A washed-up stuntman and his geriatric cowboy crew accidentally start a real gunfight. Chaos ensues.
Almería, Tabernas desert, Spain, 2002. Texas Hollywood is a dilapidated and dusty town where Western movies have not been shot for decades. Julián Torralba and his partners, veteran film stuntmen, survive there, recreating pathetic action scenes for the pleasure of the few foreign tourists who visit the isolated region.
Direction
Álex de la Iglesia balances slapstick and genuine melancholy like a circus act
Practical Effects
Real stuntmen doing real stunts—no CGI, just broken bones and pride
Production
Shot at actual abandoned Western sets that are characters themselves
Director
Álex de la Iglesia
Sancho Gracia
Julián
Ángel de Andrés López
'Cheyenne'
Carmen Maura
Laura
Eusebio Poncela
Scott
Manuel Tallafé
Manuel
Enrique Martínez
'Arrastrado'
Luciano Federico
'Enterrador'
Eduardo Gómez
'Ahorcado'
Terele Pávez
Rocío
Ramón Barea
Don Mariano
Cesáreo Estébanez
Andrés
Eduardo Antuña
Taxi Driver
Gracia Olayo
Juli
Berta Ojea
Ángeles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sancho Gracia was a real Spaghetti Western veteran who appeared in over 20 films shot in Almería during the 1960s-70s. The role was basically autobiography.
Texas Hollywood was a real theme park built for 'Once Upon a Time in the West' that fell into ruin; de la Iglesia filmed in the actual decaying sets without dressing them.
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