The Fluffy Movie

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The Fluffy Movie
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byManny Rodriguez
Written by Gabriel Iglesias
Produced byWilliam Bindley
Ron DeBlasio
Gabriel Iglesias
Mike Karz
Joe Meloche
StarringGabriel Iglesias
Edited byDave Harrison
Tom Costan
Production
company
Gulfstream Pictures
Distributed by Open Road Films
Release date
  • July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
Running time
101 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.8 million [2]

The Fluffy Movie is a 2014 American stand-up comedy film directed by Manny Rodriguez and starring Gabriel Iglesias. The film was released in theaters on July 25, 2014, by Open Road Films. The concert movie was filmed at two shows on February 28, 2014, and March 1, in San Jose, California at the SAP Center. [3]

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Cast

The majority of the film is Iglesias performing his act in San Jose. The beginning of the film serves as a flashback depicting how his parents met and his early youth. One scene shows an 11-year-old Iglesias (portrayed by Julio César Chávez Jr.) getting permission from his mother to see the R-rated stand-up comedy film Raw starring Eddie Murphey, which inspired him to become a comedian himself.

Additionally, DJ Chuy Gomez and Martin Moreno, both close friends of Iglesias, cameo in the film as themselves close to the beginning of the film.

Production

On February 13, 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on July 11, 2014, with Open Road Films distributing the film. [4] The concert movie was filmed at two shows on February 28, 2014, and March 1, in San Jose, California. [4]

Release

On July 25, 2014, the film received a limited release at 432 theaters in the United States. [5]

Critical response

Upon its release, The Fluffy Movie was met with mixed reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating with an average rating of 5.4/10 based on 14 reviews. [6] On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 56 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, signifying "mixed or average reviews". [7]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave a positive review of the film, remarking that Iglesias "delivers a solid set of often highly personal material that’s consistently amusing even if it never quite hits the level of hilarity". He further noted that Iglesias "is a likeable presence, and his fluid delivery, complete with spot-on accents and sound effects, is consistently engaging." [8] Conversely, Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C and said, "While Iglesias is perfectly competent as a comedian, he lacks the ability to really wrap his arms around his own personal narrative." [9] Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post gave the film two-and-a-half stars, writing that the film's "principal weakness is that it’s not much of a movie". However, Jenkins went on to note that "The balance between the hilarious and the heartwarming is carefully maintained." [10]

Box office

In North America, the film opened to number 17 in its first weekend, with $1,311,446. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Fluffy Movie". AMC Theatres. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  2. ↑ "The Fluffy Movie". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Full-Length 'The Fluffy Movie' Trailer Starring Gabriel Iglesias". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  4. 1 2 "Gabriel Iglesias Concert Movie Gets July 11, 2014 Release Date". Deadline. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Theater Counts for Week 30 of 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  6. ↑ "The Fluffy Movie (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  7. ↑ "The Fluffy Movie". Metacritic . Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  8. ↑ Scheck, Frank (2014-07-25). "'The Fluffy Movie': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (2014-07-25). "The Fluffy Movie". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  10. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (2014-07-25). "'The Fluffy Movie' review: Stand-up comic Gabriel Iglesias lets us all in on the joke". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  11. ↑ "Weekend Box Office Results for July 25-27, 2014". Box Office Mojo. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
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