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Writers:
Didier Poiraud
Thierry Poiraud
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Release Date:
21 July 2004 (Belgium) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Music | Sci-Fi See more »
Plot:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Laurent Allinger ... Un membre des Perros Negros
Olivier Champain ... Musicien de Concia
Eric Piffeteau ... Musicien de Concia
Didier Poiraud ... Musicien de Concia
Alfredo Amaral ... Le Mexicain dans son camion
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cláudia Aguizo ... Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Didier Poiraud 
Thierry Poiraud 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jean-Phillippe Dugand 
Marie Garrel Weiss 
Didier Poiraud 
Thierry Poiraud 
Vincent Tavier 

Produced by
Chloé Désiré .... assistant producer
Alfred Hürmer .... line producer
Matthew Justice .... co-producer
Nicolas Leclercq .... executive producer
Nicolas Leclercq .... producer
Emanuelle Lepers .... producer
Claude Letessier .... executive producer
Gereon Sommerhauser .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
The Little Rabbits 
 
Cinematography by
Philippe Le Sourd 
 
Film Editing by
Mario Battistel 
 
Casting by
Emma Skowronek 
Patrícia Vasconcelos 
 
Art Direction by
Yann Megard 
 
Set Decoration by
Nathalie Roubaud 
 
Makeup Department
Christophe Chabenet .... special makeup effects artist
Jacques-Olivier Molon .... special makeup effects artist
Linda Mooney .... hair designer
Linda Mooney .... makeup designer
John Nollet .... hairdresser: Vanessa Paradis
Gilles Rossire .... special makeup effects artist
Erwan Simon .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Daniel Baschieri .... production manager
Dimitri Billecocq .... unit manager
Laura Einmahl .... unit manager: Germany
Anne Lessnick .... production manager
Frédéric Sobczak .... unit production manager
Joana Synek .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franck Gauthier .... second assistant director
Corinne Le Hong .... second assistant director
Ângela Sequeira .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Pedro Cardona .... art department assistant
Birgit Esser .... assistant art director: Cologne
Petra Klimek .... property master
Joachim Monninger .... construction manager: Cologne
Paulo Routier .... assistant art director
Thorsten Sabel .... set decorator: Cologne
Volker Schäfer .... art director: Cologne
Dagmar Wessel .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Xavier Bonneyrat .... sound editor
Christophe Bourreau .... foley artist
Gregoire Couzinier .... supervising sound designer
Thomas Couzinier .... supervising sound designer
Geraldine Falieu .... dialogue editor
Alex Hudd .... sound consultant: dolby
Guillaume Le Bras .... boom operator
Nicolas Le Messurier .... sound re-recording mixer
Vincent Mauduit .... foley editor
Vincent Mauduit .... foley recordist
Vincent Milner .... assistant foley artist
Brendan Nicholson .... sound re-recording mixer
Yves-Marie Omnes .... boom operator
Brigitte Taillandier .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Gavinho Antonio .... special effects assistant
Noel Chainbaux .... special effects assistant
Olivier Marais .... special effects crew
Fabien Micallef .... research & development
Julien Poncet de la Grave .... special effects supervisor
Romain Rosier .... special effects technician
Hervé Theron .... research & development
Christophe Verspieren .... research & development
Patrick Waldmann .... special effects crew
 
Visual Effects by
Johnny Alves .... digital artist
Florent Andorra .... creature technical director: BUF
Simon Cozens .... visual effects editor
Yann De Cadoudal .... digital artist
Sonia Holst .... visual effects coordinator: Buf Compagnie
Sebastien Le Neve .... digital artist
Bertrand Levallois .... visual effects producer
Anh Tu Mai .... digital artist: BUF
Geoffrey Niquet .... visual effects supervisor
Lucas Salton .... digital artist: BUF
David Verbeke .... digital artist
Raphael Zito .... visual effects artist
 
Stunts
Olessia Bessarab-Dron .... stunt double
Rémi Canaple .... assistant stunt coordinator
Rémi Canaple .... stunts
Alexandre Cauderlier .... stunt double
Patrick Cauderlier .... stunt coordinator
Yan Dron .... stunt double: Jason Flemyng
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Julian Bucknall .... first assistant camera
Hugo Espirito Santo .... electrician
Guy Ferrandis .... still photographer
Rossi Handsley .... grip
António Milheiro .... gaffer
Daniel Neves .... second assistant camera
Bruno Ramos .... second assistant camera
Stephan Rother .... rigging gaffer
Joao Vagos .... video assist operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eduarda Almas .... wardrobe: Germany
 
Editorial Department
Giles Gardner .... first assistant editor
Vincent Marchand .... second assistant editor
Jason Wheeler .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Jim Waters .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Frederic Ansaldo .... production assistant
Tanya Blumstein .... dialogue coach: Jason Flemyng
Caspar Heider .... production assistant
Cécile Lebreton .... production assistant
Marie Leconte .... script supervisor
Vincent Lefeuvre .... production assistant
Philippe Lévy .... production accountant
Emilie Maison .... press attache france
Yann Megard .... assistant art designer
Ira Zloczower .... production executive
 
Thanks
Jean Yanne .... dedicatee
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Atomik Circus - Le retour de James Bataille" - France (original title)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
France | Germany | UK
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital EX
Certification:
Germany:16 | France:-12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)
Filming Locations:
Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, GermanySee more »
Company:
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Trivia:
Initially, the role of Bosco should have been played by Jean Yanne who began to work on the movie. But when he died in May 2003, the directors asked Jean-Pierre Marielle to take the role, and he accepted, partly because Jean Yanne was one of his friends.See more »

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8 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Nice aliens, shame about the rest!, 25 May 2006
Author: BA_Harrison from Hampshire, England

Atomik Circus is a crazy mix of comedy, musical, sci-fi and horror which, despite some great effects and a good deal of imagination, ultimately fails due to a poorly developed script and some bad pacing. The movie takes so long in introducing its offbeat characters that an hour passes before anything very interesting happens; by then, there isn't enough time left to develop a decent plot or even fit in a satisfying ending.

Jason Flemyng play James Battle, a stuntman who is jailed when a disastrous motorcycle jump results in the destruction of the Sam Paradiso bar, owned by Bosco, influential citizen of Skotlett, a backwater town inhabited mostly by weirdos—but also by Concia (Vanessa Paradis), Bosco's daughter and girlfriend of James.

Enter sleazy impresario Alan Chiasse (Benoit Poelvoorde) who pretends to be interested in promoting Concia's musical career, but who is really only interested in getting into her pants. As Alan is trying his best to seduce Concia, James is doing his utmost to reach his woman, having busted out of prison.

When James finally arrives at Skotlett, he not only finds his girl being pawed at by sleaze-bag Alan, but he also discovers that the town is under attack from face sucking tentacled creatures from another dimension.

The film only really gets going at this point, and it is here that we witness some great CGI monsters and lashings of gore, as the Lovecraftian beasts dismember and decapitate the helpless inhabitants of Skotlett. If the first 60 minutes had contained some of this crazy OTT action, I would have no hesitation in recommending Atomik Circus to fans of bizarre cinema; however, no amount of gore in the closing moments can make up for the tedious and disjointed first hour.

And the ending is just downright bizarre....

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