The Real Cancun (2003)

Director:

Rick de Oliveira

Writer:

Brian Caldirola (writer)

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

No scripts. No actors. No rules. Anything can happen during spring break, and it did.

Plot:

Sixteen American college students drink, flirt, fight and canoodle during their Spring Break vacation in Cancun, Mexico.

Plot Keywords:

Spring Break | Mexico | Vacation | Cancun Mexico | College Student

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Brittany Brown-Hart	...	Herself
Benjamin Fletcher	...	Himself (as Benjamin 'Fletch' Fletcher)
Nicole Frilot	...	Herself
Roxanne Frilot	...	Herself
David Ingber	...	Himself
Jeremy Jazwinski	...	Himself
Amber Madison	...	Herself
Paul Malbry	...	Himself
Marquita 'Sky' Marshall	...	Herself
Laura Ramsey	...	Herself
Matthew Slenske	...	Himself
Alan Taylor	...	Himself
Heidi Vance	...	Herself
Jorell Washington	...	Himself
Casey Weeks	...	Himself
Sarah Wilkins	...	Herself
Chris Desanti	...	Sun Splash Staff Member
Jason Karlinski	...	Sun Splash Staff Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Grant George	...	Misc. Voices (voice)
Adam Miller	...	Himself
Snoop Dogg	...	Himself (uncredited)
Hot Action Cop	...	Themselves (uncredited)
Simple Plan	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Rick de Oliveira

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brian Caldirola		writer

Produced by
Michael Addis	....	field producer
Matthew Bartley	....	field producer
Mary-Ellis Bunim	....	producer
Rick de Oliveira	....	producer
A.J. Dix	....	executive producer
Toby Emmerich	....	co-executive producer
Jonathan Murray	....	producer
Anthony Rhulen	....	executive producer
Jamie Schutz	....	producer
William Shively	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Suby

Film Editing by
James Gavin Bedford
Joe Binford Jr.
Joe Shugart
Eric Spagnoletti
Dave Stanke
Dan Zimmerman

Casting by
Sasha Alpert
Stephen Blackehart
Damon Furberg
Michelle Millard
Marlon Sanders
Scott Wissner

Production Management
Steve Barnett	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Randy Babajtis	....	editorial assistant
Jeremy Balko	....	foley recordist
Jim Champagne	....	sound mixer
Evan T. Chen	....	dialogue editor
Ezra Dweck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jake Eberle	....	sound effects editor
Russell Farmarco	....	adr editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Susan Pusateri	....	foley artist (as Sue Pusateri)
Angie Stanghetti	....	adr mixer
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bradley Curtis Rohm	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	camera operator
Eric Blum	....	gaffer
Dave Cramer	....	assistant camera
Yolanda Gonzalez	....	assistant camera
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Hector Navarro Lomeli	....	assistant camera
Hector Navarro Lomeli	....	jib assistant (2003)
William Pisnieski	....	assistant camera
Fed Wetherbee	....	camera operator (2003)

Casting Department
Sasha Alpert	....	director of casting department
Stephen Baughman	....	casting production assistant
Danielle Ghilardi	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Levy	....	casting associate
Teri Schauf	....	casting assistant
Megan Sleeper	....	casting assistant
Justin Tetley	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Graeme Lowry	....	assistant editor
Royce Smith	....	color timer

Music Department
Louis Clark	....	music coordinator
Robin Joseph	....	music clearances
Adam Sanborne	....	composer: additional music
Steve Schemerhorn	....	music engineer

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Stephen Blackehart	....	story coordinator
Arthur Borman	....	field story editor
Phil M. Castaneda	....	director of production finance
Mark Costa	....	production executive
Kate Fisher	....	post-production delivery coordinator
Kate Fisher	....	production coordinator
Stefanie Gamberg	....	digital media supervisor
Christo Garcia	....	field story editor
Michelle Millard	....	field story editor
Tyler Mitchell	....	production executive
Helen Moawad	....	production coordinator
Eric Monsky	....	supervising story editor
Bart Peele	....	operations manager
Lanie Pimentel	....	digital media coordinator
Javier Quintana	....	production accountant
Susan Royal	....	production accountant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Richard Stirling	....	production executive
Pete Tartaglia	....	story coordinator
Sean Zell	....	digital media coordinator

Thanks
Laura Caulfield	....	special thanks: contact administrator
Daniel Villagomez	....	special thanks: credits administrator

Production Companies

• Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)
• FilmEngine

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• HBO Hungary (2005) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Metropolitan Filmexport
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Real Spring Break (USA) (working title)
Spring Break (USA) (working title)
Untitled Spring Break Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality/nudity, language and partying.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:R | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Cancún, Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Company:

Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)

Trivia:

This film's production dates was only 10 days (from 13 March 2003 to 23 March 2003). It was released 5 weeks later, on April 25, 2003.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of beer in Jeff's 40 changes inconsistently between shots.

Quotes:

Matthew Slenske: Five minutes. Five minutes. Sarah! Five minutes.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Rest of My Life

The beginning of the end for this terrible reality craze

The Real Cancun was a sorry excuse for filmmaking, if not on mankind. Sixteen privileged kids go out and have fun drinking and basically being idiots for an hour and half, fused together with rock songs and pointless, shallow banter. Fortunately, the negative backlash for this garbage is intriguing, considering the lust most Americans have for reality bull such as this. But then again, this movie was just boring, and idiocy of the people involved just wanted to make me toss my drink at the screen. Hopefully, this whole reality TV faze I looked back upon with distaste, and we can thank The Real Cancun for starting that much needed downward spiral.