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

Director:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet (scenario) and
Guillaume Laurant (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

28 October 2009 (Belgium)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Bullet | Human Cannonball | Contortionist | Revenge | Slapstick

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

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
Doudou Masta	...	Le chef des rebelles / L'émissaire africain
Emy Lévy	...	La bénévole des Restos du coeur
Eric Naggar	...	Georges, le chauffeur de Marconi
Arsène Mosca	...	Serge du magasin vidéo
Manon Le Moal	...	Lola
Félicité N'Gijol	...	Mme Cissé
Bernard Bastareaud	...	M. Cissé (as Bernard Bastereaud)
Tony Gaultier	...	Le technicien lubrique
Stéphanie Gesnel	...	La partenaire du technicien lubrique
Noé Boon	...	Bazil enfant
Pascal Parisat	...	Le chirurgien
Cendrine Orcier	...	L'assistante du chirurgien
Rachel Desmarest	...	La strip-teaseuse (as Rachel Berger)
Dominique Bettenfeld	...	Le partenaire de la strip-teaseuse
Gérald Weingand	...	Le guide des touristes
Yamine Dib	...	Robert De Niro (as Yamin Dib)
Domitille Bioret	...	La concierge de Bazil
Juliette Armanet	...	La chanteuse du métro
Youssef Hajdi	...	L'Arabe menaçant
Myriam Roustan	...	La concierge amiantée
Joseph Hernandez	...	Le mari de la concierge amiantée
Elisabeth Calejon	...	La concierge de De Fenouillet (as Elisabeth Callejon)
Louis-Marie Audubert	...	Le technicien embarrassé
Lara Guirao	...	La mère de Bazil
Florian Goutiéras	...	Le fils de Marconi
Gabriel Hallali	...	Le minot
Christine Kay	...	Mme De Fenouillet
Alix Poisson	...	L'hôtesse du Train Bleu
Thérèse Roussel	...	La dame âgée au lit
Michel Francini	...	L'homme âgé au lit
Arnaud Maillard	...	Le chauffeur de De Fenouillet
Marc Stusay	...	Un rebelle (as Marc Stussy)
Laurent Mendy	...	Un rebelle
Alain Raymond	...	Max le ferrailleur
Philippe Pillavoine	...	Le diable
Laurentine Milebo	...	La nounou du Marconi
Régis Romele	...	Le père de Bazil (as Régis Romelé)
Juliette Wiatr	...	La vendeuse des Galeries
Pascale Lievyn	...	La soeur de l'orphelinat
Cid Freer	...	Le dealer
Jocelyne Sand	...	La femme de l'assistance (as Jocelyn Sand)
Valérie Moinet	...	La femme à la petite chienne
Julianna Kovacs	...	La grand-mère de Bazil (as Juliana Kovacs)
Guy Lamûre	...	L'officier
Thierry Roland	...	Thierry Roland
Jean-Michel Larqué	...	Jean-Michel Larqué
Pierre Étaix	...	L'inventeur des histoires drôles
Christine Kelly	...	Journaliste télé
Yannick Mahé	...	Journaliste télé
Julia Gunthel	...	Doublure contorsionniste
Agathe Natanson	...	Ange-gardien
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julien Goetz	...	Internet user
Sarah Barlondo	...	Journaliste (uncredited)
Nicolas Beaucaire	...	Journaliste (uncredited)
Eric Moreau	...	Un homme dans la rue (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Tilburg	...	Un internaute (uncredited)
Gautier van Lieshout	...	Fils de De Fenouillet (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean-Pierre Jeunet		(as Jean Pierre Jeunet)

Writing credits
Jean-Pierre Jeunet		(scenario) (as Jean Pierre Jeunet) and
Guillaume Laurant		(scenario)
Guillaume Laurant		(dialogue)

Produced by
Frédéric Brillion	....	producer
Jean-Pierre Jeunet	....	producer
Souad Lamriki	....	executive producer
Gilles Legrand	....	producer

Original Music by
Raphaël Beau

Cinematography by
Tetsuo Nagata

Film Editing by
Hervé Schneid

Casting by
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
Valerie Espagne		(casting kids and small roles)

