Papi Chulo (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Papi Chulo

| image = Papi Chulo (2018) Film Poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = John Butler

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Rebecca O'Flanagan
Robert Walpole

}}

| writer = John Butler

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Matt Bomer
Alejandro Patiño
Elena Campbell-Martinez
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Tommie Earl Jenkins
Shaughn Buchholz

}}

| music = John McPhillips

| cinematography = Cathal Watters

| editing = John O'Connor

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Treasure Entertainment
Perfect World Pictures
Light Switch Productions
Fortification Media

}}

| distributor = {{ubl|Blue Fox Entertainment}}

| released = {{Film date|2018|9|8|TIFF|2019|6|7|United States and Ireland}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = {{Plainlist|

United States
Ireland

}}

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Cool Daddy (Spanish: Papi Chulo) is a 2018 comedy-drama film written and directed by John Butler, starring Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/matt-bomer-joins-john-butlers-papi-chulo-1083117?|title=Matt Bomer Joins John Butler's 'Papi Chulo'|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 8, 2018|accessdate=February 8, 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108063842/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/matt-bomer-joins-john-butlers-papi-chulo-1083117|archivedate=January 8, 2018}} It premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2018-lineup-beautiful-boy-life-more-1129445|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|title=Toronto: Timothee Chalamet Starrer 'Beautiful Boy,' Dan Fogelman's 'Life Itself' Among Festival Lineup|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 24, 2018|accessdate=July 24, 2018|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724183724/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2018-lineup-beautiful-boy-life-more-1129445|archivedate=July 24, 2018}}

Plot

Sean, a solitary and alienated television weatherman, drives past a middle-aged Hispanic migrant worker standing outside a hardware store looking for work. He decides to hire this kind-looking man, to paint his deck and for someone to talk to, in this darkly comedic reflection on class, ethnicity, and companionship in contemporary Los Angeles. Sean is young, gay and white; Ernesto, portly, straight and married. Despite having nothing in common and a language barrier, they build a sort of friendship, until Sean becomes consumed with a deeper obsessive need.

Cast

Matt Bomer as Sean
Alejandro Patiño as Ernesto
Elena Campbell-Martinez as Linda
Wendi McLendon-Covey as Ash
Michael Shepperd as Stan
Tommie Earl Jenkins as Tom
Edgar Arreola as Elisio
Ryan Guzman as Rodrigo
Shaughn Buchholz as Mike
D'Arcy Carden as Susan

== Release ==

Papi Chulo had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. The film also screened at BFI London Film Festival;{{cite web|url=https://www.screenireland.ie/news/irish-film-set-to-shine-at-bfi-london-film-festival|title=Irish Film Set to Shine at BFI London Film Festival|work=Screen Ireland|date=August 30, 2018|accessdate=September 10, 2018|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094700/https://www.screenireland.ie/news/irish-film-set-to-shine-at-bfi-london-film-festival|archivedate=September 10, 2018}} the Torino Film Festival on November 23, 2018;{{cite web|url=http://www.torinofilmfest.org/en/film/37708/papi-chulo.html|title=Papi Chulo|publisher=Torino Film Festival|accessdate=January 6, 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204532/http://www.torinofilmfest.org/en/film/37708/papi-chulo.html|archivedate=January 6, 2019}} the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 6, 2019;{{cite web|url=https://www.psfilmfest.org/2019-ps-film-festival/film-finder/papi-chulo|title=Papi Chulo|publisher=Palm Springs International Film Festival|accessdate=January 6, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204658/https://www.psfilmfest.org/2019-ps-film-festival/film-finder/papi-chulo|archive-date=January 6, 2019}} and the Dublin International Film Festival on February 20, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.diff.ie/festival/film/papi-chulo|title=Papi Chulo|publisher=Dublin International Film Festival|accessdate=April 13, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413203826/https://www.diff.ie/festival/film/papi-chulo|archive-date=April 13, 2019}} It then released in select theaters on June 7, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.releases.com/p/papi-chulo/-/all|title=Papi Chulo Release Date, News & Reviews - Releases.com|website=www.releases.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-08}}

Reception

= Critical response =

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} rating, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus reads: "Papi Chulo is a cross-cultural comedy that mostly avoids the pitfalls of its premise, largely thanks to the chemistry between its well-matched leads."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/papi_chulo_2018|title=Papi chulo (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416130210/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/papi_chulo_2018|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live}} Another aggregator, Metacritic, gave the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Citation|title=Papi Chulo|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/papi-chulo|access-date=September 17, 2020}}

