Le boulet (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Directors:

Alain Berbérian
Frédéric Forestier

Writers:

Matt Alexander (writer)
Alexandre Coquelle (writer)
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Release Date:

10 April 2002 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Fransk, fart og humor, der overhaler "Taxi" indenom![Denmark]

Plot Keywords:

Lottery Winner | Fugitive | Desert | Speed | Big Wheel

Cast

Gérard Lanvin	...	Moltès
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Francis Reggio
José Garcia	...	Mustapha Amel alias "Le Turc"
Djimon Hounsou	...	Det. Youssouf
Rossy de Palma	...	Pauline Reggio
Jean Benguigui	...	Saddam
Gary Tiplady	...	Le géant / The Giant
Gérard Darmon	...	Kowalski
Stomy Bugsy	...	Malian #1
Marco Prince	...	Malian #2
Omar Sy	...	Malian #3 (as Omar)
Nicolas Anelka	...	Nicolas, the soccer player
Jacky Lambert
Renaud Rutten
Innocent Mboumgou
Issoufou Traore
Constantine Attia
Christian Guillon
Dominique Daguier
Jérôme Keen
Lionel Chamoulaud	...	Journalist of Paris-Dakar
Stéphane Rodin
Fabrice Deville
Cédric Brenner
Atmane El Hourchmi
Pascal Roblin
Elef Zack
Ludovic Berthillot
Emmanuel Avena
Thierry Bois
Khalid Maadour
Thierry Gary
Cécile Denis
Roland Godard
Nicolas Koretzky	...	Jean Monthieux (as Nikola Koretzky)
Frédéric Merlo
Pierre Zaoui
Michel D'Oz
Laurent Aubel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michel Crémadès	...	M. Martinet, le voisin (uncredited)
Jamel Debbouze	...	Le maton malien (uncredited)
Momo Debbouze	...	Un maton (uncredited)
Thomas Langmann	...	Le frère du Turc (uncredited)

Directed by
Alain Berbérian
Frédéric Forestier

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Matt Alexander		writer
Alexandre Coquelle		writer (as Matt Alexander)
Manuel Delilez		writer
Thomas Langmann		writer
Matthieu Le Naour		writer (as Matt Alexander)
Dominique Mezerette		writer

Produced by
Bénédicte Bellocq	....	executive producer
Thomas Langmann	....	line producer
Jean-Louis Monthieux	....	executive producer
Jacques-Eric Strauss	....	associate producer
Fabienne Tsaï	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jean-Louis Viale

Cinematography by
Vincent Mathias
Christophe Paturange
Jean-Pierre Sauvaire
Manuel Teran		(as Manu Teran)

Film Editing by
Philippe Bourgueil

Casting by
Françoise Menidrey

Production Design by
Carlos Conti

Art Direction by
Laurent Ott

Costume Design by
Chattoune
Sylvie Ong

Makeup Department
Valérie Beaudenuit	....	makeup artist
Laurent Bonney	....	hair stylist
Stéphane Chauvet	....	special makeup effects artist
Dominique Colladant	....	special makeup effects artist
Mathieu Gueracague	....	hair stylist
Sarah Guetta	....	key hair stylist
Sébastien Imart	....	special makeup effects artist
Jérôme Jardin	....	special makeup effects artist
Diane Mahmoudi	....	hair stylist
Corinne Maillard	....	key makeup artist
Guillaume Tixier	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Francis Barrois	....	unit manager
Nicolas Borowsky	....	unit manager
Nicolas Davy	....	assistant unit manager
Jean-Marc Deschamps	....	production manager
Alain Mougenot	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mathilde Cukierman	....	second assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière	....	second assistant director
Cécile Denis	....	second assistant director
Guilain Depardieu	....	trainee assistant director
Amine Lamriki	....	assistant director trainee
Khalid Maadour	....	trainee assistant director
Pascal Roy	....	first assistant director
Christophe Vassort	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mathilde Abraham	....	set dresser
Jean-Claude Bourdin	....	first assistant decorator
Bruno de Dieuleveult	....	storyboard artist
Patrick Delmas	....	carpenter
Jean-Marc Desages	....	head painter
Vincent Deslandes	....	painter
Régis Didry	....	carpenter
Alain Frentzel	....	painter
Eric Frion	....	carpenter
Isabelle Globensky	....	sculptor
Christian Guillebaud	....	carpenter
Bertrand Guinnebault	....	painter
Fabienne Haertling	....	painter
Leonardo Haertling	....	assistant art director
Sandrine Jarron	....	assistant art director
Guillaume Legrand	....	painter
Christian Lionel	....	carpenter
Daniel Mauvignier	....	head painter
Guy Monbillard	....	property master
Jean-Pierre Nossereau	....	assistant art director
Laurent Ott	....	first assistant decorator
Thierry Pelloie	....	constructor
Alain Pitrel	....	set dresser
Marie Predieri	....	painter
Clotilde Prevost	....	painter
Stanislas Robiolle	....	painter
Roger Saillard	....	head carpenter
Laurent Saimond	....	property master
Caroline Sina	....	plasterer
Cecile Vatelot	....	assistant art director
Gérard Violas	....	carpenter
Patrick Widdrington	....	construction manager
Albert Wiss	....	painter

Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Selim Azzazi	....	sound editor
Damien Bera	....	sound mixer
Xavier Bonneyrat	....	sound editor
Annabel Callard	....	assistant post-synchronization (as Anabelle Callard)
Vincent Cosson	....	sound mixer
Pascale Fenouillet	....	sound editor
Michel Filippi	....	adr supervisor
Julien Gonzalez	....	sound assistant
Laurent Kossayan	....	sound effects editor
Laurent Kossayan	....	sound re-recording mixer
François Lepeuple	....	foley artist
Stéphan Lucas	....	foley technician
Olivier Marlangeon	....	assistant foley artist
Igor Thomas-Gerard	....	dialogue editor
Jacques Thomas-Gérard	....	sound mixer
Yannick Vergne	....	assistant sound editor
Dominique Warnier	....	sound

Special Effects by
Jean-Baptiste Bonetto	....	special effects supervisor
Bernard Bordet	....	special effects assistant
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects assistant
Yves Domenjoud	....	special effects producer
Olivier Marais	....	special effects crew
Julien Poncet de la Grave	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Kevin Berger	....	digital compositor
Kevin Berger	....	visual effects supervisor assistant
Alexandre Bon	....	digital compositor
Cyrille Bonjean	....	digital compositor
Charly Boudriot	....	digital compositor
Stephanie Boutinaud	....	digital effects artist
Pascal Buron	....	visual effects coordinator
Christophe Courgeau	....	matte painter
Nabila Daniault	....	digital grader
Fabrice Delapierre	....	digital artist
Sophie Denize	....	visual effects producer
Christel Doebele	....	digital compositor
Cédric Fayolle	....	digital compositor
Arnaud Fouquet	....	visual effects supervisor
David François	....	digital compositor
Eric Fréchou	....	digital compositor
Mathilde Germi	....	visual effects coordinator
Christian Guillon	....	visual effects supervisor
Benoit Holl	....	animator
Krao	....	visual effects supervisor
Stephane Lavoix	....	digital compositor
Bruno Le Provost	....	head of CGI Lighting
Sergeï Lourié	....	digital compositor
Basile Maffone	....	digital compositor
Toullet Matthieu	....	Specter assistant
Stéphane Monnier	....	digital compositor
Francois-Xavier Nallet	....	CGI effects supervisor
Hugues Namur	....	compositing effects supervisor
Prothais Nicolas	....	senior animator
Thierry Noblet	....	digital artist
Kilou Picard	....	visual effects producer
Nicolas Rey	....	CGI effects supervisor
Julien Rousseau	....	digital compositor
Agnès Sébenne	....	visual effects supervisor
Bruno Sommier	....	visual effects
Jean-Francois Theault	....	digital compositor
Malek Touzani	....	animator
Pènèlope Vandecave	....	digital compositor
Olivier Veau	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Faycal Attougui	....	stunt driver
Laurent Avare	....	stunt wire rigger
Francis Bataille	....	stunts
Gilbert Bataille	....	stunts
Alain Bour	....	stunts
Rémi Canaple	....	stunt coordinator
Rémi Canaple	....	stunt wire rigger
Rémi Canaple	....	stunts
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunts wire effects
Maurice Chan	....	stunts
Philipe Dailler	....	stunts
Gil Demurger	....	stunt coordinator
Ludovic Dodot	....	stunts
Cyrille Dufaut	....	stunts
Guy Dupuis	....	stunts
Xavier Fabre	....	stunts
Jérôme Gaspard	....	stunts
Karim Hocini	....	stunts
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunts
Sébastien Lagniez	....	stunts
Gérard Lesage	....	stunt driver
Gregory Loffredo	....	stunts
Nicky Naude	....	stunt coordinator
Laurent Pailler	....	stunts
Pascal Roblin	....	stunts
Patrick Ronchin	....	stunts
Sébastien Seveau	....	stunts
Frédéric Vallet	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Boris Abaza	....	additional first assistant camera
François Adler	....	first assistant camera
Yves Agostini	....	camera operator
Emmanuel Assenat	....	grip
Simon Bérard	....	gaffer
