Didier (film)
Didier is a French comedy film directed by Alain Chabat, released in 1997. The director received a César Award for Best Debut in 1998.
| Didier | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alain Chabat |
| Produced by | Claude Berri |
| Written by | Alain Chabat |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Bacri Alain Chabat |
| Music by | Philippe Chany Raggasonic |
| Cinematography | Laurent Dailland |
| Edited by | Roland Baubeau |
| Distributed by | AMLF (France) United Artists (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.8 million |
| Box office | $21.8 million[1] |
Plot
Jean-Pierre, a soccer agent, has agreed to keep Didier, the dog of friend and film journalist Annabelle. During the night, the Labrador is transformed into a human, at least in appearance, but Didier is still a dog psychologically. Confronted by Richard, the boss of the soccer club that hires him, Jean-Pierre did not need another problem in addition to the ones from his famous soccer players, Fabrice and Baco, both injured only one week before a very important match against the Paris Saint-Germain. Didier is going to help him and replace the injured players. But the real mission of Didier is to reconcile Jean-Pierre and his girlfriend Maria.
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Bacri as Jean-Pierre Costa
- Alain Chabat as Didier, the dog transformed in a human (soccer player Didje Hazanavicius)
- Isabelle Gélinas as Maria
- Lionel Abelanski as Charlie Abitbol
- Michel Bompoil as Coco
- Jean-Marie Frin as Richard Guerra
- Chantal Lauby as Solange
- Zinedine Soualem as Camel Mimouni
- Jacques Vincey as Adolf, chief of the skinheads
- Caroline Cellier as Annabelle
- Josiane Balasko as Mrs. Massart, the podiatrist-hypnotist
- Dominique Farrugia as a supporter of the Paris Saint-Germain
- Dieudonné as Jean, a sports commentator
- Serge Hazanavicius as Jean-Philippe, a sports commentator
- Jean Seaille as Bruno Miriel
- Isabelle Alexis as Barbara
- Marie-Charlotte Dutot as Camille
See also
- The Shaggy Dog (1959), a Walt Disney film where a young boy is transformed into a dog
- The Shaggy D.A. (1976), the sequel of the previous film
- The Shaggy Dog (2006), a modern remake of 1959 film The Shaggy Dog