Dying of Laughter
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| Spanish | Muertos de risa |
| Directed by | Álex de la Iglesia |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Flavio Martínez Labiano |
| Edited by | Teresa Font |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
Production company | Lola Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | 530 million ₧ |
| Box office | €6.3 million (Spain) |
Dying of Laughter (Spanish: Muertos de risa) is a 1999 Spanish black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia which stars Santiago Segura, El Gran Wyoming and Álex Angulo. The plot tracks the mishaps of a comedic duo formed by Nino and Bruno, who actually hate each other.[1]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Nino and Bruno are two comedians who first meet each other in an Andalusian nightclub during the waning days of the Franco regime. When they discover that the audience enjoys their humor as a duo, they decide to become a comedic pair and quickly rise to stardom. Beneath their success and adulation, however, the pair develop an acrimonious relationship with each other.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Santiago Segura as Nino[2]
- El Gran Wyoming as Bruno[2]
- Álex Angulo as Julián[2]
- Carla Hidalgo as Laura[2]
- Jesús Bonilla as military member in coup d'état[2]
- María Asquerino as Nino's mother[2]
- José María Íñigo as himself[2]
- Uri Geller as himself[2]
- Antonio Resines as himself[2]
- Víctor Manuel as himself[2]
- Massiel as herself[2]
- Alfonso Lussón[3]
- Ramón Barea[3]
Production
[edit | edit source]Produced by Lola Films and featuring the participation of Telecinco,[2][4] the film had a budget of 350 million Spanish peseta (c. €3.2 million).[5]
Release
[edit | edit source]The film, which premiered on 12 March 1999 in Spain, grossed €6,299,097 at the Spanish box office, the second highest-grossing Spanish film of the year, behind All About My Mother.[2][6]
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Álex Angulo | Nominated | [7] |
See also
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Bibliography
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External links
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- 1999 films
- 1999 black comedy films
- 1990s Spanish-language films
- Spanish black comedy films
- Films directed by Álex de la Iglesia
- Films scored by Roque Baños
- Films with screenplays by Jorge Guerricaechevarría
- LolaFilms films
- Films set in the 1970s
- Films set in the 1990s
- Films about comedians
- 1990s Spanish films
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