Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

12
1h 40m
1994
7.5 /10 (1,304)

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.

Country : France
Genre : Comedy
Languages : Français, svenska, English
Released Date: 1994-03-09

Top Billed Cast

Chantal Lauby

Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist

Alain Chabat

Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist

Dominique Farrugia

Simon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist

Gérard Darmon

Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro

Sam Karmann

Disturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Jean-Paul Martoni

Eric Prat

Philippe Garcia

Marc de Jonge

Serge Karamazov's boss

Valérie Lemercier

M. Jacques' widow

Patrick Lizana

Grimaldi, policeman

Tchéky Karyo

Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist

Daniel Gélin

Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist

Jean-Pierre Bacri

3rd projectionist

Eddy Mitchell

4th projectionist

Hélène de Fougerolles

Sandy

Florence Joubert

Susan

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