800 Bullets

800 Bullets (800 balas, 2002) is a Spanish western comedy you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It plays out in the Tabernas desert, the old spaghetti-western backlot where a crumbling set-town now limps along on memories.

Julián, an aging stuntman, and his ragtag crew scrape by staging shootouts and horse falls for the few tourists who still wander out that far. Then his young grandson Carlos shows up, trailed by Laura and Scott, developers itching to bulldoze the ruins for a resort. All at once the blanks start feeling like live rounds. Sancho Gracia and Carmen Maura anchor the rowdy ensemble.

De la Iglesia made a love letter to the genre and to the men who lived for movies even as glorified extras — funny, rough around the edges and quietly heartbreaking. It's for anyone raised on westerns who likes their comedy tasting of dust and gunpowder. Stream 800 Bullets (2002) online on iFILM.