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Matando Cabos (2004) -- A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.
Matando Cabos (2004) -- A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   1,279 votes
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Director:
Alejandro Lozano
Writers:
Tony Dalton (writer)
Kristoff (writer)
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Release Date:
16 July 2004 (Mexico) more
Tagline:
A killer mob comedy. more
Plot:
A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot. | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Clever Fun more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tony Dalton ... Javier "Jaque"

Ana Claudia Talancón ... Paulina Cabos
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ... Oscar Cabos
Kristoff ... Mudo

Raúl Méndez ... Botcha

Joaquín Cosio ... Ruben "Mascarita"
Gustavo Sánchez Parra ... Nico
Rocío Verdejo ... Lula
Silverio Palacios ... Tony 'El Canibal'

Jacqueline Voltaire ... Gabriela Cabos
Pedro Altamirano ... Nacho
Norman Sotolongo ... Cholo
José Ángel Bichir ... Ulises
Alejandro Galán ... Juan
Mary Paz Mata ... Tere
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Killing Cabos (Australia) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive violence and language, some strong sexuality and drug use.
Runtime:
Japan:103 min | USA:94 min | Mexico:99 min
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS

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Trivia:
The title is a play on words: "Matando Cabos" means "Killing Cabos" Cabos is the last name of one of the characters. But if the "M" is removed it becomes "atando Cabos" that means "Tying lose ends". more
Movie Connections:
References Taxi Driver (1976) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Clever Fun, 26 March 2005
9/10
Author: leo1973 from CA, USA

Good characters, well paced, with a tight script full of twist and well placed turns. People will often dismiss any movie that is well crafted by comparing it to another movie that's well crafted. In this case I felt like it was more of a good thing instead of "more of the same", sort of like getting a second helping of something great. The movie does build it's central premise (a series of wild coincidences, characters that are larger than life, the fast paced-all in one night action) on other movies that feature similar elements (Snatch, Pulp Fiction, etc) but because the situations and characters are unique I did not feel ripped off. Overall I found this film to be very entertaining. I saw it at Sundance this year (2005). I hope it comes out in the US, I would recommend it to anybody that like to be entertained.

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