A day without a Mexican / Xenon Pictures presents a Sergio Arau film ; produced by Eckehardt von Damm, Isaac Artenstein ; screenplay by Yareli Arizmendi, Sergio Arau and Sergio Guerrero ; directed by Sergio Arau.

California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 million is their...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Xenon Pictures
Other Authors: Arau, Sergio
Arizmendi, Yareli
Guerrero, Sergio (Screenwriter)
Getz, John, 1946-
Flannigan, Maureen, 1973-
Watson, Muse, 1948-
Arau, Fernando
Caudillo, Alan
Colomer, Juan J., 1966-
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Soundtrack in English with subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Xenon Pictures, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:Widescreen presentation.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Immigrants > United States > Drama.
Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity > Drama.
Migrant labor > Mexico > Drama.
Missing persons > Investigation > California > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Día sin Mexicanos.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 million is their Hispanic heritage.
Note:Based on "A day without a Mexican, a mockumentary" by Yarelli Arizmendi and Sergio Arau.
Special features: the making-of 'A day without a Mexican'; filmmaker commentary; music video "Frijoleros" by Molatov; outtakes; music video "Sin decir adios" by Los Yoguis; the original short that inspired the film; original theatrical trailers & TV spots.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CL6 D0042340 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.M49 D39 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality.
ISBN:1578299748
9781578299744
Credits:Director of photography, Alan Caudillo ; editor, Daniel A. Fort ; music, Juan J. Colomer ; costume designer, Carlos Brown ; production designer, Anthony Rivero Stabley ; visual effects supervisor, Jay Mark Johnson.
System Details:DVD; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Yarelli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan, Muse Watson, Fernando Arau, Eduardo Palomo.