Muertos de risa

1999
R
1h 53m

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El Gran Wyoming and Santiago Segura in Muertos de risa (1999)

Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows as fast, and as much, as the... Read allNino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows as fast, and as much, as their fame.Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows as fast, and as much, as their fame.

Director
- Álex de la Iglesia
Writers
- Jorge Guerricaechevarría
- Álex de la Iglesia
Stars

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6.5/10

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Director
- Álex de la Iglesia
Writers
- Jorge Guerricaechevarría
- Álex de la Iglesia
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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2/10

A "comedy" that is not funny

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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Trivia
Director Álex de la Iglesia considered casting Fernando Esteso as Nino and Andrés Pajares as Bruno.

Goofs
Uri Geller's TV appearance scene in 'Directísimo' takes place on December 20 1974 (Friday). Actually, his collaboration in that program, which was broadcast on Saturdays, was on May 08 1975. Later, Nino and Bruno go to the same program, during the first days of January 1975. 'Directísimo' actually didn't begin its emissions until April 12 1975.

Quotes
Bruno: Baja ahora mismo que no quiero manchar la tapicería del coche.
Nino: ¿Y si no me bajo?
Bruno: Entonces tendré que manchar la tapicería del coche.
Vecino indignado: ¡Que pasa ahi! ¿Es que se ha vuelto loco? ¡Voy a llamar a la policía!
Bruno: ¡Eh! ¡No me pise el césped o disparo! ¡Esta es nuestra casa y hacemos lo que nos da la gana!
Vecino indignado: ¡Cuidado! No hable con él señora que es peligroso.
Bruno: ¡Eso! ¡No hable conmigo! ¡No me dirijan la palabra que me acaban de taladrar un pie y estoy muy nervioso!
Vecina desdentada: ¡Son unos cerdos degenerados! ¡Como todos los que salen por la televisión!
Bruno: ¡Cállese señora! ¡Y póngase los dientes que no se le entiende nada!
Bruno: Sal de ahí.
Nino: ¿Me vas a matar adelante de toda esta gente?
Bruno: ¿Que pasa, que te da verguenza?
Nino: No, me la suda, estoy haciendo tiempo, porque a las siete esto va a estar plagado de policías, van a ver lo loco que estás y te van a meter en la cárcel ¡Así volveremos a estar juntos!