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Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Original title: La cité de la peur
  • 19941994
  • 1h 40m
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7.5/10
9.8K
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Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, and Chantal Lauby in Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)
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A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happen... Read allA second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
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9.8K
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    • Alain Berbérian
    • Alain Chabat
    • Dominique Farrugia
    • Chantal Lauby
  • Stars
    • Chantal Lauby
    • Alain Chabat
    • Dominique Farrugia
    • Alain Berbérian
    • Alain Chabat
    • Dominique Farrugia
    • Chantal Lauby
  • Stars
    • Chantal Lauby
    • Alain Chabat
    • Dominique Farrugia
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia in Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

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    Chantal Lauby
    • Odile Deray…
    Alain Chabat
    Alain Chabat
    • Serge Karamazov…
    Dominique Farrugia
    • Simon Jérémi…
    Gérard Darmon
    Gérard Darmon
    • Commissaire Patrick Bialès…
    Sam Karmann
    Sam Karmann
    • L'homme inquiétant…
    Patrick Lizana
    • Grimaldi
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    • Jean-Paul Martoni, le député du R.E.P.N.
    Eric Prat
    • Garcia
    Marc de Jonge
    • Le patron de Karamazov
    Valérie Lemercier
    Valérie Lemercier
    • La veuve de M. Jacques
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • M. Jacques, le projectionniste #1
    • (as Tcheky Karyo)
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • Le projectionniste #3
    Daniel Gélin
    Daniel Gélin
    • M. Mireille - le projectinniste #2
    Eddy Mitchell
    Eddy Mitchell
    • Le projectionniste #4
    Hélène de Fougerolles
    Hélène de Fougerolles
    • Sandy (dans "Red is Dead")
    Christophe Luthringer
    • Jim (dans "Red is Dead")
    Florence Joubert
    • Susan (dans "Red is Dead")
    Guillaume de Montlivault
    • Maximilien (dans "Red is Dead")
      • Alain Berbérian
      • Alain Chabat
      • Dominique Farrugia
      • Chantal Lauby
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    • Trivia
      Visa Nr. 83.054.
    • Crazy credits
      Nous tenons également à remercier très vivement Tcheky Karyo, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Daniel Gélin, Eddy Mitchell qui ont eu l'amabilité de se faire tuer pour nous (We are also very grateful to Tcheky Karyo, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Daniel Gélin, Eddy Mitchell for having been kind enough to be killed for us)
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    User reviews15

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    10/10
    I just love it
    This for sure is my favorite movie. What I really love is that there are jokes, puns, movie references & all almost all the time, and that, unlike in a lot of big production movies, can easily go by unnoticed. That's why even if I've seen this movie tons of times, I still can find some new ones. That's also why some people say you should watch it several times to really find it funny. Actually the best thing to do is to watch it with the remote in your hand, to be able to pause at any time to read all the stupid things that have been hidden.

    I don't know about the translation, but I bet watching it in any other language than French must ruin quite a lot of puns. Also I don't know whether all the stuffs written in the different scenes are also translated.

    I know a lot of people who just like me have watched that movie over and over and know most of the script by heart, and would from time to time repeat some of it in real life. You can also find tons of references of the movie all over the Internet, in blogs and comments.

    On the other hand, I know of people who just find that movie quite poor, without any interest, and I can understand them. The jokes are quite often stupid like "(showing a picture) Is this your husband?" "No it's my dog." "Oh yeah, of course...Talk to me about him." "He was a really nice dog..." "No, about your husband". Of course it's stupid to ask whether the dog is her husband, and of course it's stupid to tell about the dog. So some people will definitely find this movie stupid, but others, like me, will like it. Just a note about the jokes: they may be stupid, but unlike in some movies, they are not gross.

    So eventually, if you're French or have a really good French level, and feel like the previous joke can indeed be funny, you definitely have to watch that movie. If you find it lame, don't. As for if you don't speak French but still find that joke funny, well, just keep in mind the movie won't be as funny as it should be, but it should still be quite funny.
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    • rizthon
    • Aug 22, 2009

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 1994 (France)
      • France
      • French
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Cinéma Beaumont-Palace, Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Téléma
      • Le Studio Canal+
      • France 3 Cinéma
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby SR

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