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    Man Bites Dog

    Original title: C'est arrivé près de chez vous
    • 19921992
    • NC-17NC-17
    • 1h 35min
    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    37K
    YOUR RATING
    • Cast & crew
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    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    ComedyCrimeDrama

    A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.

    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    37K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Rémy Belvaux
      • André Bonzel
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
    • Writers
      • Rémy Belvaux(story)
      • André Bonzel(screenplay)
      • Benoît Poelvoorde(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
      • Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert
      • Nelly Pappaert
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Rémy Belvaux
      • André Bonzel
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
    • Writers
      • Rémy Belvaux(story)
      • André Bonzel(screenplay)
      • Benoît Poelvoorde(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
      • Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert
      • Nelly Pappaert
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 236User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations

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    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    Benoît Poelvoorde in C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    Benoît Poelvoorde in C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)
    C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)

    Top cast

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    Benoît Poelvoorde
    Benoît Poelvoorde
    • Benas Ben
    Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert
    • Ben's Motheras Ben's Mother
    Nelly Pappaert
    • Ben's Grandmotheras Ben's Grandmother
    Hector Pappaert
    • Ben's Grandfatheras Ben's Grandfather
    Jenny Drye
    • Jennyas Jenny
    Malou Madou
    • Malouas Malou
    Willy Vandenbroeck
    • Bobyas Boby
    Rachel Deman
    • Mamie Tromblonas Mamie Tromblon
    André Laime
    • Bed-ridden Old Manas Bed-ridden Old Man
    Édith Le Merdy
    Édith Le Merdy
    • Nurseas Nurse
    • (as Edith Lemerdy)
    Sylviane Godé
    • Rape Victim (Martine)as Rape Victim (Martine)
    Zoltan Tobolik
    • Rape Victim's Husbandas Rape Victim's Husband
    Valérie Parent
    • Valerieas Valerie
    Alexandra Fandango
    • Kalifaas Kalifa
    Olivier Cotica
    • Benichouas Benichou
    Rémy Belvaux
    • Remy (Reporter)as Remy (Reporter)
    André Bonzel
    • Andre (Cameraman)as Andre (Cameraman)
    Jean-Marc Chenut
    • Patrick (Sound Man #1)as Patrick (Sound Man #1)
    • Directors
      • Rémy Belvaux
      • André Bonzel
      • Benoît Poelvoorde
    • Writers
      • Rémy Belvaux(story) (screenplay)
      • André Bonzel(screenplay)
      • Benoît Poelvoorde(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
    dark comedymockumentaryblack comedysatirenudity301 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A Killer Comedy
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated NC-17 for strong graphic violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to an essay André wrote, Ben's family didn't know anything about the plot of the film. Ben's mother and grandparents thought they were filming raw footage of Ben, and had no idea that the footage was going to be used in a film in which Ben is a serial killer. Ben's mother was shocked to see her son behind bars, when she comes to visit him in prison.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning, Benoît says that four times a child's body weight is needed to sink a dead child. However, at the bar where they drink Dead Baby Boys, Benoît asks René for the weight ratio needed to sink a child, to which René replies "Twice," and Benoit says, "Right!"
    • Quotes

      Ben: Once I buried two Arabs in a wall over there... Facing Mecca, of course.

    • Alternate versions
      ENDING SPOILERS - In some versions, the final shot, where everyone dies, lasts until the film runs out of the camera, which leaves a blank white screen after the film slips out of the camera's gate. In other versions, there is a dissolve between the the final shot and the blank screen at a much sooner point--and the viewer does not see the film slip out of the gate. The Criterion Collection edition released in 2002 has the latter version of the final shot.
    • Connections
      Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #12.2 (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Ice Ice Baby
      Written by David Bowie, Earthquake (as Floyd Brown), John Deacon, Mario 'Chocolate' Johnson (as Mario Johnson), Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor & Vanilla Ice (as Robert Van Winkle)

      Performed by Vanilla Ice

      Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC

      Contains a sample of "Under Pressure"

      Performed by Queen & David Bowie

      Courtesy of Hollywood Records, Inc. for USA & Canada and Courtesy of Island Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews236

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    good fake-doc
    What makes this movie so interesting is not so much the dark and raw atmosphere. It's not the fact that it's gruesome and disgusting. It's that is brought in such a normal realistic way that one actually believes that this could be a normal documentary. It's a beautiful fake-doc that takes an absurd topic and takes it to an extreme level. At a certain point one asks himself: where can it lead from here? What could possibly be a satisfying ending to a story like this. The movie succeeds in bringing this satisfaction fully, and the viewers are left with good discussion material. What if this were true? What if I would take my camera and make a documentary about a murderer?
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    • thayoost
    • Sep 17, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Belgium
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Man Bites Dog: It Happened in Your Neighborhood
    • Filming locations
      • Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
    • Production company
      • Les Artistes Anonymes
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • BEF 1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $205,569
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,176
      • Jan 18, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $205,569
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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