
Harlan has nothing in common with his parents. When Puerto Rican exchange student Caesar, a ladies' man, stays at their house, they go to the same high school. Harlan discovers Salsa thru him, both music and dancing. Years late, when his dad falls thru a hole in the ice and drowns/freezes, Harlan decides it's time to leave home and Wyoming and drive to LA to stay with Caesar and play drums in a Salsa band. He makes the mistake of stopping at a roadside diner. He meets Jude th... (Full plot summary below)
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Harlan has nothing in common with his parents. When Puerto Rican exchange student Caesar, a ladies' man, stays at their house, they go to the same high school. Harlan discovers Salsa thru him, both music and dancing. Years late, when his dad falls thru a hole in the ice and drowns/freezes, Harlan decides it's time to leave home and Wyoming and drive to LA to stay with Caesar and play drums in a Salsa band. He makes the mistake of stopping at a roadside diner. He meets Jude there. Two hit men arrive looking for Jude. Jude leaves a bag in Harlan's car before getting shot. At Caesar's house in LA, Harlan discovers the bag. The two hit men are looking for the bag. Harlan auditions as a drummer for a scary looking salsa band not expecting a blanco/white. Coming home, a cop is waiting for Caesar, who's left for NYC.
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| User ReviewJohn TAfter all this time... I can still laugh at and with the humor in this film. I don't know maybe my humor is a bit off. The cast chosen for this film works well. Heed the rating on this film it is there for a reason. Though this is a fun movie to see, the fist time through it was a bit of a shock to the system. At the same time, if I could have rolled on the floor laughing I would have. It helps to have a bit of a different sense of humor with this one. |
| User ReviewEve Bmy best friend Michael Damian Weir directed this movie, so I want this one. |
| User ReviewJ. R JRandy Spelling did a great job in this movie.. |
| User ReviewPrivate UConfusing at times, but Diora makes it all worth it :P |
| User ReviewBrett WWHAT THE F!!! funny and Dioara Baird.. enough said. |
| User ReviewSpencer SIf you like Diora, then you need to watch this movie. |
| User ReviewLee MHot Tamale is a derivative but mostly fun action-comedy which combines several standard genres to make for a pleasant escapist diversion for those that like small indie comedies. |
| User ReviewDallas SConsidering I wasn't expecting too much, I was quite surprised by this movie. Enjoyable enough and definitely worth watching for Tuesday - an insanely hot lass! |
| User ReviewMark FAlright...an enjoyable ride but could have been more well-rounded and enough of the ethnic-stereotypes...Geez!!! |
| User Reviewbri hWatched this ONLY for Diora, but not a bad little caper film. Great cast! |