= Accolades =

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scope="row"\| Guadalajara International Film Festival \| 2019 \| Best Feature Film \| John Butler \| {{nom}} \|
scope="row"\| Newport Beach Film Festival \| 2019 \| Feature Film \| Papi Chulo \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=2019 Awards \|url=https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/2019-awards/ \|publisher=Newport Beach Film Festival\|accessdate=May 8, 2019\|url-status=live \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508191524/https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/2019-awards/\|archivedate=May 8, 2019}}
scope="row"\| Toronto International Film Festival \| 2018 \| Grolsch People's Choice Award \| Papi Chulo \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite press release\|url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2KCDQO2ucMYiGM0O0Yey6E/5b92e64dc4b393364a37034f75144b73/TORONTO_INTERNATIONAL_FILM_FESTIVAL_REVEALS_FIRST_GALA_AND_SPECIAL_PRESENTATION_TITLES_FOR_2018.pdf\|title=Toronto International Film Festival Reveals First Gala And Special Presentation Titles For 2018\|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival\|date=July 24, 2018\|accessdate=August 17, 2018\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005031010/https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2KCDQO2ucMYiGM0O0Yey6E/5b92e64dc4b393364a37034f75144b73/TORONTO_INTERNATIONAL_FILM_FESTIVAL_REVEALS_FIRST_GALA_AND_SPECIAL_PRESENTATION_TITLES_FOR_2018.pdf\|archivedate=October 5, 2018\|url-status=live\|location=Toronto}}{{cite press release\|url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2iW8b2KosYGwOikkwcMeoM/b5cffcb43a07a90c5a04cb6244223b81/TORONTO___INTERNATIONAL___FILM___FESTIVAL___ANNOUNCES___2018___AWARD___WINNERS__1_.pdf\|title=Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2018 Award Winners\|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival\|date=September 16, 2018\|accessdate=October 17, 2018\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017160318/https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2iW8b2KosYGwOikkwcMeoM/b5cffcb43a07a90c5a04cb6244223b81/TORONTO___INTERNATIONAL___FILM___FESTIVAL___ANNOUNCES___2018___AWARD___WINNERS__1_.pdf\|location=Toronto\|archivedate=October 17, 2018\|url-status=live}}

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scope="row"| Guadalajara International Film Festival

| 2019

| Best Feature Film

| John Butler

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Newport Beach Film Festival

| 2019

| Feature Film

| Papi Chulo

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=2019 Awards |url=https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/2019-awards/ |publisher=Newport Beach Film Festival|accessdate=May 8, 2019|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508191524/https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/2019-awards/|archivedate=May 8, 2019}}

scope="row"| Toronto International Film Festival

| 2018

| Grolsch People's Choice Award

| Papi Chulo

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite press release|url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2KCDQO2ucMYiGM0O0Yey6E/5b92e64dc4b393364a37034f75144b73/TORONTO_INTERNATIONAL_FILM_FESTIVAL_REVEALS_FIRST_GALA_AND_SPECIAL_PRESENTATION_TITLES_FOR_2018.pdf|title=Toronto International Film Festival Reveals First Gala And Special Presentation Titles For 2018|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival|date=July 24, 2018|accessdate=August 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005031010/https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2KCDQO2ucMYiGM0O0Yey6E/5b92e64dc4b393364a37034f75144b73/TORONTO_INTERNATIONAL_FILM_FESTIVAL_REVEALS_FIRST_GALA_AND_SPECIAL_PRESENTATION_TITLES_FOR_2018.pdf|archivedate=October 5, 2018|url-status=live|location=Toronto}}{{cite press release|url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2iW8b2KosYGwOikkwcMeoM/b5cffcb43a07a90c5a04cb6244223b81/TORONTO___INTERNATIONAL___FILM___FESTIVAL___ANNOUNCES___2018___AWARD___WINNERS__1_.pdf|title=Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2018 Award Winners|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival|date=September 16, 2018|accessdate=October 17, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017160318/https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/2iW8b2KosYGwOikkwcMeoM/b5cffcb43a07a90c5a04cb6244223b81/TORONTO___INTERNATIONAL___FILM___FESTIVAL___ANNOUNCES___2018___AWARD___WINNERS__1_.pdf|location=Toronto|archivedate=October 17, 2018|url-status=live}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|8228538|Papi Chulo}}
{{Rotten-tomatoes|papi_chulo_2018|Papi Chulo}}

Category:2018 films

Category:2018 comedy-drama films

Category:2010s English-language films

Category:Films set in Ireland

Category:Irish comedy-drama films

Category:American LGBTQ-related films

Category:LGBTQ-related comedy-drama films

Category:American comedy-drama films

Category:Irish LGBTQ-related films

Category:2018 LGBTQ-related films

Category:2010s American films

Category:2010s Irish films

Category:Films scored by John McPhillips

Category:English-language comedy-drama films