Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006)

Director:

Erik Canuel

Writers:

Leila Basen (writer)
Alex Epstein (writer)

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (Canada)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Shoot First Translate Later

Plot:

When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario...

Plot Keywords:

Tied To Chair | Explosion | Shot In The Chest | Bar | Scene During End Credits

Awards:

7 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Michel Beaudry	...	Journaliste
Patrice Bélanger	...	Tattoo Killer
Pierre Boudreau	...	Falardeau le castor
Sarain Boylan	...	Iris Ward
Manon Brunelle	...	Rita la barmaid
Nicolas Canuel	...	Animateur radio de Montréal
Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque	...	Stef
Fayolle Jean	...	Chauffeur de taxi
Colm Feore	...	Martin Ward
Ron Fournier	...	Ron Fournier
Alain Goulem	...	Animateur radio de Toronto
Amélie Grenier	...	Secrétaire Libellule EPP
Louis-José Houde	...	Jeff
Pierre Houde	...	Commentateur hockey
Richard Howland	...	Harry Buttman

Runtime:

Argentina:120 min | Canada:116 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Canada:13+ | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Trivia:

When Bouchard is on Tom Berry's show and gives out his phone number for the tattoo killer, his lip movement seems different from what he actually says. According to the DVD commentaries, in the take, Patrick Huard actually gave his personal cell phone number. The fake number was dubbed over it.

Quotes:

David Bouchard: [surprised] You speak French?
Martin Ward: No, not really. I had a small gadget installed in my brain and I see subtitles under people when they speak.

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Soundtrack:

Tattoo

Surprisingly good

Despite being based on a somewhat overdone format -- that of two totally opposed policemen forced to team up to resolve a crime -- "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" still manages to come up with a quite entertaining story line, and all that was done with a total budget that would not even pay one half of some of Hollywood superstars. The movie is not without fault; the Bad Cop character (Patrick Huard) is essentially overdone. Chain smoking, foul mouthed cursing, authority defying, he recklessly drives a heap which regularly loses parts around, and is even beating up a vending machine, in short, this is unlikely that someone so headstrong would ever be admitted in a police force, let alone remain in active duty. That said, the movie does have its moments. The scenes featuring the hyper active medical examiner (Louis-Jose Houde) are brilliant (and the actor is not really acting, that is how he is in real life!) or when the Quebec policeman is teaching how to curse "en Quebecois" to his Ontario counterpart, helped along the line by the criminal he his beating and stuffing in his car trunk, are worth the prince of admission. Despite all the clichés that are expected of this format, the movie comes up like a most entertaining one, and no doubt this well served recipe will lead to a "Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2".