Dying of Laughter

Dying of Laughter
Dying of Laughter
Spanish	Muertos de risa
Directed by	Álex de la Iglesia
Written by	Jorge Guerricaechevarría; Álex de la Iglesia;
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Santiago Segura; El Gran Wyoming; Álex Angulo;
Cinematography	Flavio Martínez Labiano
Edited by	Teresa Font
Music by	Roque Baños
Production; company	Lola Films
Release date	12 March 1999 (Spain);
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	530 million ₧
Box office	€6,299,097.15

Dying of Laughter (Spanish: Muertos de risa) is a 1999 Spanish black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia which stars Santiago Segura, El Gran Wyoming and Álex Angulo.

Plot[]

The plot tracks the mishaps of a comedic duo formed by Nino and Bruno who actually hate each other.

Cast[]

Santiago Segura as Nino.^[1]
El Gran Wyoming as Bruno.^[1]
Álex Angulo as Julián.^[1]
[es] as Laura.^[1]
Jesús Bonilla as military member in coup d'état.^[1]
María Asquerino as Nino's mother.^[1]
José María Íñigo as himself.^[1]
Uri Geller as himself.^[1]
Antonio Resines as himself.^[1]
Víctor Manuel as himself.^[1]
Massiel as herself.^[1]
[es]^[2]
Ramón Barea^[2]

Production[]

Produced by Lola Films and featuring the participation of Telecinco,^[1]^[3] the film had a budget of 350 million Spanish peseta (c. €3.2 million).^[4]

Release[]

The film, which premiered on 12 March 1999 in Spain, grossed €6,299,097.15 at the box office.^[1]

Awards and nominations[]


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Álex Angulo	Nominated	^[5]

References[]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Buse, Triana Toribio & Willis 2007, p. 184.
^ ^a ^b "Álex de la Iglesia. Atzera begirakoa. Retrospectiva. Rétrospective" (PDF). Euskadiko Filmategia. Filmoteca Vasca. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-12-17.}}
^ Batlle, Diego (14 December 2000). "Las dos caras del humor español". La Nación.
^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (3 March 1999). "Álex de la Iglesia da una visión esperpéntica de la transición española en "Muertos de risa"". El País.
^ "Muertos de risa". Premios Goya. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

Bibliography

Buse, Peter; Triana Toribio, Núria; Willis, Andy (2007). The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-7136-2.

External links[]

Dying of Laughter at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEBuseTriana_ToribioWillis2007184-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Buse, Triana Toribio & Willis 2007, p. 184.

[filmoteca-2] "Álex de la Iglesia. Atzera begirakoa. Retrospectiva. Rétrospective" (PDF). Euskadiko Filmategia. Filmoteca Vasca. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-12-17.}}

[3] Batlle, Diego (14 December 2000). "Las dos caras del humor español". La Nación.

[4] Fernández-Santos, Elsa (3 March 1999). "Álex de la Iglesia da una visión esperpéntica de la transición española en "Muertos de risa"". El País.

[5] "Muertos de risa". Premios Goya. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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