Instructions Not Included
| Instructions Not Included | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eugenio Derbez |
| Written by | Guillermo Ríos Leticia López Margalli Eugenio Derbez |
| Produced by | Mónica Lozano |
| Starring | Eugenio Derbez Jessica Lindsey Loreto Peralta Daniel Raymont Alessandra Rosaldo |
| Cinematography | Martín Boege Andrés León Becker |
| Edited by | Carlos Bolado Santiago Pérez Rocha León |
| Music by | Carlo Siliotto |
Production companies | Alebrije Cine y Video Fulano, Mengano y Asociados |
| Distributed by | Pantelion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Languages | Spanish English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $20,312,000[1] |
Instructions Not Included (Spanish: Instrucciones No Incluidas) (Spanish title No se Aceptan Devoluciones) is a 2013 Mexican comedy-drama film co-written, directed by, and starring Eugenio Derbez.[2][3]
Plot
Valentín is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Leaving Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, Valentín ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentín raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentín raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mother shows up out of the blue, and Valentín realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter - and his best friend.
Cast
- Eugenio Derbez as Valentín
- Jessica Lindsey as Julie
- Loreto Peralta as Maggie
- Daniel Raymont as Frank Ryan
- Alessandra Rosaldo as Reneé
- Hugo Stiglitz as Johnny Bravo
- Sammy Pérez as Sammy
- Arcelia Ramírez as Judeisy
- Agustín Bernal as Lupe
- Karla Souza as Jackie
- Margarita Wynne as Sofía
Box office
Instructions Not Included grossed $10,400,000 from 347 theaters in its opening weekend in the United States,[2] making it the fifth highest-grossing film of the 2013 Labor Day weekend.[4] The film "shattered box office records" and became the "highest grossing Spanish-language film to open in North America," and by the second weekend the number of theaters showing the film doubled.
Critical reception
Joe Leydon of Variety described Instructions Not Included as "sporadically amusing but unduly protracted."[3] He also wrote: "Derbez and Peralta develop a sweetly effective chemistry in their scenes together... Unfortunately, the supporting players are all too often encouraged to overplay, with decidedly mixed results."[3]
References
- ^ Instructions Not Included at Box Office Mojo
- ^ a b Smith, Grady. "How Spanish-language comedy 'Instructions Not Included' became a box office sensation". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Leydon, Joe. "Film Review: 'Instructions Not Included'". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Smith, Grady. "Box office update: 'The Butler' passes 'One Direction' for No. 1 spot on Labor Day; 'Getaway' crashes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
