapiador	....	location manager

Thanks
Teresa Acebo	....	thanks
Agatha	....	thanks
Ricardo Ameztoy	....	thanks
Juan Pedro Aritio	....	thanks
Amaya Arzuaga	....	thanks
Guillermina Baeza	....	thanks
Elena Cancer	....	thanks
Pablo Criado	....	thanks
José L. García Arrojo	....	thanks (as José Luis García Arrojo)
Miguel Gómez	....	thanks
John Hopewell	....	thanks
María Jurado	....	thanks
Laia	....	thanks
Lou Lipp	....	thanks
Ina Lüders	....	thanks
Esther Martínez	....	thanks
Javier Martín	....	thanks
Rafa Mas	....	thanks
Linda Pariser	....	thanks
Regula	....	thanks
Julio Reis	....	thanks
Pepe Rubio	....	thanks
Miguel Valbuena	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Asegarce Zinema
• Canal+
• Degeto Film
• Etb (Euskal Telebista)
• MGN Filmes
• Marea Films
• Road Movies Dritte Produktionen
• Televisión Española (TVE)
• Virgin

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• Cine Company S.A. (Spain)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Molina Efectos Especiales

Other Companies

• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen  funding
• Molinare  titles

Also Known As:

Airbag - Jetzt knallt's richtig! (Germany) (TV title)
Airbag - tre uomini e un casino (Italy) [it]
Poduszka powietrzna (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Spain | Portugal | Germany

Language:

Spanish | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Asegarce Zinema

Quotes:

Don Serafín: That's my son. Or not... or yes, or what do I know.

Movie Connections:

References "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Soy rebelde

Road movie meets Comic book type of post modern film

A hallucinogenic three day trip through the Vasco country side (Spain). Juanma Ulloa helmed this little jewel of filming. The characters are quite odd, grotesque and weird, but must of all: FUNNY. Drugs, religion, sex, soccer and a very awkward rivalry between Spaniards and Portugese are the principal elements of this rich palette of European cinema.