I have not seen this movie yet. I would like to know what is the primary language of this film. Is it in Spanish or is most of the dialogue in English? Thanks!
shareThe movie is all in English, I don't think they even speak any Spanish and if they did, it's more of a Spanglish that every American knows.
shareThere are bits of Spanish in the film. Most of the time, it isn't important to the plot, so it doesn't matter if you only get the gist. On the rare occasion that the Spanish dialogue does propel the plot, subtitles are provided.
shareMost of the subtitles are provided. There's a scene in which Martin and Gomez are chatting after Martin saves the dessert in the restaurant, fairly early in the movie. Martin calls Gomez "pinche buey," which the subtitles didn't cover. It's an affectionate insult which literally means "f-ing ox," but connotes one's suspicion of the other's manhood, like the guy has no sack.
Ignorant gabachos (white guys) in Southern California really make a lot of stupid mistakes naming schools and streets without checking out the real meaning. For example, there's a high school in Orange County called Bolsa Grande (large bag). In the rich, white enclave Yorba Linda, there's a street called Avenida del Buey (Avenue of the Castrated One), a description with which most Latinos in my acquaintance readily agree.