Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994

1h 40m

7.5(1301 votes)

Comedy

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.

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Cast & Crew

58 members

Acting

Chantal Lauby

Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist

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Alain Chabat

Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist

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Dominique Farrugia

Simon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist

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Gérard Darmon

Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro

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Sam Karmann

Disturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier

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Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Jean-Paul Martoni

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Eric Prat

Philippe Garcia

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Marc de Jonge

Serge Karamazov's boss

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Valérie Lemercier

M. Jacques' widow

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Patrick Lizana

Grimaldi, policeman

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Tchéky Karyo

Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist

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Daniel Gélin

Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist

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Jean-Pierre Bacri

3rd projectionist

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Eddy Mitchell

4th projectionist

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Hélène de Fougerolles

Sandy

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Florence Joubert

Susan

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Guillaume de Montlivault

Maximilien

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Dominique Besnehard

Journalist at the Cameo

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Hélène Rodier

Janine

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Géraldine Bonnet-Guérin

Tiffany, la secrétaire

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Dave

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Benoit De Lorme

Dead in the car

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Camera

Nicolas Sommermeyer

Valet "Le Martinez"

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Alain Clément

Receptionist "Le Martinez"

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Nicolas Giraudi

Bellman "Le Martinez"

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Patrice Laffont

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Zoon Besse

Cop at report

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Artus de Penguern

Sens

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Pierre Amzallag

Bestel

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Sophie Mounicot

Gossip Journalist

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Claire Hammond

Gossip Journalist

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Florence Viala

Martine

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Christine Burlett

Tramp with cart

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Jean-Pierre Thorn

Exploding jogger

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Christian Moro

Odile's assistant

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Pierre Val

Odile's assistant

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Alexis Desseaux

Odile's assistant

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Michèle Comba

Simon's dresser

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Pierre Lescure

Production

Daniel Toscan du Plantier

Production

Pierre Héros

Self

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Rosanna Arquette

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Fedele Papalia

Butler of the "Bicouli dressé"

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Nicolas Abraham

Server of the "Bicouli dressé"

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Patrick Steltzer

Electrocuted boy

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Anne Lévy

Carole, presenter of the 'marches'

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Olivier Doran

Jean, presenter of the 'marches'

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Franck Milhan

Sylvie (the big bearded man)

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Bruno Argence

Moron in the crowd

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Philippe Chany

Moron's neighbor in the crowd

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Michel Hazanavicius

Régis

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Christian Gazio

Ambulance nurse

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Jennifer Ayache

Young passerby

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Eric Nguyen

Journalist

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Victoria Obermayer

Airport hostess

Crew

Fabienne Gardon

Corinne

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Bruno Carette

Misou Mizou (archive footage)

Writing

Henri de Turenne

Narrator of the tissu documentary (voice)

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