Didier (film)

Didier is a 1997 French comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat. Chabat received a César Award for Best Debut in 1998.

Didier
Directed by	Alain Chabat
Written by	Alain Chabat
Produced by	Claude Berri
Starring	Jean-Pierre Bacri Alain Chabat
Cinematography	Laurent Dailland
Edited by	Roland Baubeau
Music by	Philippe Chany Raggasonic
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	29 January 1997 (1997-01-29)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$8.8 million[citation needed]
Box office	$21.8 million[1][failed verification]

Plot

Jean-Pierre, a football agent, has agreed to keep Didier, the dog of friend and film journalist Annabelle. During the night, the Labrador is transformed into a human, at least in appearance, but Didier is still a dog psychologically. Confronted by Richard, the boss of the football club that hires him, Jean-Pierre did not need another problem in addition to the ones from his famous football players, Fabrice and Baco, both injured only one week before a very important match against the Paris Saint-Germain. Didier is going to help him and replace the injured players. But the real mission of Didier is to reconcile Jean-Pierre and his girlfriend Maria.

Cast

• Jean-Pierre Bacri as Jean-Pierre Costa
• Alain Chabat as Didier / Didje Hazanavicius, the dog transformed into a human
• Elliot as Didier the golden labrador
• Isabelle Gélinas as Maria
• Lionel Abelanski as Charlie Abitbol
• Michel Bompoil as Coco
• Jean-Marie Frin as Richard Guerra
• Chantal Lauby as Solange
• Zinedine Soualem as Camel Mimouni
• Jacques Vincey as Adolf, chief of the skinheads
• Caroline Cellier as Annabelle
• Josiane Balasko as Mrs. Massart, the podiatrist-hypnotist
• Dominique Farrugia as a supporter of the Paris Saint-Germain
• Dieudonné as Jean, a sports commentator
• Serge Hazanavicius as Fabrice, a soccer player
• Jean Seaille as Bruno Miriel
• Isabelle Alexis as Barbara
• Marie-Charlotte Dutot as Camille

Reception

The film opened at number one at the French box office with a gross of 21.7 million French Franc ($4 million).^[2] It was number one for a second week^[3] and went on to gross $21.8 million.^{[1][failed verification]}

See also

• The Shaggy Dog (1959), a Walt Disney film where a young boy is transformed into a dog
• The Shaggy D.A. (1976), the sequel of the previous film
• The Shaggy Dog (2006), a modern remake of 1959 film The Shaggy Dog