Fugly!

"A Latino comic's near-death experience forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows."

2014 1h 26m EN

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4.0

SKIP

★4.0TMDB · 13

Comedy

Synopsis

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Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. The story that unfolds has it all: love, loss, mistakes, adventure and redemption.

“A Latino comic's near-death experience forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows.”

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Cast

John Leguizamo
Jesse
Radha Mitchell
Lara
Rosie Perez
Zowie
Griffin Dunne
Jefferey
Yul Vazquez
Ray
Ally Sheedy
Stoddard
Tomas Milian
Gramps
Olga Merediz
Moms

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfredo De Villa
Writers: John Leguizamo, Kathy DeMarco
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfredo De Villa, shot by Nancy Schreiber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael A. Levine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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John Leguizamo and Radha Mitchell and Rosie Perez carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Latino comic's near-death experience forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1730760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfredo De Villa directs. Nancy Schreiber behind the camera. Michael A. Levine scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alfredo De Villa, shot by Nancy Schreiber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael A. Levine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6John Leguizamo and Radha Mitchell and Rosie Perez carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Latino comic's near-death experience forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows.".
8IMDB entry: tt1730760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.