My Big Night
My Big Night is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, who also co-wrote it with Jorge Guerricaechevarría.
Plot
José has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the taping of a New Year's Eve television special in an industrial pavilion just outside Madrid, leaving his mother Dolores alone. He is replacing another extra who died in the wake of an accident involving a production crane during a rehearsal. Hundreds of people like him are locked in the set, replaying rehearsal after rehearsal, applauding for musical performances they do not actually see and celebrating the false arrival of the new year. José starts to fall for dinner companion Paloma to the amusement of the rest of extras sharing the table. Meanwhile major clashes of egos are unfolding backstage.On the one hand, veteran crooner Alphonso comes face to face with his bitter rival, Latin pop young sensation Adanne as Alphonso is not willing to let anyone else than him to come out at the top. Yuri, Alphonso's presumed adopted son and primary target of his cruelty, has hired an assassin to get rid of Alphonso. A purported fan has managed to get a vial with Adanne's semen so he can be blackmailed. On the other hand, the two co-hosts of the show and an actual dysfunctional couple cannot stand each other and fight over the trust of the producer Benítez, who is aware the channel is struggling to avoid its closure. Meanwhile a mobile control unit formed by Rosa and Amparo stays aloof trying to save the insane television shoot.