Flamin' Hot (2023)

Directed by

Eva Longoria

Genre

biographical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 830 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican American janitor works his way up at Frito-Lay and claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The film follows his journey from a modest background to a corporate success story.

inspiringfeel-goodupbeatbiographicalunderdoghumorousheartwarmingambitious

What happens

Flamin' Hot is a 2023 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Eva Longoria in her feature-length directorial debut. Written by Linda Yvette Chávez and Lewis Colick, it is based on the memoir A Boy, a Burrito and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive by Richard Montañez, who claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The film stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, and Tony Shalhoub. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023. It was released on June 9, 2023, by Hulu and Disney+ to mostly positive reviews from critics. At the 96th Academy Awards, Flamin' Hot received a nomination for Best Original Song for "The Fire Inside" written by Diane Warren, but lost to “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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