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La Cucaracha (1998)
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23 April 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
It's High Noon in hell morePlot:
A desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder. | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Twisted Mexican noir...... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eric Roberts | ... | Walter Pool |
 | Joaquim de Almeida | ... | Jose Guerra |
 | Victor Rivers | ... | Herberto Ortega |
 | James McManus | ... | Louis Graves |
 | Tara Crespo | ... | Lourdes Aguirre |
 | Michael Peña | ... | Orderly |
| Enrique Rinaldo | ... | Manuel |
| Aixa Maldonado | ... | Woman Patient |
 | Ana Mercedes | ... | Hotel Proprietor |
 | Felicia Kamriani | ... | Louis' Wife (as Felicia Khoja) |
| Armando José Durán | ... | Federale (as Armando Jose Duran) |
 | Alejandro Patino | ... | Fruit Vendor |
| Fred Herrera | ... | Los Trovadores Mariachi Band Member |
| Felipe De La Rosa | ... | Los Trovadores Mariachi Band Member |
| Anselmo Rivera | ... | Los Trovadores Mariachi Band Member |
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Rated R for violence and language.Parents Guide:
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James McManus' initial plan for the story was based on the idea of a man in a wheelchair rolling down a hill with guns blazing, akin to John Wayne in True Grit (1969). moreSoundtrack:
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Eric Roberts hits rock bottom in a small Mexican town. With no money and nothing to lose, he becomes involved in a murder for hire plot. The movie moves in stalls and sprints. When it stalls it is overly talky. When it moves forward it does so with twists and surprises. Eric Roberts delivers a great performance, and this holds everything together. The Mexican locations are another plus. Although the DVD packaging looks like a "spaghetti western", this is character driven with only sparse violence. I suppose the greatest recommendation for "La Cucaracha" is that it is different, a movie you are likely to remember. - MERK