''Scrambled Beer'' (

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: ''Malta con huevo'', ) is a 2007 Chilean

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directed by Cristóbal Valderrama (in his directorial debut) and written by Valderrama &

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. Starring

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and Nicolás Saavedra accompanied by

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Synopsis

Two friends are going to live together. One of them -Vladimir- a nice, lazy and profiteering sculptor believes he is traveling through time. He goes to sleep on the day of the move and wakes up two weeks later, sleeping with his friend's girlfriend. Going back to sleep, wake up a week earlier, when a lot hasn't happened yet. The other friend -Jorge- is convinced that he has a superior mentality and to prove it he has decided to use Vladimir as his guinea pig.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: *

as Vladimir * Nicolás Saavedra as Jorge *

as Fedora * Patricio Díaz as Grandote *

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as Mónica *

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as Bárbara * Alejandra Vega as Bar Waitress * Cristina Peña y Lillo as Grandote's Girlfriend * Rodrigo Salinas as Grandote's Cousin 1 * Álvaro Salinas as Grandote's Cousin 2 * Camilo Torres as Pedro * Lucia Baeza as Fedora's Grandmother * Isolda Cid as Fedora's Other Grandmother * Clemente Echavarry as Child Jorge * Paula Bravo as TV Fedora Murderer * Javiera Hernández as TV Fedora Victim * Francisco González Hermosilla as Taxi Driver

Production

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began on April 4, 2006, in

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Release

''Scrambled Beer'' had its world premiere on March 10, 2007, at the

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, then it was screened in mid-August of the same year at the 3rd

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. It was commercially released on September 6, 2007, in Chilean theaters.

Reception

Box-office

In its first week on the billboard, it debuted in third place, attracting 10,143 viewers. In its second week, the film came in third place grossing $32,208. For its third week, it again ranked third reaching 27,431 viewers. After 10 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 38,417 viewers, collecting $90,611,892

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s, becoming the fifth most successful national film of that year.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scrambled Beer 2007 films 2007 science fiction films 2007 comedy films Chilean science fiction comedy films 2000s science fiction comedy films 2000s Spanish-language films Films set in Chile Films shot in Chile Films about beer 2000s films about time travel 2007 directorial debut films 2000s Chilean films