Comedies involving Francis Veber
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This section is for comedies involving Francis Veber as an actor, director or writer. By default the movies are presented starting with those ranking highest on the laugh-o-meter, but you can also sort them by year, title or IMDB rating.
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Francis Veber is said to have been born on Wednesday 28 July 1937, which would make him 86 years and 8 months old (if this date is accurate and he is alive today).
Titles involving Francis Veber sorted by Laugh-o-meter (descending) / page 2 of 2
Francis Veber was credited as
writer and
director in the following film.
At the time, he would have been about
51 years old.
Three Fugitives
1989 |
USA | Laughs: 2.9 (Just Awful) |
imdb: 6.2
wikipedia |
dmoz |
who was involved?
A terrible remake of the decent 1986 French comedy
The Fugitives for North-American audiences—by the original director, Francis Veber, who has committed the best (
The Dinner Game) and worst of comedies. On the very day of his release from a five-year jail term, a hardened bank robber (Nick Nolte) gets taken hostage by an inept amateur. Nick Nolte is a poor replacement for Gérard Depardieu, but at least he has a presence… Whereas in comparison to Pierre Richard (a wonderful "clown"), the amateur robber is a big zero.
(Last viewed: April 2012)
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Francis Veber was credited as
writer in the following film.
At the time, he would have been about
44 years old.
The Toy
1982 |
USA | Laughs: 2.0 (Chuckle) |
imdb: 5.9
wikipedia |
who was involved?
A magnate's son convinces his father to hire a grown man to be his toy for a week. The movie is light-hearted but a bit chaotic for my taste, a trademark of John Landis, whose comedies don't tend to be my cup of tea.
It's a long while since I've seen the original after which this movie was made, the 1976 French film
Le Jouet, and even though it didn't leave me with lasting impressions, given that it featured Pierre Richard in his golden years I'm fairly certain it was superior to the remake on most counts, especially the one that matters the most: laughs.
(Last viewed: April 2020)
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