Name | Nacho Libre |
---|---|
Director | Jared Hess Wes Anderson [sequence director] |
Writer | Jared Hess Mike White |
Starring | Jack BlackAna de la RegueraHéctor JiménezDarius RosePeter StormareCésar Cuauhtémoc González |
Director | Jared Hess |
Producer | Jack BlackDavid KlawansJulia PistorMike WhiteRicardo Del Rio |
Editing | Billy Weber |
Cinematography | Xavier Perez Grobet |
Distributor | Paramount Pictures (U.S.)United International Pictures (Worldwide)Universal Pictures (Switzerland) |
Studio | Nickelodeon MoviesParamount Pictures |
Released | |
Runtime | 86 minutes |
Language | English |
Music | BeckDanny Elfman |
Budget | $32,000,000 (estimated) |
Gross | $99,255,460 }} |
Nacho Libre is a 2006 comedy film directed by Jared Hess. It is a production of Nickelodeon Movies. The script was written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess and Mike White. It was loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage he directed. The producers are Jack Black, David Klawans, Julia Pistor, and Mike White. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Ignacio's secret is revealed when his robe catches fire during a prayer, exposing his wrestling costume. He admits that he is Nacho, intends to fight at the "Battle-Jam", a battle royale between eight luchadores, for the right to take on Ramses, and for a cash prize, which he will use to make life better for the orphans. Thereafter both Esqueleto and Nacho compete with several other popular wrestlers in order to earn the right to challenge Ramses. The wrestler Silencio ("silence") wins; Nacho, due to the actions of an already beaten wrestler, comes in second place. Feeling shunned at the monastery, Ignacio leaves to live in the nearby wilderness. In the morning, Steven comes to tell him that Silencio's bunions are swollen and therefore cannot fight Ramses; he will, therefore, have to fight instead. It is revealed that Silencio's injury was caused because Steven had driven over his foot with a tricycle. Ignacio is distrustful of Steven, as he had previously stated that he hated orphans. Steven convinces him that he no longer does. Ignacio agrees to team up again. That night, Ignacio sends a message via Steven to Sister Encarnación, explaining his plan and confessing his love to her (as a sister).
In the match, Nacho does well despite initial difficulty. With the crowd supporting Ignacio, Ramses resorts to cheating. Nacho and is nearly defeated - indeed, unmasked - by Ramses. (Although the unmasking is a very significant event in a luchador's career, suggesting the player's defeat and dishonor, the match continues with minimal acknowledgment of the act.) when Sister Encarnación enters with the orphans. Elated and inspired, Nacho throws Ramses off, knocks him out of the ring, and jumps onto him with a flair recalling his earlier brush with eagle eggs and their supposed power. Ramses is defeated and Ignacio becomes champion. He uses his prize money to buy a bus for field trips for the children. The film closes with Ignacio, Steven, and Sister Encarnación take the children to see an ancient city, Monte Albán, built by the Zapotec civilization. Ignacio, by now, has earned Encarnación's favor, as demonstrated by her signs of encouragement and his somewhat awkward acknowledgment thereof.
It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 24, 2006. It was distributed in Switzerland, Spain, and the Netherlands by Universal Pictures.
According to Roger Ebert, "It takes some doing to make a Jack Black comedy that doesn't work, but Nacho Libre does it." Michael Medved gave the film two and a half stars (out of four) calling it, "Amusing, but resistable (sic)." but adding that, "Director Jared Hess [employs] the same off-beat humor that made his Napoleon Dynamite a cult hit".
Due to how much of Elfman's music filled the film, Elfman's representatives asked that Elfman be the only person credited for Nacho Libre's score. Hess caught wind of this and would not allow the studio to remove Beck from the credits. When finding that he wouldn't have the only music credit, Elfman told Paramount to remove his name from the film. An agreement was eventually reached where both Beck and Elfman were credited for their respective parts of the score.
The track listing for the official soundtrack to Nacho Libre. The soundtrack was released October 24, 2006
# Hombre Religioso (Religious Man) - Mister Loco # "A Nice Pile-Drive to the Face" - Nacho (Dialogue) # Move, Move, Move - Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker # Papas - Mister Loco # Singing at the Party - Jack Black with Ismael Garcia Ruiz y Su Trio # Ramses Suite - Danny Elfman # "All the Orphans in the World" - Nacho & Esqueleto (Dialogue) # There Is No Place in This World for Me - Beck # "I'm Serious" - Nacho (Dialogue) # 10,000 Pesos - Beck # Irene - Caetano Veloso # Pump a Jam (Ramses) - Cholotronic # Black Is Black - Eddie Santiago # Half Forgotten Daydreams - John Cameron # Encarnación - Jack Black # Tender Beasts of the Spangled Night - Beck # Saint Behind the Glass - Los Lobos # "Beneath the Clothes We Find the Man..." - Nacho (Dialogue) # Forbidden Nector - Jack Black & Mucho Macho Acapulco
Some songs that were not included on the soundtrack, but were in the movie, are "Mucha Muchacha" by Esquivel, "Bubblegum" by Mister Loco, "Holy Man" by Beck and "Bat Macumba" by Os Mutantes.
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