Les Compères
{{Infobox film
| name = {{Lang|fr|Les Compères}}
| image = LesComperes.jpg
| director = Francis Veber
| producer = Jean-Claude Bourlat
| writer = Francis Veber
| starring = Gérard Depardieu
Pierre Richard
| music = Vladimir Cosma
| cinematography = Claude Agostini
| editing = Marie-Sophie Dubus
| distributor = European International
| released = {{Film date|1983|11|23|France|1984|03|01|U.S.|df=y}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
}}
{{Lang|fr|Les Compères}} ({{IPA|fr|le kɔ̄pɛʁ|lang}}; English title: ComDads) is a 1983 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard and Anny Duperey. The film had 4,847,229 admissions in France.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6817&affich=france|title = Les Compères (1983) |publisher= JPBox-Office}}
In 1997, this movie was remade as Fathers' Day in the US. When it was released in the U.S. in the summer of 1984, it received negative reviews from many critics. Siskel & Ebert gave it two resounding "thumbs down" marks on their TV show, stating that the movie was "basically a French sitcom" and had too many stupid characters.
Plot
A teenaged boy has run away from home. His father is ineffective at finding him, so his mother contacts two former lovers from around the time her son was conceived, telling them both that the child is their son and asking them to look for him. One of them (Depardieu) is a tough journalist investigating the Mafia, while the other (Richard) is a timid former teacher who was on the verge of committing suicide when he received the telephone call. The two former boyfriends finally meet, and together they locate the son. They both argue who is really the father. In the end the son tells both Depardieu and Richard (while the other is out of earshot) that his mother thinks that he is the father. Thus, the son adopts both of them as his fathers, and also reconciles with his real father.
Cast
- Pierre Richard — Francois Pignon
- Gérard Depardieu — Jean Lucas
- Anny Duperey — Christine
- Michel Aumont — Paul
- Stephane Bierry — Tristan
- Roland Blanche — Jeannot
- Philippe Khorsand — Milan
- Jean-Jacques Scheffer — Ralph
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0085354}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|les_comperes}}
{{Francis Veber}}
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Category:French crime comedy films
Category:1980s French-language films
Category:Fiction about fatherhood
Category:Films about father–son relationships
Category:Films directed by Francis Veber
Category:Films with screenplays by Francis Veber
Category:Films scored by Vladimir Cosma
Category:1980s crime comedy films
Category:1980s buddy comedy films
Category:French-language crime comedy films
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