800 balas (2002)

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writers:

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

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Western

Tagline:

Let the battle begin...

Plot:

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who...

Plot Keywords:

Cowboy | Stuntman | Spain | Show | Stunt

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

800 Bullets (International: English title)
Ochocientas balas (Spain) (alternative spelling)
800 balles (France) [fr]
800 damla yas (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
800 golyó (Hungary) [hu]
800 metaka (Serbia) (TV title) [sr]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content/nudity and some violence.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Alan Young Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: The man who takes the officers gun continues to shoot even when the gun is clearly out of ammunition.

Movie Connections:

References Bad Man's River (1971)

Having fun with Alex de la Iglesia

"800 Balas" is another funny and cool movie from Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, the guy who did the absolutely wonderful "El Dia de la Bestia", one of the best comedy/terror movies ever made. But I must tell you, people, if you don't speak Spanish, no matter how accurate the subtitles will be, you're missing half of the fun. And I mean Spanish from Spain, literally, because here in Argentina we speak Spanish too but in a complete different form and mood. Spanish people are hilarious when they insult each other (and there's a lot here) using some expressions that just can't be translated, like "me cago en la puta leche". But it's a funny and well delivered film no matter the language. A kind of homage to spaghetti westerns and all those little cheap movies from the 60's done with an excellent cast. Recommended.