800 Bullets

– Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
800 balas
800 Bullets (2002) - Also known as 800 balas

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt shows for minuscule audiences on the decaying set built for those old Westerns. Julián wrestles with dark memories of the death of his son, also a stuntman, and with estrangement from his daughter-in-law Laura and her son Carlos. Carlos, a young boy, becomes intrigued with his late father's life and runs away to join Julián and his band of has-beens. There Carlos is initiated into the rambunctious life of these hard-drinking faux cowboys. But when Laura, a powerful executive looking for a new site for a tourist resort, learns that Carlos has joined the hated Julián, she moves to destroy even this remnant of Julián's once-proud career. Julián and the cowboys decide to fight back the only way they know how.

Release Date:

18 Oct 2002

Language:

Spanish, English, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writer:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia

Main Actors:

Sancho Gracia, Ángel de Andrés López, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela

Plot:

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt shows for minuscule audiences on the decaying set built for those old Westerns. Julián wrestles with dark memories of the death of his son, also a stuntman, and with estrangement from his daughter-in-law Laura and her son Carlos. Carlos, a young boy, becomes intrigued with his late father's life and runs away to join Julián and his band of has-beens. There Carlos is initiated into the rambunctious life of these hard-drinking faux cowboys. But when Laura, a powerful executive looking for a new site for a tourist resort, learns that Carlos has joined the hated Julián, she moves to destroy even this remnant of Julián's once-proud career. Julián and the cowboys decide to fight back the only way they know how.

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Production:

TLA Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
Metacritic:
51%