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5 October 1977 (France)
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A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher who can't do one single job without something going wrong...
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Watchable little slapstick comedy
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... | Mike Gaucher et Bruno Ferrari |
 | Raquel Welch | ... | Jane Gardner |
| Dany Saval | ... | Doris |
| Raymond Gérôme | ... | Le comte de Saint-Prix |
| Jane Birkin | ... | La vedette féminine |
| Johnny Hallyday | ... | La vedette masculine |
| Yves Mourousi | ... | Himself |
| Charles Gérard | ... | Hyacinthe |
| Claude Chabrol | ... | Le metteur en scène |
| Mario David | ... | Santos, le Gitan |
| Henri Génès | ... | Camille, le patron du bistrot |
| Julien Guiomar | ... | Fechner |
| Aldo Maccione | ... | Sergio Campanese |
| Jacques Alric | ... | Le maître d'hôtel |
| Henri Attal | ... | Un assistant |
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100 min | USA:91 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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After a couple of under performing movies (by Belmondo's high standards anyway), he returns with this movie which was the 5th highest grossing movie of its year in France.
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Watchable little slapstick comedy about a stuntman (Belmondo), his stuntwoman girlfriend (Welch), how the film industry treats them, how they get by when out of a job, etc. Belmondo plays a double role, as a gay movie star and his look-a-like stunt double. He apparently has enormous fun playing both of them completely over the top (as the character of the film demands). For my taste though, his stunt character demands a bit too much love and attention from the audience; we are supposed to route for him getting the girl etc. and I found this somewhat patronising.
The film is at its best in moments of fast and furious comedy, for example a memorable scene has Belmondo creating havoc while wearing a Gorilla suit. However, these moments leave Raquel Welch (who looks fantastic in a wet blouse) a bit on the sidelines: slapstick is not quite her metier.