The Return of James Battle (2004)
"Atomik Circus - Le retour de James Bataille" (original title)

James Bataille escapes from prison to find his fiancée Concia. But on his return, octopussy like aliens come to play bloody spoilsport. After lucky battle James and Concia escape to parallel world.

Directors:

Didier Poiraud, Thierry Poiraud

Writers:

Jean-Phillippe Dugand, Marie Garrel Weiss,

Stars:

Vanessa Paradis, Jason Flemyng, Benoît Poelvoorde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vanessa Paradis	...	Concia
Jason Flemyng	...	James Bataille
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Allan Chiasse
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	Bosco
Venantino Venantini	...	Matt Kelso
Vincent Tavier	...	Chef Brody
Bouli Lanners	...	Chip
Jacky Lambert	...	Dips
Dominique Bettenfeld	...	Peter Cheval
Mar Sodupe	...	Kitty
Vincent Belorgey	...	Boon / Ricardo Bello-Radio Skotlett
Daniel Cohen	...	Peintre
Gaëtan Chataigner	...	Un membre des Perros Negros
Federico Pellegrini	...	Un membre des Perros Negros / Le narrateur
Stéphane Louvain	...	Un membre des Perros Negros

Storyline

James Bataille escapes from prison to find his fiancée Concia. But on his return, octopussy like aliens come to play bloody spoilsport. After lucky battle James and Concia escape to parallel world.

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Plot Keywords:

decapitated body | dog | agent | rock concert | motorcycle | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Music | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France Germany UK

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 July 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

The Return of James Battle

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$263,261 (France) (30 July 2004)

Gross:

$1,328,321 (Europe) (30 July 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entropie Films, MMC Independent, Invicta Filmworks Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stuart Townsend was originally cast in Jason Flemyng's part.

User Reviews

just a pure delight

The finest genre-blend ever. An insane (in the best sense of this word) sci-fi / comedy / gore / (and more ) B movie. Both strong visual mastery and amazing human character in every shots. It is something totally new even if a lot of components are very familiar (jut like Tarantino's kill bill).

The highly inventive rock'n roll soundtrack is gorgeous. This film is so creative that you could discover new pleasures even after 100 screening...

It is just a pure delight from the first to the last frame.