Bienvenue à bord! (1990)

A philosophizing uninvited hitchhiker terrorizes a writer, who's selling dictionaries while he's struggling with writer's block.

Director:

Jean-Louis Leconte

Writer:

Jean-Louis Leconte

Stars:

Pierre Richard, Martin Lamotte, Evelyne Bouix

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierre Richard	...	Le stoppeur (Hitchhiker)
Martin Lamotte	...	Martin Placard
Evelyne Bouix	...	Emilie
Nathalie Courval	...	Ginette
William Doherty	...	L'anglais
François Fourno	...	L'homme dans l'immeuble
Catherine Frot	...	La blonde
Yves Gabrielli	...	L'automobiliste du péage
Patrick Laval	...	Le conducteur de la Fiat
Jean-Claude Leprevost	...	Le camionneur
Max Morel	...	Conducteur de 4x4
Jean-Paul Muel	...	Le commisaire
Christian Rauth	...	L'inspecteur
Pavel Slabý	...	Varonsky
Philippe Spiteri	...	Le deuxième stoppeur

Storyline

A philosophizing uninvited hitchhiker terrorizes a writer, who's selling dictionaries while he's struggling with writer's block.

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Plot Keywords:

pay phone | hitchhiker | writer's block | pilot | life lesson | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France

Release Date:

15 August 1990 (France)

Also Known As:

Welcome Aboard!

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Dahlia Productions,Ciné 5,Pathé Cinema

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Hitcher (1986)

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Soundtracks

I Put a Spell on You
Written and performed by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
© 1956 by SBK Unart/Catalogue Travis Music Corp. with special license from d'Emi Catalogue Partnership France

User Reviews

Sweet hitch-hiker,don't you ride on my fast machine!

The unvited hitch-hiker subject is not new ; it may be treated as a thriller ,which Ida Lupino pulled it off with flying colors in her " hitch-hiker" (1953) .Here the driver is caught in traffic jam and "Bienvenue" could resemble Luigi Comencini's "l'Ingorgo " (1979),a brilliant comedy, although this latter work does not feature any hitch-hiker .

The director backs both horses :it's a comedy ,for the intruder never stops demeaning his driver, showing him how mean and wash- out he is ;one can wonder why,however ,the owner of the car does not get rid of this pain in the neck after two miles ; the lines lack focus ,intensity , and humor,almost always dealing with sex is ponderous ;directing is flat . Unlike Comencini 's "Ingorgo" ,in which madness knew no bounds ,this story is tame ,even though the director goes out of his way to make the hitch-hiker menacing..

For it's also a would be thriller :the man might be the convict who has just escaped ; sadly,Pierre Richard ,cast against type, would not scare a six-year -old .Martin Lamotte, as a failed writer (called "Placard " = cupboard)although smug and self-satisfied ,does not fare better .And I would not take his book even though it were given away for free.

It's a poor man's night road movie.