Michel Vaillant (2003)

Director:

Louis-Pascal Couvelaire

Writers:

Jean Graton (comic books), Philippe Graton (comic books),

Stars:

Sagamore Stévenin, Peter Youngblood Hills, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sagamore Stévenin	...	Michel Vaillant
Peter Youngblood Hills	...	Steve Warson
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Henri Vaillant
Diane Kruger	...	Julie Wood
Béatrice Agenin	...	Élisabeth Vaillant
Lisa Barbuscia	...	Ruth Wong
Philippe Bas	...	Jean-Pierre Vaillant
Stefano Cassetti	...	Giulio Cavallo
Philippe Lellouche	...	José
François Levantal	...	Bob Cramer
Agathe de La Boulaye	...	Gabrielle Spangenberg
Stéphane Metzger	...	Dan Hawkins
Scott Thrun	...	David Dougherty
Gary Cowan	...	Payntor
Lisa Couvelaire	...	Natasha

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

murder | 24 hours of le mans | kidnapping | flat tire | podium | 

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Taglines:

No limit

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Genres:

Action | Sport

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

19 November 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

24 Hours

Box Office

Budget:

€22,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$135,812 (Japan) (19 December 2003)

Gross:

$135,812 (Japan) (19 December 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, The Prod

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was partly shot during the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race in June 2002. Event organizers added two cars to the field specifically to accommodate the filming but the production had to hire 6 professional drivers to drive the cars during the actual race.

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Goofs

When David's car crashes, the windshield is thrown from the car. But when the car comes to rest, the windshield is back in place. And when the co-pilot gets out, he exits the car through the once again absent windshield.

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Connections

Version of Heroes on Hot Wheels (1990)

User Reviews

Very well made! Simple script.

Well, the movie is very well made, personally I like the car racing world, and you can see in the movie that Luc Besson is fan of cars. The script is very simple, is based on a comic, and it's not really very original, but the effects, and the way that frames were took made the movie interesting. Don't expect a kind of stuff like "the fast and the Furious" or "taxi" because the movie doesn't try to be spectacular , it trys more to find quality images. The rate I gave to the movie is a 7, and i find that the actual rate 4.5 is not enough.

(If you have played to Pro Race Driver or went to karting you will enjoy more ;)).