Mathilde Berlan	....	video assistant
Maxime Cointe	....	first assistant camera
Christophe Cojan	....	electrician
Alain Cousseau	....	gaffer
Robert Dona	....	grip
Bruno Dubet	....	key grip
Hugues Espinasse	....	focus puller
Euriel Etevenon	....	second assistant camera
Thierry Fonteny	....	grip
Maxime Héraud	....	first assistant camera
Gilles Husson	....	key grip
Cafer Ilhan	....	electrician
Malek Krimed	....	assistant camera
Maud Lemaistre	....	video assistant
Benoît Lemercier	....	electrician
Dominique Lepage	....	grip
Franck Lependu	....	electrician
Jean-Marie Leroy	....	still photographer
Denis Louis	....	electrician
Frédéric North	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Mathias Othnin-Girard	....	electrician
François Perrault-Alix	....	grip
Jan Rubens	....	Steadicam operator
Etienne Saldés	....	key grip
Thomas Sidopoulos	....	grip
Honoré Soubrie	....	grip
Benjamin Speyer	....	crane technician
Piotr Stadnicki	....	first assistant camera (as Pierre Stadnicki)
James Swanson	....	aerial director of photography
Jean-Claude Temporelli	....	electrician
Pauline Teran	....	second assistant camera
Roger Tooley	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez	....	extras casting
Patricia Rufo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emma Bellocq	....	head wardrobe: Morocco
Didier Despin	....	costumer
Sandrine Follet	....	costumer
William Manscour	....	costumer
Cyril Prebois	....	costumer
Valérie Servant	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Christel Dewynter	....	assistant editor
Anne Frey	....	assistant editor
Mike Joris	....	color timer
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director
Hervé Schneid	....	consultant: editing

Other crew
Momo Debbouze	....	production assistant (as Mohamed Debbouze)
Gaëlle Duchemin	....	production secretary
Marie Gennesseaux	....	assistant script editor
Nicole Heitzmann	....	administrator
Sophie Hennard	....	production coordinator
Mona Houd	....	production coordinator
Fettah Lahouissi	....	location manager
Aude Lemercier	....	location scout
Marc Leroyer	....	armorer
Geraldine Niche	....	production secretary
Arnaud Peltier	....	armorer
Joel Proust	....	horse master
Corinne Saglio	....	assistant production accountant
Adrien Scolan	....	runner
Anne Wermelinger	....	script supervisor
Mia Frye	....	choreographer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• France 2 Cinéma
• France 3 Cinéma
• La Petite Reine
• TPS Cinéma
• Warner Bros.

Distributors

• Califórnia Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• DaniaVIP
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
• Starmedia Home Entertainment
• Warner Bros. (France)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (Spain)

Special Effects

• L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)
• Les Versaillais
• Mikros Image

Also Known As:

Dead Weight (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some crude sexual content.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | USA:PG-13 | France:Unrated | South Korea:12 | Denmark:11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-13 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Erfoud, Morocco

Company:

France 2 Cinéma

Trivia:

The man at the airport reading the newspaper with Moltes' picture on the back is the Production Manager, Jean-Marc Deschamps

Movie Connections:

References The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Fun action adventure comedy

This movie is better than one thought. Does anybody remember the great 70ies movies with Louis De Funès ? This one is in the same spirit with goofy comic-like characters and a taste of adventure. It is set in France and in Africa. Everybody is funnily over acting and the movie has one of the dumbest (and funniest) endings in recent movie history. Give it a try !