Les Babas Cool
| Les Babas Cool | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | François Leterrier |
| Written by | Martin Lamotte Philippe Bruneau |
| Produced by | Yves Rousset-Rouard |
| Starring | Christian Clavier Philippe Léotard Marie-Anne Chazel |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Robin |
| Edited by | Claudine Bouché |
| Music by | Nino Ferrer |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC) Groupement des Editeurs de Films (GEF) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Les Babas Cool is a French comedy film directed by François Leterrier. It was released in 1981. The film is also known under the alternate title Quand tu seras débloqué… fais-moi signe ! (lit. 'When you're less stuck... let me know !')[1][2]
Plot
Antoine Bonfils is a household appliance salesman. His car breaks down close to a farm. Looking for help, he figures out that the people there are living in a commune, like hippies.
Cast
- Christian Clavier : Antoine Bonfils
- Philippe Léotard : Blaise
- Marie-Anne Chazel : Aline
- Martin Lamotte : Gilles
- Charlotte de Turckheim : Christine
- Paul Préboist : M. Triconet
- Catherine Frot : Véronique
- Nadia Barentin : Tania
- Sophie Renoir : Charlotte
- Richard Bohringer : Paul
- Anémone : Alexandra
- Bruno Moynot : Doctor Jean Morin
About the film
The term “baba-cool”, also spelled “baba cool” or “babacool‘ (from the Hindi baba ’daddy” and the English cool “calm”), is French for “hippie”.
The film was shot between June 18 and August 3, 1981,[3] mainly in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region: Forcalquier, Gréoux-les-Bains, Manosque, Reillanne and Simiane-la-Rotonde.
The film was not a box-office success, ending the year with just under 500,000 admissions3, half as many as François Leterrier's previous film starring Clavier, Je vais craquer, which ended the year with a million admissions.[4]
References
- ^ Dumez, Virgile. "Quand tu seras débloqué… fais-moi signe ! (Les babas cool) : critique du film (1981) [In French]". Cine Dweller. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "LES BABAS COOL (1981) [In French]". Les Monde Des Avengers. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Ciné-ressources.
- ^ Virgile Dumez. "Quand tu seras débloqué… fais-moi signe ! (Les babas cool) : critique du film (1981)". cinedweller.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024..
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