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Banzaï

Banzaï

MAR 23, 1983 · 102 MIN · DIR. CLAUDE ZIDI

Comedy

Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, he hates to leave the office. A series of madcap mishaps involving theft or injury (as you would expect in his line of work) ensues after Michel promises Isabelle nothing will delay their marriage and she promises in turn that she's done flying. Once this unlikely promise is made, it becomes premise and both are forced into escalating white lies to maintain the appearance of keeping their word. Their predicament mounts as Isabelle is forced to do a few more flights, while Michel is compelled to travel to New York, Tunisia, and finally Hong Kong, where they are finally reunited in the throes of a contrived and hilarious drug deal involving a 747, water taxi chases, and martial arts.

Cast

  • Coluche

    Coluche

    Michel Bernardin

  • Valérie Mairesse

    Valérie Mairesse

    Isabelle Morizet, fiancée de Michel

  • Marthe Villalonga

    Marthe Villalonga

    Mme Bernardin, mère de Michel

  • Rabah Loucif

    Rabah Loucif

    Rachid

  • Didier Kaminka

    Didier Kaminka

    Paul, le cousin de Michel

  • François Perrot

    François Perrot

    Le président de "Planète Assistance"

  • Éva Darlan

    Éva Darlan

    Carole, un médecin de "Planète Assistance"

  • Zabou Breitman

    Zabou Breitman

    Sophia, de l'agence de voyages, l'amie d'Isabelle

  • Rachid Ferrache

    Rachid Ferrache

    Julien, le garçon qu'il faut rapatrier de Tunisie

  • Jean-Marie Proslier

    Jean-Marie Proslier

    L'homme d'affaires dans le Concorde

  • Isabelle Attali

    L'hôtesse du vol Paris-Tunis

  • Dominique Balzer

    Robert

Crew

Screenplay

Claude Zidi

Director of Photography

Jean-Jacques Tarbès

Editor

Nicole Saunier

Original Music Composer

Vladimir Cosma

Producer

Claude Berri