Two Tough Guys

Two Tough Guys
Film poster
Spanish	Dos tipos duros
Directed by	Juan Martínez Moreno
Screenplay by	Juan Martínez Moreno
Story by	Antonio Saura Juan Martínez Moreno
Starring	Antonio Resines Elena Anaya Rosa Mª Sardá Jordi Vilches
Cinematography	Gonzalo F. Berridi
Edited by	Javier Laffaille
Music by	Álex Martínez
Production companies	Ensueño Films Zebra Producciones Impala
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	May 2003 (2003-05) (Málaga) 5 September 2003 (2003-09-05) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Two Tough Guys (Spanish: Dos tipos duros) is a 2003 Spanish black comedy thriller film directed by Juan Martínez Moreno [es] which stars Antonio Resines, Elena Anaya, Rosa María Sardá, and Jordi Vilches.

Plot

The plot tracks the mishaps of Paco, a vulgar thug, forced to teach the ropes of the criminal world to clumsy Álex, the nephew of the mobster Paco owes money to, proceeding to kidnap a butcher, while enlisting the help of young hooker Tatiana.[1][2]

Cast

• Antonio Resines as Paco[3]
• Manuel Alexandre as Don Rodrigo[3]
• Jordi Vilches [es] as Álex[3]
• Elena Anaya as Tatiana[3]
• Rosa María Sardá as Aramís[3]
• Mariola Fuentes as Reme[3]
• Jaime Blanch as Don Reinaldo Peña[3]
• Fele Martínez as Bebe[3]
• Joan Crosas [es] as Víctor[3]

Production

The film was produced by Zebra Producciones alongside Ensueño Films and Impala.[4]

Release

The film was presented in the official competition of the 6th Málaga Film Festival in May 2003.[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film, "an energetic, good looking comedy-thriller that for sheer professionalism is a cut or two above most Spanish stabs at the genre" "may not offer anything new but what it does, it does well".[6]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "healthy, surprising and welcome" debut film.[7]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2003

References

1. Pelaez, Esperanza; Fernández, Cristina (2 May 2003). "Antonio Giménez-Rico homenajea el cine negro de los años 50 con la clasicista 'Hotel Danubio'". El País.
2. ""Dos tipos duros", un broche de oro para la sección oficial del Festival de Cine de Málaga". ABC. 3 May 2003.
3. "Dos tipos duros". Zebra Producciones. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
4. "Antonio Resines regresa a la gran pantalla con "Dos tipos duros"". ABC. 3 September 2003.
5. "Antonio Resines encabeza el reparto de ´Dos tipos duros´". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 3 May 2003.
6. Holland, Jonathan (3 June 2003). "Two Tough Guys". Variety.
7. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Dos tipos duros". Fotogramas.