Didier (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Didier

| image = Didier French Poster.jpg

| caption =

| director = Alain Chabat

| producer = Claude Berri

| writer = Alain Chabat

| narrator =

| starring = Jean-Pierre Bacri
Alain Chabat

| music = Philippe Chany
Raggasonic

| cinematography = Laurent Dailland

| editing = Roland Baubeau

| distributor = AMLF

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1997|1|29}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget = $8.8 million{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

| gross = $21.8 million{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3371|title=Didier (1997) - JPBox-Office}}{{failed verification|date=January 2016}}

}}

Didier is a 1997 French comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat. Chabat received a César Award for Best Debut in 1998.

Plot

Jean-Pierre, a football agent, has agreed to keep Didier, the dog of friend and film journalist Annabelle. During the night, the Labrador is transformed into a human, at least in appearance, but Didier is still a dog psychologically. Confronted by Richard, the boss of the football club that hires him, Jean-Pierre did not need another problem in addition to the ones from his famous football players, Fabrice and Baco, both injured only one week before a very important match against the Paris Saint-Germain. Didier is going to help him and replace the injured players. But the real mission of Didier is to reconcile Jean-Pierre and his girlfriend Maria.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Bacri as Jean-Pierre Costa
Alain Chabat as Didier / Didje Hazanavicius, the dog transformed into a human
Elliot as Didier the golden labrador
Isabelle Gélinas as Maria
Lionel Abelanski as Charlie Abitbol
Michel Bompoil as Coco
Jean-Marie Frin as Richard Guerra
Chantal Lauby as Solange
Zinedine Soualem as Camel Mimouni
Jacques Vincey as Adolf, chief of the skinheads
Caroline Cellier as Annabelle
Josiane Balasko as Mrs. Massart, the podiatrist-hypnotist
Dominique Farrugia as a supporter of the Paris Saint-Germain
Dieudonné as Jean, a sports commentator
Serge Hazanavicius as Fabrice, a soccer player
Jean Seaille as Bruno Miriel
Isabelle Alexis as Barbara
Marie-Charlotte Dutot as Camille

Reception

The film opened at number one at the French box office with a gross of 21.7 million French Franc ($4 million).{{cite magazine|title=France Top 15|magazine=Screen International|date=14 February 1997|page=46|quote=$4,012,801; $1=FFR5.4}} It was number one for a second week{{cite magazine|title=France Top 15|magazine=Screen International|date=21 February 1997|page=38}} and went on to gross $21.8 million.{{failed verification|date=January 2016}}