La guerre des tuques (1984)

During Christmas holidays, the children of a small village split themselves into two groups and begin preparing a week-long snowball war. The rivalry opens up tension among group members, especially leaders Luc and Sophie.

Director:

André Mélançon

Writers:

Roger Cantin, Danyèle Patenaude

Stars:

Cédric Jourde, Marie-Pierre A. D'Amour, Julien Elie

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cédric Jourde	...	Luc Chicoine
Marie-Pierre A. D'Amour	...	Sophie Tremblay
Julien Elie	...	Pierre
Minh Vu Duc	...	François 'Les Lunettes'
Maryse Cartwright	...	Lucie Tremblay
Luc Boucher	...	Ti-Jacques
Natalie Gagnon	...	France
Olivier Monette	...	Jean-Louis Lapierre
Mario Monette	...	Leroux
Gilbert Monette	...	Leroux
Patrick St-Pierre	...	Daniel Blanchette (as Patrick Periz)
Mathieu Savard	...	Ti-Guy La Lune
Jean-François Leblanc	...	Chabot
Steve Savage	...	Maranda
Carlos Da Costa	...	Lagace

Storyline

During Christmas holidays, the children of a small village split themselves into two groups, build a huge snow fort, and begin preparing a week-long snowball war. The youthful rivalry opens up linger tension among some group members, and helps members see each other differently than they had before. This is particularly true for the leaders of the two groups, Luc and Sophie, who find themselves torn between admiring each other from a distance, yet leading their own group to victory.

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Plot Keywords:

village | children | snow | fictional war | show and tell | 

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Taglines:

War, peace, love and honor...in the world of children

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dog Who Stopped the War

Filming Locations:

Baie Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,340,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions La Fête Inc., Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec, Téléfilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

De César à Cléopâtre.

Peu de fans le savent, mais Cléo, la chienne de Pierre, devait être à l'origine un chien appelé César. À son arrivée sur le plateau de tournage, l'animal incarnant l'attachant Saint-Bernard s'est avéré être une immense femelle. «Elle s'appelait Lucy et venait d'accoucher. Dans le script original, le chien de Pierre est un mâle, alors nous avons dû le changer. Lorsqu'il a fallu choisir un nouveau nom, l'un des enfants a proposé de l'appeler Cléopâtre au lieu de César», se souvient André Melançon.

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Connections

Version of La guerre des tuques 3D (2015)

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Soundtracks

L'amour a pris son temps
Lyrics by Roger Léger & Danièle Faubert
Music by Germain Gauthier
Song by Nathalie Simard
Produced and published by Les Productions La Fête Inc.

User Reviews

fun stuff

i also remember seeing this as a kid many times and i have always loved it. i just saw it again today for the first time since at least 1985 or something and i still think it's good! i like seeing movies in which we get to participate in kids' activities and how they go about things. that fort was the coolest fort ever and i remember always wanting a fort like that and having this pretend snowball war with cannons that actually shoot snowballs, and to run around in a warm snowsuit and hockey helmet. it does have it's sad part - the end where cleo the dog dies. it wasn't sad to me this time around, but i know that i was sad when i was younger. definitely try to check this out if you have little kids around - it kinda reminds me of "A Christmas Story".