Lucky Luke (2009)

Fearless gunslinger Lucky Luke is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.

Director:

James Huth

Writers:

Sonja Shillito (scenario), James Huth (scenario)

Stars:

Jean Dujardin, Michaël Youn, Sylvie Testud

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Dujardin	...	Lucky Luke
Michaël Youn	...	Billy The Kid
Sylvie Testud	...	Calamity Jane
Daniel Prévost	...	Pat Poker
Alexandra Lamy	...	Belle
Melvil Poupaud	...	Jesse James
Jean-François Balmer	...	Le gouverneur
André Oumansky	...	President
Gabriel Corrado	...	Luke's Father
Pompeyo Audivert	...	Undertaker
Atilio Pozzobón	...	Barman
Alberto Laiseca	...	Dick Digger
Mathias Sandor	...	Young Luke
Carolina Presno	...	Luke's Mother
Carlos Kaspar	...	Hank

Storyline

Fearless gunslinger Lucky Luke is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.

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Plot Keywords:

lucky luke | character name as title | gunslinger | breaking the fourth wall | saloon | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Wayne is credited in the end credits of this movie for not being in this movie.

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Goofs

The credit for "Saloon Girls" is misspelled as "Saloon Gilrs".

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Quotes

Belle: [on Luke] He needs a real woman.
Calamity Jane: I AM a real woman.

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Crazy Credits

The twenty-fourth acting credit is "Désse de la Nature (translation: Nature Goddess) - La Pachamama".

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Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

Boogie Woogie Fever
Performed by Gene O'Quinn (as Gene O'Quin)

User Reviews

I was hoping for more

On the bright side, the to date latest installment of Lucky Luke on the big screen can brag with great sets, customes and make-up and even some CGI one wouldn't expect from a movie that was shot on a budget of 27 million Euros (approximatly 36 million Dollars).

The obvious downside is what the movie was widely criticized for: the plot. While it has it's troubles following or even developing a story, some character traits are somewhat disregarding the comic original.

Its biggest problem still is that the movie cannot decide whether it wants to approach a western setting via emphasizing action, drama or comedy. It succeeds in neither of these approaches, leaving the audience unsatisfied. This makes it also difficult to tell which would be the appropriate audience. While the comedic reliefs are definitely hitting the sense of humor of eight year olds, the action and drama parts are far more suitable for older viewers. Or would you want your kids to see one of their comic heroes suffer a psychotic breakdown for murdering people?

The quality of acting varies both with the actors as well as in different scenes. Summed up it could be considered as adequate.

The director has some really interesting shots and angles but keeps overusing them to an extend that completely different scenes on different sets give you the feeling it was the very same scene repeated once more. Less would have been more.

If you are a die hard fan of Lucky Luke, french movies or one of the actors, it can be recommended. If you are looking for a western, a family movie or simply quality entertainment, skip this one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

France Argentina

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 October 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Laimingasis Lukas

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Box Office

Budget:

EUR27,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,854,472

Company Credits

Production Co:

UGC YM, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1