How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

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How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby

1974

1h 30m

5.5(34 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A story about a guy who still lives with his mother and sells some really awful alcohol to bartenders. The only way for him to do this is to cry and invent himself an awful life. Then he meets the beautiful woman whose goal in life is to sleep with the less exciting guys on Earth.

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10 featured cast members

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Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Antoine Robineau

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Cécile Malempin

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Jane

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Gérard Malempin

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Foisnard

Evelyne Buyle

Evelyne Buyle

Marie-Josée Mulot

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Le mime du cabaret

Laurence Badie

Laurence Badie

Une employée de l'hôtel

Paul Bisciglia

Paul Bisciglia

Le chasseur PLM

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Léonce, le patron du bistrot

Creative team

Directed by: Michel Audiard
Written by: Michel Audiard
Jean-Marie Poiré

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