My Big Night

My Big Night
My Big Night
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Mi gran noche
Directed by	Álex de la Iglesia
Written by	Álex de la Iglesia; Jorge Guerricaechevarría;
Produced by	Enrique Cerezo
Starring	Raphael; Mario Casas; Blanca Suárez; Pepón Nieto
Cinematography	Ángel Amorós
Music by	Joan Valent
Production; companies	Enrique Cerezo PC; Telefónica Studios;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	11 September 2015 (TIFF); 23 October 2015 (Spain);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	€4 million
Box office	€11.8 million

My Big Night (Spanish: Mi gran noche) is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, who also co-wrote it with Jorge Guerricaechevarría.

Plot

José has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the taping of a New Year's Eve television special (four months in advance) in an industrial pavilion just outside Madrid, leaving his mother Dolores (an old woman unable to detach herself from a big crucifix she tore from her husband's grave) alone. He is replacing another extra who died in the wake of an accident involving a production crane during a rehearsal. Hundreds of people like him are locked in the set, replaying rehearsal after rehearsal, applauding for musical performances they do not actually see and celebrating the false arrival of the new year. José starts to fall for dinner companion Paloma (a jinxed woman) to the amusement of the rest of extras sharing the table (Antonio, Yanire, and Josua). Meanwhile major clashes of egos are unfolding backstage.

On the one hand, veteran (and ruthless) crooner Alphonso comes face to face with his bitter rival, Latin pop young sensation Adanne as Alphonso is not willing to let anyone else than him to come out at the top. Yuri, Alphonso's presumed adopted son and primary target of his cruelty, has hired an assassin (Óscar) to get rid of Alphonso. A purported fan has managed to get a vial with Adanne's semen so he can be blackmailed. On the other hand, the two co-hosts of the show and an actual dysfunctional couple (Roberto and Cristina) cannot stand each other and fight over the trust of the producer Benítez, who is aware the channel is struggling to avoid its closure. Meanwhile a mobile control unit formed by Rosa and Amparo stays aloof trying to save the insane television shoot.

Cast

Raphael as Alphonso^[1]
Mario Casas as Adanne^[1]
Pepón Nieto as José^[1]
Blanca Suárez as Paloma^[1]
Hugo Silva as Roberto^[1]
Carlos Areces as Yuri^[1]
Jaime Ordóñez as Óscar García^[2]
Luis Callejo as regidor^[1]
Carolina Bang as Cristina^[1]
Carmen Machi as Rosa
Carmen Ruiz as Amparo^[1]
Santiago Segura as Benítez^[1]
Enrique Villén as Soriano^[1]
Antonio Velázquez as Antonio^[1]
Terele Pávez as Dolores^[2]
Ana Polvorosa as Yanire^[2]
Luis Fernández as Josua^[2]
Marta Castellote as Lourdes^[1]
Eduardo Casanova as maquillador^[1]
Tomás Pozzi as Perotti^[1]

Production

A Enrique Cerezo PC and Telefónica Studios production, the film had the participation of TVE and Canal+ and support from ICAA.^[3]

Release

The film's world premiere was at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015.^[4]^[5] Distributed by Universal Pictures,^[3] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 2015.

Accolades

Awards	Category	Nominated	Result
3rd Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Film		Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Mario Casas	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Blanca Suárez	Nominated
	Best Trailer		Nominated
30th Goya Awards	Best Art Direction	Arturo García "Biaffra" and José Luis Arrizabalaga "Arri"	Nominated
	Best Sound	David Rodríguez, Nicolás de Poulpiquet and Sergio Bürmann	Nominated
	Best Special Effects	Curro Muñoz and Juan R. Molina	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Paola Torres	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Mi gran noche (2015)". HobbyConsolas. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "La mejor película con la que preparate para Eurovisión: 'Mi gran noche', con Raphael". rtve.es. 13 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "'Mi gran noche' – estreno en cines 23 de octubre". Audiovisual451. 19 October 2015.
^ "My Big Night Mi Gran Noche". World Premiere. Toronto International Film Festival. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Please note that this film was previously known as My Great Night
^ Ruiz Lopera, Hernán (13 August 2015). "Mi gran noche, tráiler de lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". IGN España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.

External links

My Big Night at IMDb

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[hobbyconsolas-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Mi gran noche (2015)". HobbyConsolas. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[rtve-2] "La mejor película con la que preparate para Eurovisión: 'Mi gran noche', con Raphael". rtve.es. 13 May 2022.

[a451-3] "'Mi gran noche' – estreno en cines 23 de octubre". Audiovisual451. 19 October 2015.

[tiff-4] "My Big Night Mi Gran Noche". World Premiere. Toronto International Film Festival. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Please note that this film was previously known as My Great Night

[5] Ruiz Lopera, Hernán (13 August 2015). "Mi gran noche, tráiler de lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". IGN España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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