Production Design by
Aline Bonetto

Set Decoration by
Monica Alberte

Costume Design by
Madeline Fontaine

Makeup Department
Amélie Bouilly	....	makeup artist
Anne Moralis	....	wig maker
Jean-Christophe Roger	....	makeup artist
Nathalie Tissier	....	key makeup artist
Chloé Van Lierde	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Zoubir Belgsir	....	unit manager
Miambanzila Charles	....	assistant unit manager trainee
Pierre-Olivier Daudens	....	assistant unit manager
Matthieu Dubois	....	assistant unit manager
Thibaud Garron	....	assistant unit manager
Claire Le Saint	....	assistant unit manager
François Lebourg	....	assistant unit manager
Anne-Claire Loridant	....	unit manager trainee
Baptiste Souyri	....	assistant unit manager
Robin Welch	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sébastien Conche	....	second unit director
Armel Gourvennec	....	second assistant director
Mathieu Hiltzer	....	second assistant director
Clément Inglesakis	....	third assistant director
Amine Lamriki	....	first assistant director: morocco
Marie Legendre	....	third assistant director
Thierry Mauvoisin	....	first assistant director
Julie-Anne Simon	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Monica Alberte	....	set dresser
Christophe Ballu	....	carpenter
Pauline Berger	....	sculptor
François Borgeaud	....	property master
Pascal Chevé	....	supervisor head plasterer
Bertrand Clercq-Roques	....	assistant art director (as Bertrand Clerq-Roques)
Rémi Dumas	....	assistant decorator
Franck Gies	....	carpenter
Jonathan Israel	....	assistant property master
Anne Le van ra	....	art department coordinator
Alice Leconte	....	third assistant art director
Cyndi Nello	....	art department assistant
Halima Zniber	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Selim Azzazi	....	sound effects editor
Nicolas Becker	....	fx foley artist
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Gérard Hardy	....	sound editor
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronisation
Josselin Panchout	....	second sound assistant
Josselin Panchout	....	sound re-recording boom operator
Julien Perez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Umansky	....	sound engineer
Marilena Cavola	....	supervising dialogue editor (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	supervising foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects assistant
Romain Rosier	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Jerome Auliac	....	digital compositor
Saïdou Bernabé	....	environments technical director
Anais Bertrand	....	visual effects coordinator
Alain Bignet	....	digital compositor
Emilien Breuillier	....	visual effects (as Breuillier Emilien)
Eric Carme	....	visual effects artist
Guillaume Carniato	....	digital compositor
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects supervisor
Anthony Charbonnier	....	digital compositor
Jean-Denis Coindre	....	digital matte painter
Jean-Nicolas Costa	....	digital compositor
Bataille Damien	....	visual effects
Natalène Darfeuille	....	visual effects coordinator
Ludovic Davidian	....	visual effects artist
Benoit De Longlee	....	visual effects artist
Séverine De Wever	....	visual effects coordinator
Christophe Dehaene	....	digital compositor
Stephane Dittoo	....	visual effects supervisor
Christophe Duflaut	....	digital compositor
François Dupuy	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Pierre Genin	....	visual effects: 3D supervisor
David Gourmaud	....	visual effects editor
Thibaut Granier	....	digital compositor
Ludovic Iochem	....	digital matte painter
Pacini Kevin	....	visual effects editor
Didier le Fouest	....	colorgrading artist
Guillaume Le Gouez	....	digital compositor
Gianni Manno	....	animator
Fredrik Monteil	....	digital compositor
Cecile Peltier	....	digital compositor
Frank Petit	....	digital compositor
Joel Pinto	....	digital compositor
Elisa Pretta	....	digital compositor
Aurore Rousset	....	animator
Etienne Salançon	....	digital compositor
Christian Simon	....	digital compositor
Niranjan Siva	....	digital compositor
Rossi Sébastien	....	visual effects
Jeremy Séguin	....	digital compositor
Christian Tomikowski	....	digital compositor
Georges Tornero	....	visual effects supervisor
Veronique Zylberfain	....	matte painter

Stunts
Serge Beuchat	....	stunts
Julien Briche	....	stunts
Rémi Canaple	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Alexandre Cauderlier	....	stunts wire effects
Alexandre Cauderlier	....	stunts
Kevin Cauderlier	....	stunts
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt double
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunts wire effects
Guy Dupuis	....	stunts
Olivier Fornara	....	stunts
David Grolleau	....	stunts
Enrico Horn	....	stunt performer
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunt coordinator
Sébastien Lagniez	....	stunt performer
Laurent Larrieu	....	rescue boat operator
Pascal Mercuri	....	stunts
Jean-Loup Michou	....	stunts
Julien Piguet	....	stunt driver
Alexandre Rambure	....	stunts
Pascal Roblin	....	stunts
Yoni Roch	....	stunts
Jean-Paul Ropars	....	stunts
Marc Seguy	....	stunts
Jacques Soufflard	....	stunts (as Jack-Alexandre Soufflard)

