Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres (1979)

Note Générale:

5,7/10   

Réalisateur:

Jean Girault

Scénaristes:

Richard Balducci (characters)
Gérard Beytout (adaptation)

Date de sortie:

31 janvier 1979 (France)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime | Science-Fiction

Intrigue:

The bungling inspector Cruchot (Funès) finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Sun | Saint Tropez | Nun | UFO

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Simple, but irresistible when you're in the right mood!

Ensemble

Louis de Funès	...	Maréchal des Logis-chef Ludovic Cruchot
Michel Galabru	...	Adjudant Jérôme Gerber
Maurice Risch	...	Maréchal des Logis Beaupied
Jean-Pierre Rambal	...	Maréchal des Logis Taupin
Guy Grosso	...	Maréchal des Logis Tricard
Michel Modo	...	Maréchal des Logis Berlicot
France Rumilly	...	Soeur Clotilde
Jean-Roger Caussimon	...	L'évêque
Mario David	...	Le voleur du bidon d'huile
Jacques François	...	Le colonel
Maria Mauban	...	Joséfa Cruchot
Madeleine Delavaivre	...	Soeur képi Gerber
Micheline Bourday	...	Mme Cécilia Gerber
Jacqueline Jefford	...	Soeur carrure rugbyman
René Berthier	...	Berthier, l'adjoint du colonel

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (UK) (video title)

Durée:

96 min | Spain:86 min (DVD edition)

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Netherlands:AL | West Germany:6 (nf) | Argentina:Atp | Norway:11 | Spain:T

Lieux de tournage:

Plage de Pampelonne, Var, France

Société:

Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Anecdotes:

Visa d'exploitation en France : # 49700. Avec l'aimable autorisation de Paul Loup Sulitzer (Domaine de la Capella)

Connexions:

Suivi par Le gendarme et les gendarmettes (1982)

Simple, but irresistible when you're in the right mood!

Le Gendarme et les Extra Terrestres is one of the last episodes in the "gendarme"-series, situated in the beautiful south of France (St. Tropez).

Louis de Funes again plays Ludovic Cruchot. When his colleague-gendarme Beaupied (Maurice Risch) sees a flying saucer, no one believes him. Not much later however, Cruchot also sees the saucer. The two gendarmes try to convince their colleagues that they must do something to defeat the aliens, especially when it becomes clear that these aliens can copy the looks of anyone they like, including the gendarmes. But how do you catch aliens you can not distinguish from your own colleagues?

Don't complain about the special effects. They are bad. The saucer, when flying, is very poorly pasted in the film, especially in the final scene where it flies over the St Tropez harbor. It doesn't matter, even contributes to the overall fun-factor of this movie.

The movie contains more than enough memorable scenes, that is if you like its kind of humour. De Funes singing in a nuns-choir is hilarious. De Funes patting everybody on the back (to check if they sound hollow) and stabbing his boss in his ass (because he thinks he's an alien) is great. Also the scenes where Baupied's alien look-a like offers him a flower and where De Funes' cap is set on fire by an alien are classics.

The movie gives him enough room to display his famous neurotic character. A must see for fans of De Funes and of French comedy. 7/10 points.