Shoot Out (Spanish: El grito en el cielo) is a 1998 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Félix Sabroso and Dunia Ayaso starring María Conchita Alonso.
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| Spanish | El grito en el cielo |
| Directed by | Félix SabrosoDunia Ayaso |
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| Produced by | César Benítez |
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| Cinematography | Hans Burmann |
| Edited by | Miguel Ángel Santamaría |
| Music by | Manuel Villalta |
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| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editTelevision host and diva Miranda Vega experiences a mental breakdown as a television executive tweaks her show introducing no-name freaks in the studio amid dwindling audience ratings, her husband's cheating, and the maneouvres of her nemesis, Lesbian actress Marta Peña.[1][2][3]
Cast
edit- María Conchita Alonso as Miranda Vega[4]
- Loles León as Marta Peña[2]
- María Pujalte as Rita[2]
- Ana Torrent as Yoli[3]
- Daniel Guzmán as Salva[2]
- Pepón Nieto as Paco[2]
- María Adánez as Chus[2]
- Carmen Balagué as Merche[2]
- Malena Gutiérrez as Soraya[3]
- Tito Valverde[5]
- Javivi[5]
- Miguel Ángel Tobías as Íñigo[1]
- Mariola Fuentes[1]
- Antonia San Juan[1]
Production
editThe film was produced by Cristal PC and Sogetel and it had the association of Canal+ and Sogepaq.[3] It boasted a 300 million budget.[6]
Release
editDistributed by Columbia TriStar,[3] Shoot Out was released theatrically in Spain on 24 April 1998.[2]
Reception
editAugusto Martínez Torres of El País lamented that the film "is as cliché, unfunny and boring" as the show it attempts to parody.[7]
Jonathan Holland of Variety described the film as a "high-camp, low-interest and phenomenally unsubtle take on the mores of contemporary TV".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "El grito en el cielo". Fotogramas. 29 May 1998.
- ^ a b c d e f Holland, Jonathan (27 July 1998). "Shoot Out". Variety.
- ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 280. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ a b "'El grito en el cielo', curiosidades: Quién es la peculiar protagonista, de qué va la película". rtve.es. 4 August 2023.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (22 April 1998). "Félix Sabroso y Dunia Ayaso estrenan una comedia inspirada en la televisión de Rafaela Carrà". El País.
- ^ Martínez Torres, Augusto (2 May 1998). ""Cinebasura" contra "telebasura"". El País.