A Day Without a Mexican Movie Review 2004

One morning, the state of California wakes up to find the entire Latino population has disappeared. The consequences are huge. Fields remain unharvested, cars are abandoned, schools are closed and the poor Anglos are left holding the bag. Without cheap laborers and migrant workers, the economy falls into a hopeless shambles. The lone Latino survivor is Lila Rodriguez (Arizmendi, who also co-scripted), a reporter who becomes the center of intense scrutiny. Amusingly shot as a mockumentary, but what could have been a biting critique suffers from lack of focus and overly broad scope.

Distribution

Xenon Entertainment, 1440 9th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)451-5510, Toll-free: 800-829-1913, Fax: (310)395-4058, URL: http://www.xenonpictures.com

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from United States, Mexican.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mockumentary, Satire & Parody, Politics, L.A., Unexplained Phenomena

Screenplay

Yareli Arizmendi, Sergio Arau, Sergio Guerrero

Cast

Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan, Muse Watson, Caroline Aaron, Melinda Allen, Eduardo Palomo, Bru Muller

Cinematography

Alan Caudillo

Director

Sergio Arau

Music

Juan J. Colomer

Other

Daniel Beres, Daniel Fort, Anthony Rivero Stabley, Charles Brownell, Carlos Brown, Carlos Brown

Producer

Eckehardt Von Damm, Isaac Artenstein, Altavista, Videocine Prods., Cinepolis Prods., Televisa Cine