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 | buddy cop | canada | 2000s | quebec | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Bouchard is on Tom Berry's show and gives out his phone number for the tattoo killer, his lip movement seems different from what he actually says. According to the DVD commentaries, in the take, Patrick Huard actually gave his personal cell phone number. The fake number was dubbed over it.

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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

[Luc, wearing the mascot costume, realizes his hands are too big to press the elevator button]
Luc Therrien: Goddammit...

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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 First Blood (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Miam Maikan'
Performed by Florent Vollant'

User Reviews

A lovely movie

"Bon Cop, Bad Cop" was fun to watch. It carried a typical story, but it was played out so well that it didn't matter. In my opinion, it succeeded quite well in bringing in the typical "cliché" traits that are given to Ontarians and Quebeckers. The fact that the film was bilingual was something new and something exciting, and the subtitles didn't affect the movie at all, it even made it better. The cast was very convincing and very real.

Patrick Huard succeeded in portraying his role as a light-hearted Quebecker and helped take the stress off of some events with his good sense of humor. Louis-José Houde played a small role but couldn't keep the audience from laughing. This movie is definitely a must-see, especially if you're a fan of Patrick Huard or Louis-José Houde!

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

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1