Supercondriaque (2014)

Fanatical need for cleanliness of a raging hypochondriac is severe tested when he is mistaken for a war hero preparing for revolution.

Director:

Dany Boon

Writers:

Dany Boon (original idea), Dany Boon (scenario and dialogue)

Stars:

Dany Boon, Kad Merad, Alice Pol

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dany Boon	...	Romain Faubert
Kad Merad	...	Dr. Dimitri Zvenka
Alice Pol	...	Anna Zvenka
Jean-Yves Berteloot	...	Anton Miroslav
Judith El Zein	...	Norah Zvenka
Valérie Bonneton	...	Isabelle
Marthe Villalonga	...	La mère de Dimitri
Bruno Lochet	...	Le flic de l'immigration
Jérôme Commandeur	...	Guillaume Lempreur
Jonathan Cohen	...	Marc Harris
Warren Zavatta	...	Le lieutenant de police
Stéphane De Groodt	...	L'avocat de Romain
Etienne Chicot	...	La professeur urgences
Guy Lecluyse	...	Le patient 'chat dans la gorge'
Gudule Zuyten	...	Une voisine (as Gudule)

Storyline

Romain Faubert is a 39 year old, single, medical photographer.. and a raging hypochondriac. His doctor and only friend Dr. Dimitri Zvenka, thinks he knows a cure for Romain: dating. But with the arrival of freedom fighter Anton Miroslav, everyone might get more then they bargained for..

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Plot Keywords:

hypochondriac | friend | doctor | brother sister relationship | doctor patient relationship | 

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Taglines:

Garantiert ansteckend [German release]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second collaboration between Dany Boon and Kad Merad after Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (2008).

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Connections

References Les Misérables (2012)

User Reviews

Pretty bad...but some laughs

First things first : this is not the movie that will save 21st Century French comedies. It's pretty bad.

The plot makes no sense whatsoever: you would believe there are ghosts in the subways of Paris or an alien invasion in London before believing anyone would be dumb enough to confuse our super french weak main character with an east European revolutionary leader fighter type.

Dany Boon also just overplays it. In this movie he embraces being a new Louis de Funes... but does it quite pull it off. Even if he did, don't do this kind of stuff in 2014 no?

What does work sometimes is the premise of the main character : this germ and virus phobia did get a few chuckles here and there throughout the movie. Enough and often enough for me to plow through the whole thing.

Voila, you can probably pass though.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Sites [France]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English Ukrainian

Release Date:

26 February 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

Superchondriac

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$53,425,036

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé, Les Productions du Ch'timi, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1