Chuecatown (2007)

Director:

Juan Flahn

Writers:

Dunia Ayaso (writer)
Juan Flahn (writer)

Release Date:

6 July 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Gay Couple | Serial Killer | Upward Mobility | Gay Kiss | Gay Character

Cast

Montserrat Alcoverro
Ángel Burgos	...	Mario
Margarita Calatayud	...	Abuela de Lola
Eduardo Casanova
Joan Crosas	...	Sr. Pardo
Ana Fibla	...	Estheticiene 2
Carlos Fuentes	...	Rey
Mariola Fuentes	...	Lola
Antonio Municio	...	Raul
Pepón Nieto	...	Leo
Bruno Oro
Carmen Pardo	...	Vecina
Pablo Puyol	...	Víctor
Josele Román
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Mila
Edu Soto	...	Luis
Germán Tormo	...	Comisario
Concha Velasco	...	Antonia
Pedro Veral	...	Fran

Also Known As:

Boystown (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:93 min (European Film Market)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chueca, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Canonigo Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the mother-in-law's boyfriend is attacked in the shower, it is obvious from side view that he is nude. After he slumps into the tub and is interviewed by the hero, the actor is obviously wearing a red-banded underwear.

Soundtrack:

Happy Chueca

Fun movie

Just went to see this at the London lesbian & gay film festival with 6 friends. We went because the preview clip we had seen at a screening a few weeks ago made us laugh. We all enjoyed the movie and found it funny, as did the rest of the sell-out crowd in the cinema, with laugh out loud moments and applause from the audience at some of the scenes throughout the film.

Yes, there are some so-easy-to-spot-they-might-as-well-carry-a-red-flag set ups and some tired old clichés, but it didn't seem to be a film trying to make too much of a statement. It's just a light hearted picture poking fun at some gay nonsense - or at least that's the way it played tonight with the crowd. The lead women are fantastic, if a bit OTT, but the whole movie is so OTT any other characters would seem stupid. For my money Carlos Fuentes as Rey, was worth the price of the admission alone! If you like a fast moving story that has a few twists, plenty of bearish camp nonsense and a lot of laughs then you'll probably enjoy it. If you are looking for a film with a deep message, then avoid it. Any movie that has a pensioner mother slagging off her son's boyfriend by saying he has an arse 'like a Japanese flag' is never going to deliver much in the way of earnest discussion of the themes afterwards....