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The Real Cancun

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The Real Cancun (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 85

Fresh: 29

Rotten:56

Average Rating: 4.2/10

Consensus: The footage is predictable and rather tame, and most of the people are uninteresting.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] Strong sexuality/nudity, language and partying

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Television

Theatrical Release: Apr 25, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $3,713,002

Synopsis: NO SCRIPTS. NO ACTORS. NO RULES. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SPRING BREAK, AND IT DID. It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored, but more than anything, it's The Real Cancun. Each year, over 40,000 college students travel... NO SCRIPTS. NO ACTORS. NO RULES. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON SPRING BREAK, AND IT DID. It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored, but more than anything, it's The Real Cancun. Each year, over 40,000 college students travel to Cancun, Mexico for Spring Break. But this year, for the first time, sixteen people will come together for eight days in a beachfront Cancun villa for the ultimate Spring Break vacation. Bonds will be forged, romances sparked, friendships tested and hearts broken, all amidst a backdrop of non-stop partying. The cast includes: * Alan, 19, from Texas, the archetypal "good boy" who's not used to getting attention from the ladies and has never had a drink in his life * Casey, 25, an aspiring model from Miami (think Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) who has never held a steady job and, with his "anything goes" attitude, views life in general as one long Spring Break * Roxanne and Nicole, 19, fun-loving twins from Texas, one a little bit wilder than the other * Heidi and David, 18, fresh-faced and innocent best friends who have always flirted with one another but never actually hooked up * Jeremy, 22, from Arizona, a self-professed "ladie's man" who has been training all his life for Spring Break * Jorell, 21, and Paul, 20, lifelong friends from Los Angeles who have never before been out of the United States and are prepared to have the time of their lives in Cancun New Line Cinema presents The Real Cancun, the first reality feature film. Sixteen everyday people chosen during open auditions at college campuses across the United States were willing to immerse themselves and indulge in the Spring Break revelry of Cancun, with the understanding they would be followed 24 hours a day by six camera crews. [More]

Director: Rick de Oliveira

Director: Rick de Oliveira
Producer: Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray, Jamie Schultz, Rick de Oliveira
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Release:

Jul 1, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Interviews
  • Additional Footage - 1. Cast Reacting to Premiere
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. TV Spot

Reviews for The Real Cancun

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True exploitation filmmaking. Watching it is getting fleeced.

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07/06/04
Jake Euker
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It’s not quite the end of civilization as we know it, but it’s not a good sign.

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01/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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As if we needed feature length versions of MTV’s "The Real World," served up this weekend is two hours of Cancun hysteria. Is it real? Yup - real dumb.

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
10/07/03
David Foucher
EDGE Boston
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It's a document of the decline of Western civilization, and no, it's not because everyone in it drinks, has sex, and parties but because when asked if someone could film it, they said yes.

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09/07/03
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies
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Perversely, disturbingly entertaining, and as much of a glimpse into the dark depths of human nature as a Dostoevsky novel.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
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With a strangely irritating editorial sensibility, the filmmakers work desperately at juicing up a narrative, but mostly meet with failure.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
07/30/03
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
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Never has the word "real" been used in a more liberal way, because this reality movie seems to have a tighter script than American Pie – or at least one cloned from it.

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07/29/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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07/08/03
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06/28/03
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“Girls Gone Wild” meets “The Real Wold” in miniature, with Snoop Dogg’s seal of approval.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
06/27/03
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
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With its shimmering cinematography, The Real Cancun is better at hiding the city’s grimy exterior than at being fun to watch.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
06/27/03
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
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Unfolds with the same simplicity as any multitude of teen films that are honest about being fiction.

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06/03/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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If you want a movie in which teenagers have a lot of sex, then rent a Larry Clark film. These "real" documentaries contain far less truth than Christopher Guest's "mock" documentaries.

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05/28/03
Stephen Himes
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05/10/03
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