Nacho Libre (2006)

Director:

Jared Hess

Writers (WGA):

Jared Hess (written by) &
Jerusha Hess (written by) ...

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

He's nacho average hero

Plot:

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).

Plot Keywords:

Person On Fire | Slapstick | Nun | Masked Wrestler | Frat Pack

Awards:

10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 17	5:55 PM	SHOW
Sun. May 18	4:45 AM	SHOW

Cast

Jack Black	...	Nacho
Ana de la Reguera	...	Sister Encarnación
Héctor Jiménez	...	Esqueleto
Darius Rose	...	Chancho (as Darius A. Rose)
Moises Arias	...	Juan Pablo
Carlos Maycotte	...	Segundo Nuñez
Richard Montoya	...	Guillermo
Cesar Gonzalez	...	Ramses (as Cesar Gonzalez 'Silver King')
Rafael Montalvo	...	Elderly Monk
Julio Sandoval	...	Snaggle Tooth Monk
Ventura 'Tigre Hispano' Lahoz	...	Arena Referee #1
Felipe Jesus 'Terror Chino' Hernandez	...	Arena Referee #2
Enrique Muñoz	...	Señor Ramon
Carla Jimenez	...	Candidia
Agustin 'Rigo' Rey	...	Galindo #1

Also Known As:

Untitled Jack Black Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rough action, and crude humor including dialogue.

Runtime:

USA:100 min | UK:92 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Sweden:7 | Iceland:7 | Australia:PG | USA:PG (certificate #42729) | Malaysia:U | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Germany:6 | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Was sent to theaters under the codename "toast".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nacho's habit catches fire in church, the leggings on his costume are obviously blackened with soot as he rolls on the grass outside the church. When he stands up, the leggings are only slightly soiled.

Quotes:

Juan Pablo: How come we can't ever have just like a salad?
Nacho: Be grateful, Juan Pablo, today is especially delicious.
[takes a bite of the beans and chokes, it comes out of his nose]

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Piel Canela

Outrageously Funny & Much Better Than I Expected

I make no apologies for liking this movie. It seemed everyone at the video store, from the manager on down, all thought otherwise....but I took a shot, rented it, and laughed my butt off watching this film. Now I own it.

Jack Black was hilarious as the monk-pro wrestling wannabe "Nacho." The premise alone is humorous: an overweight Mexican monk who would rather be a famous wrestler. It doesn't say much for his spirituality, but it made for a lot of laughs.

It's all outrageous, absurd humor, not meant to do anything but evoke laughs, at any cost......just harmless fun. Detractors should keep that in mind.

I have no interest in wrestling but the wrestling scenes in this film had me constantly laughing out loud. Black's tag-team partner, "Esquelito" (Hector Jimenez) was just as funny as the main star, if not funnier. Just the look on his face with all his teeth sticking out was funny!

I have no interest in being a monk, either, but I know none of these "monks" in here were realistic figures, especially the nun: "Sister Encarcion" (Ana de la Reguera ). No offense, but only in the movies are nuns this beautiful. Wow, Reguera looked like a cross between Penelope Cruz and a young Winona Ryder. And, she wasn't just beautiful, but a sweet lady, too.

Although it's a comedy, the story had some nice touches of sentimentality and humanity, namely: "Nacho's" attitude adjustment, his genuine compassion for orphaned kids that the Brothers and Sisters took care of, and his basic desire to do good despite a very weak commitment to "vows."

Maybe that's why there are so many critics of this film: it wasn't mean-edged and nasty enough to satisfy them. However,those who appreciate good slapstick will like this movie.

Also, if you appreciate bold, beautiful colors, you'll find this an attractive movie. There was a feast of brilliant colors shown. I was impressed how much effort was made to make this movie look nice in addition to getting laughs.

In, a very, very pleasant surprise: much better than I ever hoped it would be....and recommended for those wanting a bunch of belly laughs for an hour-and-a-half.