Flamin' Hot

Flamin' Hot is a 2023 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Eva Longoria and written by Lewis Colick and Linda Yvette. It is based on the memoir A Boy, a Burrito and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive by Richard Montañez, and on the life stories of Montañez and his wife Judy, the former who claimed to have invented "Flamin' Hot Cheetos".[1] The film stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, and Tony Shalhoub.

Flamin' Hot
Official release poster
Directed byEva Longoria
Screenplay by
Based onA Boy, a Burrito and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive by Richard Montañez and the life stories of Richard and Judy Montañez
Produced byDeVon Franklin
Starring
CinematographyFederico Cantini
Edited by
  • Liza D. Espinas
  • Kayla Emter
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
companies
Distributed byHulu
Disney+
Release dates
  • March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11) (SXSW)
  • June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

Flamin' Hot had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023, and is scheduled to be released on June 9, 2023, by Hulu and Disney+.

Premise

Based on the memoir of Richard Montañez, a Frito-Lay janitor who claimed to have invented the snack food Flamin' Hot Cheetos.[2]

Cast

Production

In August 2019, it was reported Eva Longoria would direct the film, with DeVon Franklin producing under his Franklin Entertainment banner and Searchlight Pictures also producing.[4] Franklin Entertainment was informed of Montañez's erroneous claims by Frito-Lay in April 2019 after an internal investigation had been prompted the previous year, but the producers elected to continue with the original premise.[5][6] In May 2021, Jesse Garcia and Annie Gonzalez joined the cast of the film.[4] The film completed production in August 2021, and the cast was announced at that time.[3][7]

Release

Flamin' Hot had its world premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11, 2023,[8] in advance of its streaming release on Hulu and Disney+ on June 9, 2023.[9][10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 72% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

References
  1. Debruge, Peter (March 11, 2023). "Flamin' Hot Review: Believe It or Not, This Neato Latino History Lesson Will Change Your Take on Cheetos". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. "Eva Longoria's directorial debut Flamin' Hot to be released this year". Virgin Radio UK. January 17, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. Davis, Clayton (August 23, 2021). "Eva Longoria's Flamin' Hot Cheetos Inventor Biopic Wraps Production (Exclusive)". Variety.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (August 26, 2019). "Eva Longoria To Direct Cheetos Movie Flamin' Hot For Fox Searchlight & Franklin Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. Dean, Sam (May 16, 2021). "The man who didn't invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  6. Kelly, Mary Louise (May 20, 2021). "Why People Are Upset About The Flamin' Hot Cheetos Story". NPR.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  7. Patten, Dominic (March 1, 2021). "Coen Brothers, Eva Longoria & Steven Soderbergh Films Among 22 Features Allocated CA Tax Credits". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  8. "Flamin' Hot Schedule". SXSW. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. Jordon, Julie. "Flamin' Hot Sneak Peek: Eva Longoria Directs Her First Feature Film—a Feel-Good Rags to Riches Story". People. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 20, 2023). "Eva Longoria's 'Flamin' Hot' Is First Feature To Hit Both Hulu & Disney+ In Streaming Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  11. "Flamin' Hot". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  12. "Flamin' Hot". Metacritic. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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