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

When Belle sings "The Lonesome Cowboy" in the saloon, as she says Cheval she looks straight at Pat Poker (Daniel Prévost). Prevost had previously played Lucien Cheval in Le Dîner de Cons (1998).

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Lucky Luke: Lucky Luke - Put 'em up!

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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

Follows Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)

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Soundtracks

Minas de Cobre (For better metal)
Written by Joey Burns
Performed by Calexico

User Reviews

Weak Script But Great Style

I am an American who never really read any Lucky Luke comics. I watched this movie on the strength of its trailer, and the fact that I am an enormous fan of Goscinny's other creation, Asterix the Gaul.

Die hard Lucky Luke fans seem to dislike this movie as being untrue to the comic books, whereas people unfamiliar with the comics seem to enjoy the movie more.

I definitely fall into the latter category. I found the movie to be, generally, very pleasant, very stylish, and well-acted. From what little I know of Lucky Luke's character, I don't think the movie diverged very far from the spirit of the comics. Lucky Luke was given a back-story in the movie, and a fairly dark one, at that. It worked in the movie, I don't know how much it would have upset me, had I been a real fan of the comics.

The biggest fault I found with the movie was that the script was very weak in parts, and felt VERY rushed. I would have liked more time in the beginning of the film, to establish Daisy Town, and Luke's efforts to clean up the town. More time could have also been spent, establishing the character of the villain, Pat Poker. The movie relied on the viewer having past knowledge of many of the character, but in particular, Pat Poker had a very vague character definition.

The settings were wonderful, and the real stand-out, in my mind, was the climax of the movie, which took place in Pat Poker's hideout, It was an absolutely beautiful set, which, for me, was worth the price of admission.

I'm actually pretty surprised that this movie didn't get released in this country. It was a pretty solid action-comedy with good acting, and great style. I found that these positives made up for occasional weaknesses in the writing.

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