The Dope (2003)

Name: The Dope
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2003-02-05
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Michaël Youn, Vincent Desagnat, Zoé Félix, Kad Merad, Alex Descas

The Dope (2003), directed by François Desagnat, starring Michaël Youn and Vincent Desagnat.

02/05/2003 BR Comedy 1h 33m

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Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling the stuff leads to a variety of people chasing after them.

Vincent MathiasCinematography
François DesagnatDirector, Writer
Thomas SorriauxDirector, Writer
Marco CavéEditing

About the film

La Beuze (Eng: The Dope) is a 2003 French comedy film directed by François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux.

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La Beuze (Eng: The Dope) is a 2003 French comedy film directed by François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux.

Plot

Alphonse and Scotch, lifelong friends, discover a stash of cannabis that belonged to the Nazis for human experimentation. Pursued by the French police's narcotics division and the son of a former Nazi seeking the cannabis, they attempt to start a business with their high-quality weed.

Cast

Michaël Youn as Alphonse Brown

Vincent Desagnat as Scotch

Alex Descas as Shaft

Zoé Félix as Dina

Jorge Cabezas as Adolfo

Production and release

The budget for the film is estimated at €5 million. It was officially released on February 5, 2003.

Reception

Variety called the film an "irreverent slice of nonsense about two affable losers who are blissfully unaware of their own moronic ineptitude." Abus de Ciné wrote, "to be clear, the film is pitiful, the script nonexistent, the actors are average, and the main character (Mr. Youn) doesn't do the kind of heavy-handed humor we'd expect."

References

External links

La Beuze at IMDb

Text from La Beuze on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Beuze

Trivia

It premiered on February 5, 2003, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h33 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "La Beuze".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosPathé Renn Productions, Neo Productions, M6 Films, Canal+
CountriesFrance
LanguagesFrench
StatusReleased

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Vincent Mathias Cinematography
François Desagnat Director
Thomas Sorriaux Director
Marco Cavé Editing
Abel Nahmias Producer
Alexandre Azaria Original music
François Desagnat Writer
Guy Laurent Writer
Juliette Arnaud Writer
Philippe de Chauveron Writer
Tefa Writer
Thomas Sorriaux Writer

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What is The Dope about?

The Dope: Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling…

Who directed The Dope?

The Dope was directed by François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux in 2003.

Who stars in The Dope?

The cast of The Dope includes Michaël Youn, Vincent Desagnat, Zoé Félix, Kad Merad and Alex Descas.

How long is The Dope?

The Dope runs for 93 minutes, or 1h33.