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Abomnes	....	first assistant camera
Jean-Christophe Allain	....	additional focus puller
Damien Auriol	....	key grip
Eric Bonnaire	....	grip
Bruno Calvo	....	still photographer
Patrick Contesse	....	gaffer
Steve de Rocco	....	additional second assistant camera
Bertrand Delorme	....	electrician
Hugues Espinasse	....	focus puller
Vincent Gallot	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Manuel Gaspar	....	best boy
Arnaud Gervet	....	additional second assistant camera
Bruno Glasberg	....	electrician: second unit
Emile Henny	....	video operator
Frédéric Jacquemin	....	aerial camera pilot
Damien Jousselin	....	electrician
Eric Larsen	....	grip
Julien Lecat	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Philip Lozano	....	additional focus puller
Morvan Omnes	....	grip
Adrien Onesto	....	additional video assist: second unit
Sylvain Rodriguez	....	assistant camera
Jan Rubens	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jan Rubens	....	steadicam operator: "a" camera
Vincent Scotet	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Gregoire Thevenot	....	second assistant: "a" camera
François Vigon	....	additional second assistant camera
Jean-Mary Vodoz	....	additional grip

Animation Department
Antoine Arditti	....	animator
Romain Segaud	....	animation director

Casting Department
Camille Brunat	....	casting assistant
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez	....	extras casting
Yann Le Boucher	....	extras casting assistant
Marc Robert	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loïc Barnier	....	costumer
Emma Bellocq	....	costumer
Sabine Knocke	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Anne-Sophie Bion	....	first assistant editor
Sahra Mekki	....	assistant editor
Anita Roth	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Stefan Karrer	....	soundtrack album producer
Hervé Schneid	....	music editor

Other crew
Miloud Akdim	....	assistant location manager
Louise Arhex	....	script supervisor assistant
Reza Boirahmady	....	location manager
Élizabeth Boorn	....	production coordinator
Rabii El Bakki	....	assistant location manager
Rabii Elbakki	....	assistant location manager
Laurence Garcia	....	production administrator
Aude Lemercier	....	location scout
Clémentine Lepecq	....	production assistant
Gianni Manno	....	end credits designer
Camille Nahassia	....	production assistant
Anne Wermelinger	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Epithète Films (co-production)
• Tapioca Films (co-production)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment France (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Orange Cinéma Séries (participation)
• France 2 (FR2) (participation)
• France 3 (FR 3) (participation)
• Région Ile-de-France (support)

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Contender (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Hopscotch Films (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kadokawa Pictures (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Eagle Pictures (2011) (Italy) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Entertainment One (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Intercontinental Video (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Norway) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (Mexico) (all media) (Latin America)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twin Pics (20??) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Vértigo Films (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Duboi
• Duran Duboi
• Les Versaillais

Other Companies

• Actions Movies  stunt equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Le Vestiaire  costume rental
• Les Audis de Vanves  sound re-recording
• Milan Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

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

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and brief violence

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #45897) | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Japan:G | Finland:K-13 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Malaysia:18 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | France:U | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company:

Epithète Films

Trivia:

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's comeback after a five year break since A Very Long Engagement (2004).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the three goons roll their ammunition down a table to decide who will execute De Fenouillet, the rounds roll in a straight line. Since the three of them use 357 magnum revolvers, the rounds have a rim which would make them roll in an arc of a circle.

Movie Connections:

References Metropolis (1927)

An amusing vigilante story

Jean-Paul Jeunet, director of "Amélie" and "A Very Long Engagement" returns with "Micmacs", the story of a lonely misfit named Bazil (Dany Boon), who after being accidentally injured in a shoot-out, is adopted by a band of other misfits. Together, they take on a band of arms-manufacturers whose products respectively injured Bazil and killed Bazil's father, by triggering tension between them.

As with previous films, Jeunet has produced a world of slightly-distorted reality, much like a dream. Although it does begin somewhat slowly, this is hardly a flaw, and the eventual escalation of the tension between the two forces of evil is truly winning. The ending, which I won't elaborate upon, is also delightfully funny.

There is one slight issue that I did have, which is not too big and actually has little to do with the film itself, but is still worthy of mention. As someone with a degree in French, I did find that the English subtitles were in some scenes passable yet not excellent replications of the original. Equally, I found it quite annoying that the subtitles provided in the British cinema version were clearly done for American audiences. I have nothing against American English, but it would have been nice for us over here in the UK to have had our own subtitles as opposed to a loan of the American ones. Yet enough with that groaning; "Micmacs" is a great near-perfect little film and I can recommend it wholeheartedly.