My Big Night
Theatrical release poster
SpanishMi gran noche
Directed byÁlex de la Iglesia
Written by
Produced byEnrique Cerezo
StarringRaphael
Mario Casas
Blanca Suárez
Pepón Nieto
CinematographyÁngel Amorós
Music byJoan Valent
Production
companies
  • Enrique Cerezo PC
  • Telefónica Studios
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) (TIFF)
  • 23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) (Spain)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget€4 million
Box office€11.8 million

My Big Night (Spanish: Mi gran noche) is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, who also co-wrote it with Jorge Guerricaechevarría.

Plot

José has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the taping of a New Year's Eve television special (four months in advance) in an industrial pavilion just outside Madrid, leaving his mother Dolores (an old woman unable to detach herself from a big crucifix she tore from her husband's grave) alone. He is replacing another extra who died in the wake of an accident involving a production crane during a rehearsal. Hundreds of people like him are locked in the set, replaying rehearsal after rehearsal, applauding for musical performances they do not actually see and celebrating the false arrival of the new year. José starts to fall for dinner companion Paloma (a jinxed woman) to the amusement of the rest of extras sharing the table (Antonio, Yanire, and Josua). Meanwhile major clashes of egos are unfolding backstage.

On the one hand, veteran (and ruthless) crooner Alphonso comes face to face with his bitter rival, Latin pop young sensation Adanne as Alphonso is not willing to let anyone else than him to come out at the top. Yuri, Alphonso's presumed adopted son and primary target of his cruelty, has hired an assassin (Óscar) to get rid of Alphonso. A purported fan has managed to get a vial with Adanne's semen so he can be blackmailed. On the other hand, the two co-hosts of the show and an actual disfunctional couple (Roberto and Cristina) cannot stand each other and fight over the trust of the producer Benítez, who is aware the channel is struggling to avoid its closure. Meanwhile a mobile control unit formed by Rosa and Amparo stays aloof trying to save the insane television shoot.

Cast

Production

A Enrique Cerezo PC and Telefónica Studios production, the film had the participation of TVE and Canal+ and support from ICAA.[3]

Release

The film's world premiere was at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015.[4][5] Distributed by Universal Pictures,[3] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 2015.

Accolades

AwardsCategoryNominatedResult
3rd Feroz Awards Best Comedy Film Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Mario Casas Won
Best Supporting Actress Blanca Suárez Nominated
Best Trailer Nominated
30th Goya Awards Best Art Direction Arturo García "Biaffra" and José Luis Arrizabalaga "Arri" Nominated
Best Sound David Rodríguez, Nicolás de Poulpiquet and Sergio Bürmann Nominated
Best Special Effects Curro Muñoz and Juan R. Molina Nominated
Best Costume Design Paola Torres Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Mi gran noche (2015)". HobbyConsolas. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "La mejor película con la que preparate para Eurovisión: 'Mi gran noche', con Raphael". rtve.es. 13 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 "'Mi gran noche' – estreno en cines 23 de octubre". Audiovisual451. 19 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "My Big Night Mi Gran Noche". World Premiere. Toronto International Film Festival. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Please note that this film was previously known as My Great Night
  5. ↑ Ruiz Lopera, Hernán (13 August 2015). "Mi gran noche, tráiler de lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". IGN España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.

See also


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