Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006)

Two Canadian detectives, one from Ontario and the other from Quebec, must work together when a murdered victim is found on the Ontario Quebec border line.

Director:

Erik Canuel

Writers:

Leila Basen, Alex Epstein

Stars:

Michel Beaudry, Patrice Bélanger, Pierre Boudreau

7 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Beaudry	...	Journaliste
Patrice Bélanger	...	Tattoo Killer
Pierre Boudreau	...	Falardeau le castor
Sarain Boylan	...	Iris Ward
Manon Brunelle	...	Rita la barmaid
Nicolas Canuel	...	Animateur de radio Montréal
Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque	...	Stef
Fayolle Jean	...	Chauffeur de taxi
Colm Feore	...	Martin Ward
Ron Fournier	...	Ron Fournier
Alain Goulem	...	Animateur de radio Toronto
Amélie Grenier	...	Secrétaire Libellule EPP
Louis-José Houde	...	Jeff le coroner
Pierre Houde	...	Commentateur hockey
Rick Howland	...	Harry Buttman (as Richard Howland)

Storyline

When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario, the jurisdiction of the crime is shared between the two police forces and detectives David Bouchard from Montreal and Martin Ward from Toronto are assigned to work together. With totally different styles, attitudes and languages, the reckless David and the ethical Martin join force to disclose the identity of the Tattoo Killer, a deranged serial-killer that is killing managers of hockey.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | killer | police | hockey | tattoo | 

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Taglines:

Shoot First Translate Later

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, violence, some sexuality and drug content

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Bon Cop Bad Cop

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,433,259, 6 August 2006

Gross USA:

$12,665,721

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,735,126

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rick Mercer's character, Tom Berry, may very well be named after an amateur stunt driver who was a protégé of Ken "The Mad Canadian" Carter, a Montreal native, well known for being Canada's answer to Evel Knievel and attempting to jump the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the USA in a rocket powered car.

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Goofs

At the Ontario/Quebec provincial line, as Bouchard is walking away and Ward is speaking to him from behind, Ward's position changes between camera shots, although he's depicted as standing still.

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Quotes

David Bouchard: You have an accent in both languages. Who was your teacher? Jean Chrétien?

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Crazy Credits

The end credits are backwards, scrolling down instead of up.

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Alternate Versions

Because the dialogue is half English, half French, both versions shared the same soundtrack. The only difference is in the subtitles: in the French version, English dialogue was subtitled, and in the English version, it was the French dialogue.

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Connections

References Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Pourtant'
Performed by Véronique Labbé'

User Reviews

Surprisingly good

Despite being based on a somewhat overdone format -- that of two totally opposed policemen forced to team up to resolve a crime -- "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" still manages to come up with a quite entertaining story line, and all that was done with a total budget that would not even pay one half of some of Hollywood superstars. The movie is not without fault; the Bad Cop character (Patrick Huard) is essentially overdone. Chain smoking, foul mouthed cursing, authority defying, he recklessly drives a heap which regularly loses parts around, and is even beating up a vending machine, in short, this is unlikely that someone so headstrong would ever be admitted in a police force, let alone remain in active duty. That said, the movie does have its moments. The scenes featuring the hyper active medical examiner (Louis-Jose Houde) are brilliant (and the actor is not really acting, that is how he is in real life!) or when the Quebec policeman is teaching how to curse "en Quebecois" to his Ontario counterpart, helped along the line by the criminal he his beating and stuffing in his car trunk, are worth the prince of admission. Despite all the clichés that are expected of this format, the movie comes up like a most entertaining one, and no doubt this well served recipe will lead to a "Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2".