Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure

2003 1h 43m ES

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5.9

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5.3

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★5.9TMDB · 159★5.3IMDB · 3,701

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Synopsis

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In the Headquarters of the T.I.A. (Terminal Intelligence Agency), someone has stolen Professor Bacterio's most dangerous invention, the D.O.T. (Demoralizer of Troops), an artifact that ends up in the hands of a very short, wacky dictator who is ready to use it for criminal purposes. The T.I.A Chief, though, is firm in his resolve: if he wants to get the D.O.T. back, he must NOT count on his agents Mortadelo & Filemon. But when the crime fighting duo discover that the T.I.A. has engaged a cocky and slimy detective from outside the agency, they decide to act at their own risk, even if that risk involves all of Humanity.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benito Pocino
Mortadelo
Pepe Viyuela
Filemón
Dominique Pinon
Fredy Mazas
Paco Sagarzazu
Calimero
Mariano Venancio
El Súper
Janfri Topera
Profesor Bacterio
Berta Ojea
Ofelia
María Isbert
Sra. Filemón

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Javier Fesser
Writers: Guillermo Fesser, Javier Fesser
Languages: Catalan, English, French, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Catalan, English, French, Spanish.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mortadelo & Filemon - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Javier Fesser, shot by Xavi Giménez. 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 Rafael Arnau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Benito Pocino and Pepe Viyuela and Dominique Pinon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0314121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Javier Fesser directs. Xavi Giménez behind the camera. Rafael Arnau scores. Iván Aledo cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, English, French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Catalan, English, French, Spanish.
3Part of the "Mortadelo & Filemon - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Javier Fesser, shot by Xavi Giménez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rafael Arnau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Benito Pocino and Pepe Viyuela and Dominique Pinon carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0314121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Xavi Giménez
Original score: Rafael Arnau
Editing: Iván Aledo
Costume design: Tatiana Hernández
Makeup / hair: José Antonio Sánchez
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003)
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 3,701 votes

Awards

6 wins & 2 nominations

Goya Award for Best Production Supervision
Goya Award for Best Art Direction
Goya Award for Best Editing
Goya Award for Best Special Effects

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Part of

Mortadelo & Filemon - Collection

A collection of films based on the Mortadelo & Filemon comics. Created by Cartoonist Francisco Ibáñez.

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Javier Fesser

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What people are saying

abaddonhades2017-08-17
★ 1/10
I understand the fact that this movie is a crazy-comedy,and it's easy to see that the slapstick-comedy and sight-gags are very much inspired by Tom&Jerry-style cartoons. But is it really necessary to push for a gag once a minute throughout the movie? The movie's pacing leaves the viewer breathless, and grasping in vain for any semblance of a coherent storyline. Aside from the fact that two incompetent agents are searching for a destructive weapon, it is impossible to understand what is really going on in this movie. I don't know the source material. In the event that it is exactly as the movie turned out,they should have fleshed it out with something that would have made it work as actual storytelling. As for the characters, none of them are remotely relatable, and the gags aren't really funny. The actors are seemingly just waiting to get squashed, beaten or otherwise manhandled, so they don't have to do any real acting work. The movie hit new lows with cruel torture scenes (especially the one where the mother is tortured), generally misogynist behavior,and racist renditions of several different ethnic groups. From other reviews on this site, I understand that the movie is based on a very popular Spanish comic,but there must be a better way to adapt the source material than this. As it stands now I can only speculate that the director (Fesser) was experiencing a drug induced delirium during the making of this movie.Mistaking rapid-fire slapstick,and complete nonsense for a flash of genius. Mostly I am sorry for Dominique Pinon,a quality actor who cannot have known what lay in store for him,participating in this movie. I find it hard to recommend this movie even to my worst enemy.

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