Mutant Action

Mutant Action

Year: 1993

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Álex de la Iglesia

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Driven by a radical loathing of glamour and beauty, the crippled terrorist collective known as Acción Mutante orchestrates a campaign of violent attacks on society’s elite. Their most audacious scheme targets a wealthy socialite, whom they try to kidnap during her opulent wedding reception, turning the celebration into a chaotic showdown.

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1

Rise of the mutant terrorist campaign

In a future post-apocalyptic world ruled by handsome elites, a terrorist group of disabled people calls themselves mutants and vows to end beauty’s supremacy. They attack from spectacle to spectacle: assassinating bodybuilders, slaughtering an aerobics class on live TV, and bombing a sperm bank. Their actions destabilize the regime, though the group is badly organized and distrustful of one another.

early Global post-apocalyptic world
2

Patricia kidnapped at her wedding

During Patricia Orujo's wedding, Ramón Yarritu and his crew abduct her amid chaos. The cake scene reveals a hidden gunner who fires through the confection, causing a chaotic firefight. Two terrorists are killed, and Patricia is seized as the hostage.

during wedding Wedding venue
3

Escape aboard the fish-ship disguise

Patricia is taken aboard a spaceship disguised as a giant fish-merchant ship. Two crew members are killed during the escape as the others flee with the hostage. The ship sails away, taking Patricia into the terrorists’ hands.

moments after kidnapping Space/ship
4

Ransom deception and factional plotting

On board, Ramón quietly lowers the ransom to 10 million, while the family expects 100 million. He stokes paranoia by hinting at a traitor among the crew, turning men against each other. The rift fuels suspicion and makes the group unstable.

aftermath of kidnapping On the ship
5

Murderous scheme and ship hijack

Ramón’s manipulation leads to a cascade of murders aboard the ship as crew members fall to self-inflicted or staged accidents. He kills the last of the terrorists, Juan, who has a Siamese twin named Álex. A fierce fight erupts, culminating in the destruction of the ship’s guidance system.

during the mutiny-like events leading to crash On the ship
6

Crash-landing on Axturiax

The derelict ship crashes onto Axturiax, a brutal mining world inhabited by male miners starved of women. Ramón and Patricia are captured by the miners, and Patricia develops Stockholm syndrome toward Ramón. The miners attempt to gang-rape her before the pair manages to escape.

after crash Axturiax mining planet
7

Álex’s pursuit and the old miner

Álex, surviving the crash, drags his dead brother Juan’s body across the surface and vows vengeance. He befriends an old blind miner who helps him track Ramón to rescue Patricia. The pursuit begins across the harsh world.

after crash Axturiax
8

Ransom drop chaos and Orujo’s murder

A ransom-drop attempt spirals into mayhem as Lord Orujo triggers a portable nuclear device. Álex arrives on the scene and shoots Lord Orujo dead, triggering a bar-room dogfight that draws in police forces. The broadcast amplifies the chaos and escalates the confrontation.

live TV ransom broadcast Bar
9

Ramón's sacrifice and the bar blast

Ramón sacrifices himself to let Patricia escape, then detonates Lord Orujo’s nuclear device to wipe out the police outside. The bar buckles under the shockwave as patrons scramble and the building crumbles. Patricia’s safety hinges on Ramón’s final act.

during the final confrontation Bar
10

Aftermath: Patricia survives the blast

In the smoke and rubble, Álex fights off his Siamese twin’s corpse and discovers Patricia hidden under a metal cage. The cage protects her from the nuclear fury, and the two finally reunite.

post-explosion Destroyed bar
11

Escape into the ruined world

Patricia and Álex hold each other, then arm themselves with a machine gun and step into the ruined bar’s exterior. They prepare to face whatever comes next, determined to survive the apocalypse.

immediately after Outside the destroyed bar
12

Ending: a fragile glimpse of hope

The survivors walk away from the ruins, their bond forged by violence and loss. The future remains uncertain, but their persistence hints at a fragile hope beyond the brutal world.

epilogue Bar vicinity

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