The Brice Man (2005)
"Brice de Nice" (original title)

A wannabe surfer parties on the French Riviera while awaiting the perfect wave.

Director:

James Huth

Writers:

Karine Angeli, Jean Dujardin (original stage sketch),

Stars:

Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Élodie Bouchez

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Dujardin	...	Brice Agostini, dit Brice de Nice
Clovis Cornillac	...	Marius Lacaille, dit Marius de Fréjus
Élodie Bouchez	...	Jeanne
Bruno Salomone	...	Igor d'Hossegor
Alexandra Lamy	...	Chantal la sirène / Alice de Nice
François Chattot	...	Monsieur, le père de Brice
Mathias Mlekuz	...	Eudes, l'avocat
Patrick Ligardes	...	Jean-Marie Guitera, le banquier
Isabelle Caubère	...	Josie
Delphine Chanéac	...	Marjorie
Antoine Duléry	...	Micky, la légende
Jérémie Quaegebeur	...	Victor d'Hossegor
Didier Menin	...	Le patron du restaurant
Xavier Boiffier	...	Mario, le serveur
Alexandra Fleischer	...	Catherine, l'infirmière

Storyline

Brice, a motherless super rich 30-year-old teenager fancies himself a trendy surfer. Only he never stepped out of Nice where the sea remains desperately calm and flat. Brice awaits a giant wave like the one he knows happened in 1979. In the meantime, what he lacks in technique he successfully hides and compensates in style. Yellow T-shirt, yellow hair, yellow parties, he created his own little world where he "axes" people. One morning, his father is sent to jail and "Brice from Nice" is left penniless. He first decides to find out about that thing called "work" (one of his friends does it) at a local restaurant, but then decides robbing a bank is way easier. While escaping after a failed attempt, he meets Marius who needs money for foot surgery. His new best buddy has an idea how to get it: all it takes is for Brice to win the $100,000 prize at the "world underground surf cup". It would "completely" help if Brice had surfed at least once in his life.

---

Plot Keywords:

yellow | riviera | surf | mermaid | mediterranean sea | 

---

Genres:

Comedy

---

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 April 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Brice - Um Surfista Muito Louco

Filming Locations:

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Budget:

€5,340,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,945,448 (UK) (3 June 2005)

Gross:

$29,292,393 (Europe) (10 June 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandarin Films, M6 Films, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Visa d'exploitation en France : #109670

---

Quotes

Brice Agostini, dit Brice de Nice: [into the microphone] Birdie num num.

---

Crazy Credits

BRICEWISH: Fais un voeu et crie "J't'ai cassé!" (sans toucher la Corse) [Roughly: BRICEWISH: Make a wish and shout "I mocked you!" (without touching Corsica)]

---

Connections

References The Party (1968)

User Reviews

Very bad movie

It's no wonder people left the room at the movies after 20 minutes of this. This is the worst movie ever. The few parts that MIGHT have been funny were all recycled from his previous sketches. There's no real story to speak of, though the movie tries to convince you that there is some psychology at work. You can tell the parts that were supposed to be funny but failed miserably. First you will wonder why you don't understand what the heck is happening, then you'll realize that there's nothing to understand, I feel sorry for anyone who saw this at the movies. Worst movie ever. Ever.

Ever.