Flamin' Hot

2023
12
1 Std. 39 Min.

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6,7/10

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FLAMIN' HOT is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia), the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon

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Dies ist die inspirierende wahre Geschichte von Richard Montañez, der als Hausmeister bei Frito Lay die Lebensmittelindustrie aufmischte, indem er sein mexikanisches Erbe nutzte, um die Flam... Alles lesenDies ist die inspirierende wahre Geschichte von Richard Montañez, der als Hausmeister bei Frito Lay die Lebensmittelindustrie aufmischte, indem er sein mexikanisches Erbe nutzte, um die Flamin' Hot Cheetos von einem Snack zuDies ist die inspirierende wahre Geschichte von Richard Montañez, der als Hausmeister bei Frito Lay die Lebensmittelindustrie aufmischte, indem er sein mexikanisches Erbe nutzte, um die Flamin' Hot Cheetos von einem Snack zu

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,7/10

18.402

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 7 Gewinne & 8 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Richard Montanez: Appears during the montage of giving away bags of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. He wears a navy blue plaid shirt at a family picnic party.

Patzer
When Richard Montañez is looking up Roger Enrico's phone number in the 1992 Frito Lay Company Telephone Directory, the telephone number shown has a 469 area code. That area code didn't come into being until 1999.

Zitate
Lonny Mason: You better pray for a miracle, Montanez. Because before this is over, one way or another, you won't have a job.

Crazy Credits
The Searchlight Pictures fanfare is played in a Mexican musical style.

Verbindungen
Featured in Half in the Bag: Fool's Paradise and The Corporate Product Biopic Trend (2023)

Soundtracks
Las Nubes
Written by Juan Hernandez Almaguer
Performed by Little Joe & La Familia
Published by San Antonio Music Publishers, Inc.
Courtesy of La Familia Enterprises, LLC (TDI Records)
By arrangement with The Orchard

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7/10

simple underdog story

Mexican-American Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia) grew up poor in LA and struggled for most of his life. He finally gets a job as a janitor at Frito Lay. He befriends engineer Clarence C. Baker (Dennis Haysbert). With the business in decline during the 80's, he comes up with a hot new idea and decides to call up Pepsico CEO Roger Enrico (Tony Shalhoub).

It's a rather simple underdog biopic. The truth of the matter is very much up in the air. More than anything, it's pushing the underdog racism angle very hard. It almost makes it too simplistic. The most compelling moments of depth is his relationship with his father and there is one powerful scene. The fact is that he made Cheetos hot. He didn't invent the wheel. It's more like he added a spare tire to the car. There are a couple of compelling moments. It's a simplistic life story, but I'm always a sucker for the standard underdog story.