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Offbeat Feel Good Humorous
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Clergy Orphan Underdog Contests and Competitions Follow Your Dream Save the Day Heroes Friends more...
Genres:
Comedy Sport
Time/Period:
Contemporary 21st Century
Place:
Mexico
Audience:
Family Outing
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Irreverent Humor Silly Humor
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Nacho Libre, 2006

Starring: Jack Black, Ana DeLa Reguera

Directed by: Jared Hess

Written by: Mike White

Language: English, Spanish

Country: Germany, USA

Runtime: 92 min

MPAA Rating: PG

Rating:5.7

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Profile of Nacho Libre

The mood of Nacho Libre is offbeat, feel good, and humorous. The plot centers around an orphan, the clergy, and underdogs. It features silly humor and irreverent humor. Nacho Libre is a comedy and sports movie. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. The setting is Mexico. Nacho Libre happens in contemporary times. It is especially suggested for a family outing.

Summary of Nacho Libre

Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY, KING KONG), the title character in NACHO LIBRE. Ignacio, growing up in a poor monastery in Mexico, has dreamed of being a professional wrestler since childhood. This obsession has led him to a thankless adult existence as monastery whipping-boy and chef, serving stale, day-old nacho chips to finicky orphans. In an effort to earn the respect of new nun-hottie Sister Encarnacion (Ana De La Reguera) and escape the monastery into the greedy excess of pro wrestling, Ignacio enters a local amateur competition. Along the way, he picks up the notably scrawny yet tough street urchin Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) as his tag-team partner. The duo hilariously loses badly and repeatedly to all manner of local wrestling oddities. It is only when Ignacio recognizes a higher goal than money and glory that he can truly compete with his professional idols, including the dreaded and evil champion Ramses. Co-written with Hess's writing partner and wife, Jerusha, and noted screenwriter Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK, SCHOOL OF ROCK), NACHO LIBRE is stocked with real-life wrestlers doing their thing. Jack Black's over-the-top physical humor blends in perfectly with repeated viewings of his "stretchie pants" and timely flatulence. In concert, the elements fuse to distill a comedy that should appeal to all ages eager to be pinned down in a full-nelson by laughter.