Micmacs (2009)
"Micmacs à tire-larigot" (original title)

A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.

Director:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (scenario), Guillaume Laurant (scenario),

Stars:

Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dany Boon	...	Bazil
André Dussollier	...	Nicolas Thibault de Fenouillet
Nicolas Marié	...	François Marconi
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	Placard
Yolande Moreau	...	Tambouille
Julie Ferrier	...	La Môme Caoutchouc
Omar Sy	...	Remington
Dominique Pinon	...	Fracasse
Michel Crémadès	...	Petit Pierre
Marie-Julie Baup	...	Calculette
Urbain Cancelier	...	Le gardien de nuit de Marconi
Patrick Paroux	...	Gerbaud
Jean-Pierre Becker	...	Libarski
Stéphane Butet	...	Matéo
Philippe Girard	...	Gravier

Storyline

Avid movie-watcher and video store clerk Bazil has had his life all but ruined by weapons of war. His father was killed by a landmine in Morocco and one fateful night a stray bullet from a nearby shootout embeds itself in his skull, leaving him on the verge of instantaneous death. Losing his job and his home, Bazil wanders the streets until he meets Slammer, a pardoned convict who introduces him to a band of eccentric junkyard dealers including Calculator, a math expert and statistician, Buster, a record-holder in human cannonball feats, Tiny Pete, an artistic craftsman of automatons, and Elastic Girl, a sassy contortionist. When chance reveals to Bazil the two weapons manufacturers responsible for building the instruments of his destruction, he constructs a complex scheme for revenge that his newfound family is all too happy to help set in motion.

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Plot Keywords:

bullet | human cannonball | contortionist | revenge | slapstick | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality and brief violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 October 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Micmacs

Filming Locations:

Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Box Office

Budget:

€27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$51,914 (USA) (28 May 2010)

Gross:

$1,260,917 (USA) (15 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Epithète Films, Tapioca Films, Warner Bros. Entertainment France

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jamel Debbouze was originally cast in the film but left the project after three weeks, citing artistic and financial disagreements. He was replaced by Dany Boon.

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Goofs

The character 'Calculator' responds to the cue "Nagasaki" with "17 kilotons". The "Fat Man" device that was dropped over Nagasaki actually equaled 22 kilotons.

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Connections

References Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

User Reviews

A Jeunet masterpiece -- may be his best yet

I saw 21 films at the 2009 Toronto Film Fest, and while many of them were good, this one was the best by a wide margin. If you've liked any of Jeunet's movies in the past, you can put this one down as a sure thing (provided that your favorite isn't ALIEN RESURRECTION). All of the Jeunet elements you love -- colorful, quirky characters (in this case, a whole gang of them), other-worldliness, incredible color schemes, chain reactions, etc. -- in a new concoction that doesn't feel repetitive or derivative in the slightest. As a sympathetic character with a gift for physical comedy, leading man Dany Boon can hold a candle to Chaplin and Keaton. It's simply a masterpiece ... the kind of film that will keep me coming back to this festival forever.