| Jean Dujardin | ... | Octave Parango | |
| Jocelyn Quivrin | ... | Charles 'Charlie' Dagout | |
| Patrick Mille | ... | Jean-François 'Jeff' Marolles | |
| Vahina Giocante | ... | Sophie | |
| Elisa Tovati | ... | Tamara | |
| Nicolas Marié | ... | Alfred Duler | |
| Dominique Bettenfeld | ... | Jean-Christian Gagnant | |
| Antoine Basler | ... | Marc Maronnier | |
| Fosco Perinti | ... | Giovanni Di Toro | |
| Cendrine Orcier | ... | Fabienne | |
| Dan Herzberg | ... | Steven | |
| Arsène Mosca | ... | Le dealer | |
| Niels Dubost | ... | Père Groobad | |
| Aurélie Boquien | ... | Mère Groobad | |
| Mathis Jamet | ... | Enfant Groobad | |
| Max Bennett | ... | Salaud #1 | |
| Dioucounda Koma | ... | Salaud #2 (as Diouc Koma) | |
| Joachim Staaf | ... | Salaud #3 | |
| Anton Yakovlev | ... | Salaud #4 | |
| Yongsou Cho | ... | Salaud #5 (as Young Soo Cho) | |
| Luis Martinez-Saiz | ... | Salaud #6 | |
| Ana Bara | ... | Maman supermarché | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fabrice Abraham | ... | Fabrice | |
| Diamilex Alexander | ... | Christina | |
| Alexandra Ansidei | ... | Christèle | |
| Cédric Barbereau | ... | Cadre #2 gagnant | |
| Frédéric Beigbeder | ... | Badman | |
| François Berléand | ... | Le comédien dans la pub Eram (archive footage) | |
| Cécile Breccia | ... | Mannequin photo | |
| Béruchet | ... | Régisseur plateau photo | |
| Rodolphe Chabrier | ... | The sleeping guy with an heavy dick | |
| David Clark | ... | First Assistant Director | |
| Jean-Félix Cuny | ... | PDG Madone | |
| David Daouda | |||
| Catherine Davenier | ... | Mère Sophie | |
| Rachel Desmarest | ... | La Stagiaire (as Rachel Berger) | |
| Karine Fellous | ... | Madame Gagnant | |
| Christophe Hatey | ... | Jeune policier | |
| Lexie Kendrick | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) | |
| Jan Kounen | ... | Pydjhaman | |
| Philippe Lamendin | ... | Père Sophie | |
| Titouan Laporte | ... | Enfant gagnant | |
| Cyril Lecomte | |||
| Nicky Marbot | ... | Cuistot | |
| Junko Murakami | ... | Photo Shoot Caterer | |
| Kristel Pegeot | ... | Agent pub | |
| Claude Petit | ... | Le président | |
| Tristan Petitgirard | ... | Cadre # 1 gagnant | |
| Grégory Ragot | ... | Pubard 'La Ross' | |
| Olivier Rosenberg | ... | Seb | |
| Anita Blond | ... | Porn Actress (uncredited) | |
| Matthieu Giovanardi | ... | Policier (uncredited) | |
| Julien Lecat | ... | Un flic (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Poivre d'Arvor | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Rocco Siffredi | ... | Porn Actor (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jan Kounen | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Nicolas Charlet | screenplay and dialogue (as Nicolas) and | |
| Bruno Lavaine | screenplay and dialogue (as Bruno) and | |
| Jan Kounen | screenplay | |
| Frédéric Beigbeder | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Rémi Burah | .... | co-producer | |
| Alain Goldman | .... | producer | |
| Marc Vadé | .... | line producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jean-Jacques Hertz | |||
| François Roy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| David Ungaro | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Anny Danché | |||
Casting by | |||
| Pierre-Jacques Bénichou | |||
| Mireya Guanipa | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Michel Barthélémy | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Boris Piot | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Chattoune | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Olivier Afonso | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Guillaume Castagné | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Nicolas Herlin | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Géraldine Lemaire | .... | hair stylist | |
| Diane Mahmoudi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Anne Moralis | .... | wigmaker | |
| Hue Lan Van Duc | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Alexandre Chalanset | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Sandra Curiel | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Abraham Goldblat | .... | post-production manager | |
| Liz Mago Bosch | .... | production manager: coordination | |
| Alain Mougenot | .... | unit production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| François Borgeaud | .... | property master | |
| Pascal Chevé | .... | plasterer | |
| Yannick Heuveline | .... | carpenter | |
| Pascal Leguellec | .... | assistant art director | |
| Jocelyn Mesle | .... | additional ripper | |
| Serge Peyron | .... | locksmith | |
| Boris Piot | .... | set dresser | |
| Nathalie Quéré | .... | digital artist | |
| Arnaud Roth | .... | first assistant decorator | |
| Nathalie Rousseau | .... | assistant art director | |
| Simon Tric | .... | painter | |
| François Willenz | .... | digital artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Nicolas Becker | .... | foley artist | |
| Nicolas Becker | .... | sound designer | |
| Mélanie Blouin | .... | assistant re-recording engineer | |
| Edouard d'Heucqueville | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Nicolas Dambroise | .... | dialog editor | |
| Assia Dnednia | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Marc Doisne | .... | adr engineer | |
| Marc Doisne | .... | foley engineer | |
| Marc Doisne | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Florian Fabre | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Alain Féat | .... | sound designer | |
| Alain Féat | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | .... | sound mixer | |
| Laurent Lafran | .... | sound recordist | |
| Marc Mnémosyne | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Alexis Place | .... | sound designer | |
| Alexis Place | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Frédéric Lainé | .... | special effects makeup | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Alexandra Added | .... | digital compositor | |
| Adrien Borzakian | .... | digital artist | |
| Bertrand Breuze | .... | digital artist | |
| Stephanie Broussaud | .... | Lustre assistant | |
| Rodolphe Chabrier | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Fabien Coupez | .... | flame compositor | |
| Alex de Heus | .... | motion control operator | |
| Thibault Deloof | .... | digital artist | |
| Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge | .... | Flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne, Paris | |
| Jeremy Guetta | .... | digital restoration | |
| Jeremy Guetta | .... | scanner operator | |
| Amélie Guyot | .... | matchmover | |
| Daphnée Hong | .... | animator | |
| Abdel Ali Kassou | .... | technical manager | |
| Elodie Ly Tri | .... | retouch and restoration | |
| Peregrine McCafferty | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Alexandre Pluquet | .... | digital compositor | |
| Nicolas Rigaud | .... | digital artist | |
| Marion Roger | .... | senior digital compositor | |
| Antonin Seydoux | .... | compositor | |
| Patrick Siboni | .... | digital compositor: Flame artist | |
| David Tomaszewski | .... | digital artist | |
| Pènèlope Vandecave | .... | senior digital compositor | |
Stunts | |||
| Rémi Canaple | .... | assistant stunt coordinator | |
| Rémi Canaple | .... | stunts wire effects | |
| Rémi Canaple | .... | stunts | |
| Alexandre Cauderlier | .... | stunt double: Jean Dujardin | |
| Alexandre Cauderlier | .... | stunts wire effects | |
| Patrick Cauderlier | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Patrick Cauderlier | .... | stunts wire effects | |
| Patrick Cauderlier | .... | stunts | |
| Gilles Conseil | .... | stunts | |
| Yan Dron | .... | assistant stunt coordinator | |
| Christophe Marsaud | .... | stunts | |
| Christophe Roblin | .... | stunt driver | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jean-Christophe Allain | .... | additional assistant camera | |
| Cécile Arthuis | .... | video assistant | |
| Marco Ballant | .... | grip | |
| Joan Bansillon | .... | grip | |
| Stéphane Duchemin | .... | grip | |
| Hugues Espinasse | .... | focus puller | |
| Grégori Gajéro | .... | additional second assistant camera | |
| Philippe Gibier | .... | generator operator | |
| Gregory Pagnier | .... | assistant video | |
| Julien Pamart | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Marie-Laure Prost | .... | focus puller: "b" camera | |
| Mathieu Ungaro | .... | key grip | |
| Frédéric Wormser | .... | head first assistant camera | |
Animation Department | |||
| Julien Bizat | .... | 2d animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Rachel Desmarest | .... | casting assistant (as Rachel Berger) | |
| Brigitte Fourcade | .... | extras casting | |
| Anne Fremiot | .... | casting: South France | |
| Marc Robert | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Claire Lacaze | .... | key costumer | |
| Morgane Lambert | .... | wardrobe | |
| Christine Marot | .... | seamstress | |
| Sylvie Ong | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Aurélie Rogemond | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stephanie Broussaud | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Fabien Pascal | .... | color timer | |
| Fabien Pascal | .... | colorist | |
| Florent Vassault | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Reginald Gallienne | .... | dailies color grader (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Benjamin Caillaud | .... | music editor | |
| Stéphane Reichart | .... | music recordist | |
| Clement Souchier | .... | music synchronization | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Jalal Aqdim | .... | action vehicle assistant coordinator | |
| Charles Heidet | .... | picture vehicle coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Séverine Barré | .... | accountant: post-production | |
| Sandra Cornevaux | .... | press attache | |
| Thomas Foncelle | .... | lead render wrangler | |
| Aurore Jactat | .... | legal advisor | |
| Virginie Le Pionnier | .... | script supervisor | |
| Sylvain Pioutaz | .... | digital video operator | |
| Céline Pupo | .... | producer asst | |
| Myriam Rak | .... | legal department | |
| Harmel Sbraire | .... | coach: actors | |
| Alexandra Schamis | .... | press attache | |
| Romain Tuilier | .... | assistant to director | |
Thanks | |||
| Ridley Scott | .... | special thanks | |
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I never read the book of Beigbeder and so I was eager to see the movie after hearing many positive views on the book and knowing that the visuals of a Kounen Movie will be great. I didn't expect this movie to be so much of a comedy because the subject is rather tough. Anyway I think "99 francs" works really good on the level of a satire and it captures the deeply rooted cynicism that is implanted in the world of marketing and PR (in my opinion you can't work in this industry without becoming a total cynic) very well. I just loved the honesty in how the meetings and decisions were described as "masturbation" and how the main actors spend most of their time being high on drugs and their ego. Since the subject is so damn messed up I think approaching and ridiculing it with comedic elements made the movie more enjoyable. You will get many good laughs as well as following the comedy some direct punches to the stomach. All served in perfect visuals with loads of great ideas melting the flashbacks and development of main character Jean Dujarding together. The movie starts of practically with its end and then fast-rewinding to the beginning of how Jean ended up in Marketing but Jeans back story is shown in a very superficial way. You don't really know too much of him and rather see him on his job with his over-the-top cynic boss Marc and his slacker colleague Charlie. Like in every movie it takes a woman in the form of trainee Tamara to get the humanity out of Jeans character. They start an affair but when Tamara gets pregnant things get too serious and Jeans cynical world starts to implode leading to more and more harsh pictures breaking up the colorful advertising world.
Until the first ending I think the movie already made its point by presenting a fake world of cynics with their ridiculous everyday life and how they feel like gods. Unfortunately someone had the messed up idea of presenting the movie with an alternate ending, so you get a very long second version... I get the idea of making fun of how things usually turn out in Hollywood movies and in a perfect ad-world but I think 99francs really messes up its whole intention. Guess what, you get an alternative ending in which Jean finds his humanity and moves to a tropical island finding his peace and love. Yes, we know that advertising and Hollywood clichés are superficial but that point was made before and by playing with the rules even when making fun of them the movie gets entangled in what it wants do criticize and to my understanding falls flat on his face, not even stopping from letting you leave the movie with a preachy message printed on the screen.
Its kind of like making the whole movie again and then telling the viewer what to think and in that its more of what it criticizes than it was supposed to be. That is really a shame because the movie is filled with eye openers and visual gimmicks that make it fun to watch (although the last part kind of dragged for me). So still "99francs" is recommended viewing especially for everyone who doesn't work in or near the marketing industry. But I wished the movie left the viewer with a hard and direct punch to the face and thoughts spinning in his head to come to his own conclusion and not some "hahaha"-fun ending with a preachy moral presented like in a "World Aid" spot.