Turnip Top

1987 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turnip Top (Spanish: Cara de acelga)[1][2][3] is a 1987 Spanish road movie and comedy film directed and starred by José Sacristán, also featuring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Marisa Paredes, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Miguel Rellán, Amparo Baró, and Amparo Soler Leal.

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Turnip Top
SpanishCara de acelga
Directed byJosé Sacristán
Screenplay byJosé Sacristán
Story by
  • José Sacristán
  • Carlos Pérez Marinero
Produced byAlfredo Matas
Starring
CinematographyCarlos Suárez
Edited byJosé Luis Matesanz
Music byRicardo Miralles
Production
companies
  • INCINE
  • Jet Films
  • Lince Films
Release date
  • 20 January 1987 (1987-01-20)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
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Plot

The plot follows the aimless adventures of hitchhiking drifter Antonio ("cara de acelga") and his encounters with a number of colourful characters.[4][5]

Cast

Production

The film is an Incine, Lince Films, and Jet Films production.[6] The screenplay was penned by Sacristán based on an original story by Sacristán and Carlos Pérez Merinero.[1]

Release

The film was theatrically released on 20 January 1987.[7] It made an in-year gross of 30,893,384 (104,149 admissions).[8]

Reception

Jordi Batlle Caminal of El País deemed Turnip Top to be "a film peppered with a thousand and one anecdotes and a motley crew of colorful characters", "comedy in its sad state".[9]

Accolades

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Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
19882nd Goya AwardsBest Production SupervisionMarisol CarniceroWon[10]
Best Supporting ActressMarisa ParedesNominated
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