''Dying of Laughter'' ( es, Muertos de risa, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish

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film co-written and directed by

Álex de la Iglesia Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. De la Iglesia's films combine grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his ...

which stars

Santiago Segura Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books. At 12, he began ...

El Gran Wyoming José Miguel Monzón Navarro (15 May 1955, Madrid), better known as El Gran Wyoming (''The Great Wyoming''), Wyoming or Guayo, is a Spanish television presenter, actor, musician, director and humorist. He graduated in Medicine and was a doct ...

and

Álex Angulo Alejandro Angulo León (12 April 1953, in Erandio, Biscay – 20 July 2014, in Fuenmayor, La Rioja), better known as Álex Angulo was a Spanish actor who performed in over sixty films during his career spanning more than 30 years. Angulo di ...

Plot

The plot tracks the mishaps of a comedic duo formed by Nino and Bruno who actually hate each other.

Cast

Production

Produced by Lola Films and featuring the participation of

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, the film had a budget of 350 million

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Release

The film, which premiered on 12 March 1999 in Spain, grossed €6,299,097.15 at the box office.

Awards and nominations

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References

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External links

* 1999 films 1990s black comedy films 1990s Spanish-language films Spanish black comedy films Films directed by Álex de la Iglesia Films scored by Roque Baños Films with screenplays by Jorge Guerricaechevarría 1999 comedy films LolaFilms films 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub