La Chèvre
La Chèvre (English title: Knock on Wood, literal translation: The Goat) is a 1981 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo.
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| Directed by | Francis Veber |
| Produced by | Alain Poiré |
| Written by | Francis Veber |
| Starring | Pierre Richard Gérard Depardieu |
| Music by | Vladimir Cosma |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France Mexico |
| Language | French Spanish |
| Box office | $ 56.6 million |
An American remake of this film was made in 1991, starring Martin Short and Danny Glover, entitled Pure Luck.
Plot
La Chèvre features Depardieu as the tough-guy private detective Campana, hired to find Marie, the daughter of a rich businessman, who has mysteriously disappeared while vacationing in Mexico. The case turns out to be complicated – several attempts to find her have already failed. A psychologist, Meyer, who works for the businessman, suggests a plan. Marie is known to be extremely unlucky and accident-prone; the psychologist advises sending someone equally accident-prone to find her, on the theory that what happened to her may also happen to him, and thus, following her steps while the detective tags along, the daughter can be found and returned home. Richard's character Perrin is an awkward, accident-prone accountant who works for the businessman, and is chosen to implement the scheme. The adventures of an odd duo begin...
Cast
- Pierre Richard as François Perrin
- Gérard Depardieu as Campana
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as The Captain
- Corynne Charbit as Marie Bens
- Maritza Olivares
- André Valardy as Meyer
- Jorge Luke as Arbal
- Sergio Calderón as Prisoner
- Michel Robin as Alexandre Bens
- Robert Dalban as The technician
Release history and facts
| Country | Release date |
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| France | 9 December 1981 |
| Germany | 19 March 1982 |
| Netherlands | 15 July 1982 |
| Mexico | 1 December 1982 |
| Italy | 13 February 1983 |
| Soviet Union | 1985 |
| United States | 26 July 1985 |
The movie is sadly infamous in Italy for an arson in a cinema in Turin in which it was projected, killing 64 people.
Reception
The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of 1985 by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[1]
References
- "1985 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- La Chevre/Knock On Wood at Films de France site.
External links