''Turnip Top'' ( es, Cara de acelga, links=no) is a 1987 Spanish road movie and comedy film directed and starred by

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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.

Cast

Production

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

Release

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

Reception

Jordi Batlle Caminal of ''

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'' 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".

Accolades

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2nd Goya Awards The 2nd Goya Awards were presented in Madrid, Spain on 22 March 1988. '' The Enchanted Forest'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya *Rafaela Aparicio Rafaela Díaz ...

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References

{{authority control Spanish road movies Spanish comedy films 1987 comedy films 1980s Spanish-language films 1980s Spanish films