Summaries

Scheming to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord.

Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiancée Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all the debts that his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal).—Production

Details

Keywords
  • grindhouse film
  • female frontal nudity
  • absurd comedy
  • comic relief
  • spaghetti western spoof
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Western
Release date May 10, 2012
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Mexico
Language English Spanish
Filming locations Simi Valley, California, USA
Production companies Pantelion Films NALA Films Televisa Films

Box office

Budget $6000000
Gross US & Canada $5909483
Opening weekend US & Canada $2287239
Gross worldwide $8446952

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his fathers ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armandos younger brother Raul (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiance, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Rauls success as an international businessman means the ranchs troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Rauls business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexicos most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal)

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