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Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

19947.51h 40m

Overview

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

Directed by Alain Berbérian
Written by Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, Chantal Lauby
Produced by Charles Gassot
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Top Cast

Chantal Lauby

Chantal Lauby

Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist

Dominique Farrugia

Dominique Farrugia

Simon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist

Gérard Darmon

Gérard Darmon

Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro

Sam Karmann

Sam Karmann

Disturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Jean-Paul Martoni

Eric Prat

Eric Prat

Philippe Garcia

Marc de Jonge

Marc de Jonge

Serge Karamazov's boss

Valérie Lemercier

Valérie Lemercier

M. Jacques' widow

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Patrick Lizana

Grimaldi, policeman

Themes & Keywords

francemovie businessbodyguarddark comedyfilm in filmserial killersicklevomitingpress agent1990scanneshammer

About Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy is a comedy film released in 1994 exploring themes of france, movie business, bodyguard, dark comedy, film in film, serial killer. Directed by Alain Berbérian, it stars Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia. A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

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