La classe américaine (TV 1993)

George Abitbol, "the Most Classy Man on Earth", dies sputtering his famous last words: "cr*ppy world!" What the heck did he mean? Reporters Steven, Peter and Dave investigate. La Classe ... See full summary »

Directors:

Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette

Writers:

Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette

Stars:

Lionel Abelanski, Jean-Eric Bielle, Marc Cassot

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lionel Abelanski	...	Dubbed voice (voice)
Jean-Eric Bielle	...	Dubbed Voice (voice)
Marc Cassot	...	José / Yves / Orson Welles / Jacques / Ernest / Le patron du journal (voice)
Alain Chabat	...	Dubbed Voice (voice)
Christine Delaroche	...	Dubbed Voice (voice)
Dominique Farrugia	...	Dub Voice (voice)
Marc François	...	Dubbed Voice (voice)
Evelyne Grandjean	...	Dubbed Voice (voice)
Patrick Guillemin	...	Steven / Dave (voice)
Michel Hazanavicius	...	Dubbed Voice
Serge Hazanavicius	...	Dubbed Voice
Jean-Yves Lafesse	...	Dubbed Voice
Raymond Loyer	...	George Abitebol / Récitant (voice)
Joël Martineau	...	Dino / Le chef indien / Le professeur Hammond (voice)
Jean-Claude Montalban	...	Peter / Callaghan / Un ami de Georges / Un ami du futur (voice)

Storyline

George Abitbol, "the Most Classy Man on Earth", dies sputtering his famous last words: "cr*ppy world!" What the heck did he mean? Reporters Steven, Peter and Dave investigate. La Classe Américaine is a montage of scenes taken from the Warner Bros. catalog and dubbed to fit the narration of what is arguably the greatest story ever told.

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Plot Keywords:

flirt | reference to rosebud | racism | postman | dynamite explosion | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

31 December 1993 (France)

Also Known As:

Le grand détournement

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dune, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The project started when Warner agreed to leave the French TV channel Canal+ to use its 4000-movies catalog free of charge and rights for a month (except some of them, like Clint Eastwood's ones). The directors Michel Hazanavicius et Dominique Mézerette, who already did two short movies using the same way, enjoyed very much that decision and they picked their choice amongst the whole bunch of flicks. The whole job was done in six months.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

Clever+stoopid=fun!

I'm still wondering how Canal + may have produced such a bombshell...Producing a movie sampling so much 70s classics surely was a producer's nightmare but, hey, it was worth the pain! George Abitbol, aka John Wayne, aka the hippest man on earth, disappears leaving only a few words..."Shitty world". Reminds you of Citizen Kane? Well, that's it and this is not the only movie you'll be thinking of, as the whole movie is sampled from all-time classics, with Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford or Steve Mc Queen on his trail...You'll also have cameos of Ernest Borgnine, Jean-Michael Vincent and so on...In fact, if you happened to watch TV during the last 2 decades, you have already seen that movie, just not in that order! The work on the editing of the whole is simply brilliant, and should be studied in any audiovisual school... If you love stupid humor, irreverence and smart dumb-a$$ jokes, this one is for you!If there was a reason to learn french, this is it, as I really don't know how this can be translated... This is definitely a must-see for anyone willing whether to pee his pants, or learn french or editing.Run for it!