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Le père Noël est une ordure (1982)

| Comedy | 28 December 2011 (USA)
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Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

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Jean-Marie Poiré

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Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel | 5 more credits »

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Anémone, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anémone ... Thérèse
Josiane Balasko ... Madame Musquin
Marie-Anne Chazel ... Josette
Christian Clavier ... Katia
Gérard Jugnot ... Félix
Thierry Lhermitte ... Pierre Mortez
Bruno Moynot Bruno Moynot ... Zadko Preskovic
Martin Lamotte ... Mr. Leble
Jacques François ... Le pharmacien
Claire Magnin Claire Magnin ... Madame Leble
Michel Blanc ... Voix au téléphone
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeannette Batti Jeannette Batti
Pierre Belot Pierre Belot
Suzanne Berthois Suzanne Berthois
Michel Bonnet Michel Bonnet ... Suicidé au téléphone
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Storyline

Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only to find his girlfriend Josette about to leave him. When he comes after her, she takes refuge at "SOS Distress", run by two neurotics, Thérèse and Pierre. Written by Aline

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christmas | cult film | transvestite | black comedy | suicide hotline | See All (31) »

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 December 2011 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Santa Claus Is a Stinker See more »

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Trinacra Films See more »
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Color
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Trivia

Because of the offensive title, the RATP (Paris subway company) and Paris mayor's office refused to hire out billboards for the poster. See more »

Quotes

Zézette: Eh, Pierre ! Y a un monsieur très malpoli qu'a téléphoné, y voulait enculer Therèse !
Pierre Mortez: Oui mais cest un ami.
Zézette: Ah bah ça va alors.
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Referenced in Incognito (2009) See more »

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Destinée
Written by Vladimir Cosma
Performed by Guy Marchand
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A genuine French comedy
15 August 2000 | by hbbio – See all my reviews

There are some movies that you can watch several times and each time you find them better. Le père noël, after a play of the same name, is definitely among these. The dialogs are so rich (and always funny), that every watching reveal you a reply you didn't notice. Every character is well defined and written by/for the actor who plays it with a rare intensity. That's a movie you can't describe or quote out of its context and just have to watch. If you're French, you might already have seen it several times, so this movie is popular here, otherwise I suggest you to watch it, hoping you'll share this typical French "humour".
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