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Just Visiting

Just Visiting

They're not just from another time, they're from France.

20014.71h 28m

Overview

A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).

Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Written by John Hughes, Christian Clavier, Jean-Marie Poiré
Produced by Patrice Ledoux, Ricardo Mestres
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $16.2M

Top Cast

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Thibault

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Andre

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Rosalind / Julia

Matt Ross

Matt Ross

Hunter

Tara Reid

Tara Reid

Angelique

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Amber

John Aylward

John Aylward

Byron

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Wizard

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Dr. Brady

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

Queen

Themes & Keywords

time travelremakealternate historydragonalternate timelineflatulence

About Just Visiting

Just Visiting is a comedy, fantasy, science fiction film released in 2001 exploring themes of time travel, remake, alternate history, dragon, alternate timeline, flatulence. Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, it stars Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate. A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).

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