I work at a movie theater/bar/restaurant, and it allows me the opportunity to meet up with a cross section of people I may not otherwise come into contact with unless I spent my days at Walmart and various restaurants that serve appetizers with "fusion sauce." I learned a very important lesson this weekend that I think will serve humanity well in the coming months and years.
1. Children love movies about Chihuahuas.
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" had a freaking amazing opening at our theater this weekend, as well as American cinemas in general. On Sunday, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" made more than 6 times the amount of money any of the other movies at our theater made. Who does Disney and Hollywood have to thank for this? Children, of course. Mostly children of Mexican descent who somehow made their parents bring them to see a bunch of pissant dogs talking like people, but with more pronounced accents.
On a side note, this is how I see the pitch meeting for this movie going:
White pitch guy 1: "Well, you see, we're gonna have a bunch of chihuahua dogs on film, pretty much the entire time. The star is going to be this really rich dog, like Paris Hilton's dog or something. The dog will get lost in Mexico and have to find its way back to civilization and out of that dirty, dirty hole of a country."
White pitch guy 2: "But the kicker is, and get ready for this -- the dogs actually talk! With Mexican accents! People love it when things that don't talk talk! It pretty much writes itself!"
White Movie Exec: "So, you're going to have the main dog talk with a Mexican accent?"
White pitch guys 1&2, in unison: "Oh, god no!!! We're gonna make that dog's voice as white as possible. This is the hero dog. We'll get Drew Barrymore or someone like that. Some white woman who could never be mistaken for an actual Mexican person."
White Movie Exec: "Whew. OK then. Sounds great. Looks like we have a winner on our hands. Who wants to join me for a bourbon and a rub and tug? My treat."
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