Scorpion Spring

1995
R
1h 33m

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Matthew McConaughey, Alfred Molina, Rubén Blades, and Esai Morales in Scorpion Spring (1995)

A sleazy French actor and a naive all-American guy meet bizarre characters as they motor along the U.S. and Mexico border.A sleazy French actor and a naive all-American guy meet bizarre characters as they motor along the U.S. and Mexico border.A sleazy French actor and a naive all-American guy meet bizarre characters as they motor along the U.S. and Mexico border.

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4.4/10

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Storyline

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Trivia
Matthew McConaughey has stated that he did not realize his character spoke Spanish until he got to set on his first day. He said that he hadn't read the script, knew none of his lines, and didn't speak a word of Spanish. McConaughey said it taught him a valuable lesson about preparation for his work.

Quotes
Zac Cross: [Snaps] You're a racist bastard!
Denis Brabant: [Snaps back] NO I'M AN EDUCATED BASTARD!

Connections
Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Kristin Scott Thomas/Bruce Springsteen/Stephen Mangan/Mawaan Rizwan/Matthew McConaughey/Sam Smith (2020)

Soundtracks
Oh Mi Madre
Written by Beto Villa
Performed by 'Johnny Degollado y su Conjunto'
Published by San Antonio Music Publishers, Inc.

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Very funny movie

I don't understand why the other comments focus on McConaughey. He has never been a very interesting film actor.

The best part of this movie is the writing and the wit. Alfred Molina and Patrick McGaw make an unusual comic duo, definitely not stock types. Although one can't say their characters are well developed that doesn't make them any less funny.

The version I saw was on HDNET and had subtitles for the Spanish dialog, so that was certainly not a problem. The use of Spanish gives it more authenticity.

A very underrated movie, judging by the unusually low score IMDb members have given it. I thought it was fun and interesting and worth a 7 at least. A lot of slick movies with higher scores and making big money at the box office are much less interesting.