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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.8 / 100
1977·Action / Comedy / Romance·1h 31m

ANIMAL

Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.

Above the Line
Claude Zidi·DirectorMichel Audiard·ScreenplayClaude Renoir·Director of PhotographyVladimir Cosma·Original Music ComposerRobert Isnardon·Editor
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo·Mike Gaucher / Bruno FerrariRaquel Welch·Jane GardnerDany Saval·DorisCharles Gérard·HyacintheRaymond Gérôme·Le comte de Saint-PrixJulien Guiomar·FechnerAldo Maccione·Sergio CampaneseMario David·SantosHenri Génès·CamilleFred Personne·Le maire
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 1
Claude Zidi·Director
Writing· 1
Michel Audiard·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Claude Renoir·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Robert Isnardon·EditorMonique Isnardon·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Vladimir Cosma·Original Music ComposerJean-François Naudon·Sound EditorSophie Chiabaut·Boom OperatorBernard Aubouy·Sound
Art & Design· 7
Théobald Meurisse·Production DesignThéobald Meurisse·DecoratorPaulette Breil·CostumerTanine Autré·CostumerFrancesco Smalto·CostumerJean-Louis Scherrer·CostumerGérard Blaise·Costumer
Production· 5
Christian Fechner·ProducerRené Malo·ProducerJean-Paul Belmondo·ProducerBernard Artigues·Delegated ProducerPierre Gauchet·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Sidonie Constantien·Hair Designer
By the Numbers
72.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F7D300
#336699
#99CCFF
Mood
Playful, Lighthearted
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with a mustache and beard, wearing a brown and beige sheepskin-lined jacket and dark blue pants, stands in the foreground, carrying a woman on his back. T”

comedydrama
Key Elements
Sheepskin Lined JacketWhite SneakersCowSheep
Atmosphere
Bright, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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