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6.6/10   1,002 votes
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Writers:
Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)
Álex de la Iglesia (writer)
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Release Date:
12 March 1999 (Spain) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A "comedy" that is not funny more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Santiago Segura ... Nino
El Gran Wyoming ... Bruno
Álex Angulo ... Julián
Carla Hidalgo ... Laura
Eduardo Gómez ... El Pobre Tino
José María Íñigo ... Himself
Uri Geller ... Himself
Manuel Tallafé ... El Mago Silber
Jesús Bonilla ... Sargento '23 F'
Alfonso Lussón ... Berasategui, el productor
Ramón Barea ... Realizador '23 F'
Rafael Luna ... Ricky, el peluquero
Sancho Gracia ... Legionario brutal
Ramón Txurruca ... Legionario brutal
Sergio Pazos ... Legionario brutal
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dying of Laughter (Canada: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some nudity.
Runtime:
113 min | Japan:111 min
Country:
Spain
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Company:
Lolafilms more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Álex de la Iglesia considered casting Fernando Esteso as Nino and Andrés Pajares as Bruno. more
Movie Connections:
References "Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez" (1972) more
Soundtrack:
Libre more

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5 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
A "comedy" that is not funny, 9 January 2004
2/10
Author: el_monty_BCN from Barcelona, Spain

The idea was very clever; the director was one of the best in Spain; the cast was stellar, putting together some of the most famous comedians in the country; even the song that came with it was a huge hit in the Spanish charts! It couldn't fail, could it? Yet it did.

Because this was supposed to be a comedy, but it doesn't have a single laugh-worthy joke. Seriously. I really wanted to enjoy it, because I'm a fan of all the main players involved (de la Iglesia, Segura, Wyoming, Angulo), but I found myself staying silent throughout the whole thing. The problem is probably that the comedy is so black, that it's not comedy any more. It just isn't funny. But it doesn't work as a tragic drama either, because the story is so exaggerated and so absurd, that it's impossible to take it seriously. So it simply doesn't work at all. A pity of wasted talent.

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