Banzaï (1983)

Michel Bernardin works at Planet Assistance, who helps Frenchmen who are in trouble in foreign countries.

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Claude Zidi (screenplay), Didier Kaminka (adaptation)

Stars:

Coluche, Valérie Mairesse, Didier Kaminka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Coluche	...	Michel Bernardin
Valérie Mairesse	...	Isabelle Parisse
Didier Kaminka	...	Le cousin Paul
François Perrot	...	Le patron de Mondial S.O.S.
Jean-Marie Proslier	...	Le businessman du Concorde
Marthe Villalonga	...	La mère de Michel
Éva Darlan	...	Carole, la doctoresse (as Eva Darlan)
Baaron	...	Chef de la junte
Madeleine Barbulée	...	Vieille dame avion
Aline Bertrand	...	Vieille dame pavillon
Pierre Bruneau	...	Commerçant
André Chaumeau	...	Vendeur meubles
Ham Chau Luong	...	Pilote japonais (as Luong Ham-Chau)
Jean-Claude Martin	...	Père Julien
Bernard Rousselet	...	Chef du personnel

Storyline

Michel Bernardin works at Planet Assistance, who helps Frenchmen who are in trouble in foreign countries.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | mistaken for a drug trafficker | crash landing | coup d'etat | rebel leader | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Executioner of Hearts (1983)

User Reviews

I miss Coluche, I miss the 80s (TV)

In other words, i miss compassionate, engaged artist, light comedies about the usual, common people ! Compared to today world, we are living on a different planet where actual artists are hypocritical impostors and comedies, the playground for upper classes ! Here, Coluche plays a racist, nationalist insurance clerk who is compelled to travel all around the world without telling his girlfriend : so he has rescue missions in Maghreb, NYC, Afrika and Hong Kong. So, what's reveals Zidi as a great director for comedy is the fact that he always find the essential and original backbone to tie all the funny moments ! In addition, it has nothing to do with spoofs and it's mean, the natural state of comedy ! Maybe the movie is uneven with the NYC trip being the more surrealist with its desert and chilly Harlem but Coluche and Mairesse, his old girlfriend, plays with deep talent and real complicity so it's really a good, nostalgic time with it ! (and don't miss James Bond's team behind the « awesome » special effects !)

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 March 1983 (France)

Also Known As:

Banzai

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1