Stars: Sancho Garcia, Carmen Maura

Director: Alex De La Iglesia

Summary: 800 BULLETS centres on Carlos, a rambunctious youth who ditches a school field trip to find the grandfather that his uptight mother has hidden from him. Carlos finds the old man a relic of his former self: whereas he was once a top Spaghetti Western stunt-man, he is now reduced to running a tawdry little western theme park for tourists. But Carlos' appearance fills the old man with some of his youthful vigour; while Carlos himself finds in his grandfather an appealing entry into the corrupt adult world.

Director Alex de la Iglesia has become a cult figure in his native Spain for his stylish genre parodies. In 800 BULLETS, he waxes nostalgic about an era in Spanish filmmaking long gone, when Westerns and epics used the landscape of Spain for their vast background vistas. The film centres on Carlos, a rambunctious youth who ditches a school field trip to find the grandfather that his uptight mother has hidden from him. Carlos finds the old man a relic of his former self: whereas he was once a top Spaghetti Western stunt-man, he is now reduced to running a tawdry little western theme park for tourists. But Carlos' appearance fills the old man with some of his youthful vigour; while Carlos himself finds in his grandfather an appealing entry into the corrupt adult world. 800 BULLETS was a huge success in Spain, where it received four Goya Award nominations and took home one of them.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Spanish
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive menu
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2002
Release Date:	January 14, 2008
Runtime:	127 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M T D 5343
Keywords:	Bullets, Spanish, Westerns
Genre:	Westerns