Dying of Laughter

1999 [SPANISH]

Comedy / Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 3846 3.8K

1970s dark comedy comedian behind the scenes

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Plot summary

Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows fast, as much as their fame.

Director

Álex de la Iglesia Photo
Álex de la Iglesia

Top cast

Santiago Segura Photo
Santiago Segura as Nino
Rodolfo Sancho Photo
Rodolfo Sancho as Técnico '23 F'
Álex de la Iglesia Photo
Álex de la Iglesia as Espectador que grita a Bruno que les enseñe las tetas
José Alias Photo
José Alias as Folklóricos despedidos
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1021.26 MB
1280*688
Spanish 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 11
1.85 GB
1920*1032
Spanish 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Clever Jones

A Delight!

I just saw this film at the Fantasia festival here in Montreal. The festival mostly shows action/kung-fu movies, but this is definitely not in that category. This film makes you want to get up and scream...but what would you say?I don't know how this film got made, as I don't know much about the Spanish film industry, but I'm suddenly really intrigued. This film delivers!The acting, directing, music and costumes are all great, but the writing is off the charts. I want to see more films like this. It made me laugh so hard and made take a serious look at how I perceive celebrities-I was in good hands during this film.DON'T MISS IT4/4
Reviewed by Word_inquisitor 10 / 10

One of the best Spanish comedies

This is a great comedy, I really don't know a thing about Spanish TV, but it doesn't matter, for this movie speaks a universal language, the language of comedy.Packed with scenes of absurd nature, this movie is a fantastic farce, as we follow the ridiculous careers of a pair of comedians who's fate is dictated by the public, rather than by their own decisions.Its exaggerated drama gives the perfect tone through the entire movie, you can either follow it or just wander about the ridiculousness of every single minute. Some may regard this kind of comedy dull or dumb, but the truth is its the most simple, minimalistic, rawest, unpretentious comedy you will ever see.Ridicule, absurdity, nonsense, drama.... you can find everything in this movie.
Reviewed by Andy-296 7 / 10

Only mildly funny; won't travel well

Not among Spanish cult director Alex de la Iglesia's best movies, this film tells the tale, through almost two decades, of two TV comedians who are a very famous and successful duo (though their act is nothing else than one of the guys slapping the face of the other guy) but who grew to hate (and really hate) each other to death. The duo is played by Santiago Segura and El Gran Wyoming, two famous comedians in Spain. Segura, the fat guy in the duo and the one who gets slapped, is famous there for the Torrente films, in which he plays an hilariously corrupt cop. This movie is only mildly funny, and I'm not sure it would travel well outside Spanish speaking countries.
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