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Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

La cité de la peur (original title)
| Comedy, Horror | 9 March 1994 (France)
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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 happens in the film to be shown.

Director:

Alain Berbérian

Writers:

Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Chantal Lauby Chantal Lauby ... Odile Deray / Louise, journaliste TV
Alain Chabat ... Serge Karamazov / Youri (dans "Red is Dead") / Jacques, journaliste TV
Dominique Farrugia Dominique Farrugia ... Simon Jérémi / Benjamin (dans "Red is Dead") / Michel, journaliste TV
Gérard Darmon ... Commissaire Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro
Sam Karmann Sam Karmann ... L'homme inquiétant / Youri / Émile Gravier
Patrick Lizana Patrick Lizana ... Grimaldi
Jean-Christophe Bouvet ... Jean-Paul Martoni, le député du R.E.P.N.
Eric Prat Eric Prat ... Garcia
Marc de Jonge Marc de Jonge ... Le patron de Karamazov
Valérie Lemercier ... La veuve de M. Jacques
Tchéky Karyo ... M. Jacques, le projectionniste #1 (as Tcheky Karyo)
Jean-Pierre Bacri ... Le projectionniste #3
Daniel Gélin ... M. Mireille - le projectinniste #2
Eddy Mitchell ... Le projectionniste #4
Hélène de Fougerolles ... Sandy (dans "Red is Dead")
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Odile Deray est attaché de presse pour le film "Red is Dead". Mais au festival de Cannes, personne ne veut regarder un tel navet. Pourtant, les gens changent d'avis au moment où les projectionnistes meurent les un après les autres, assassiné par le méchant de "Red is Dead". Serge Karamazov est envoyé sur place pour protéger la victime suivante. Quelques jours plus tard, la salle est comble et même le gratin de Cannes est sur place. Written by Jean Martin

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A really funny typical French comedy
20 January 2001 | by hbbio – See all my reviews

La cité de la peur is a really funny movie. It's funny because of the good acting, the solid script. The scenario itself is a joke. I'm writing this comment in English but could have done it in French, since many gags must be impossible to translate, so you definitely should understand French. This movie shows the particular sense of humour of "Les Nuls", a group of humorists, which I do like. To my mind, it's the best French comedy since "Le père Noël est une ordure", which will make you laugh from start to end.
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Release Date:

9 March 1994 (France) See more »

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Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy See more »

Filming Locations:

Cinéma Beaumont-Palace, Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France See more »

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Téléma, Le Studio Canal+, France 3 Cinéma See more »
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