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I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2007)
J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (original title)

113 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama   -  26 March 2008 (Belgium)
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Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.

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Cast

Cast overview:
Anna Mouglalis ...
Suzy - la serveuse
Edouard Baer Edouard Baer ...
Gino - le braqueur
Jean Rochefort ...
Jean
Laurent Terzieff Laurent Terzieff ...
Émile
Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon ...
Max
Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini ...
Joe
Roger Dumas Roger Dumas ...
Pierrot la Pince
Alain Bashung Alain Bashung ...
Alain Bashung
Arno Arno ...
Arno
Bouli Lanners ...
Léon
Serge Larivière Serge Larivière ...
Paul dit Paulo
Selma El Mouissi Selma El Mouissi ...
Malaury Stone
Gérald Laroche Gérald Laroche ...
Le patron
Gábor Rassov Gábor Rassov ...
Le cuisinier
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Storyline

This is just another roadside cafeteria. Gino, who enters it discreetly, is an armed robber ... without an arm! He tries to hold up the place but fails pitifully: the pretty waitress won't allow! Two amateur kidnappers take a rich teenage girl hostage and want to exchange her for ransom. But their victim is not easy to deal with. Two singers meet in the cafeteria by chance and talk about a stolen song and a stolen woman. Five seventy-year-old retired robbers also meet at the cafeteria - where their hideout used to be - and work out a last caper. In the end, after having tried to steal from each other, go away together. Written by Guy Bellinger  

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Plot Keywords:

Singer | Waitress | Kidnapping | Homage | Toilet  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

(Belgium) See more »

Also Known As:

Я всегда хотел быть гангстером See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€2,800,000 (estimated)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Sergi López had been hired to play Gino but he broke his leg and was replaced by Edouard Baer. See more »

Connections

References Goodfellas (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"L'aîné des Ferchaux" See more »