September 17, 2010
Like Austin Powers, only funny, French and from 1973
Jean-Paul Belmondo,
Jacqueline Bisset,
Vittorio Caprioli,
Monique Tarbes,
Mario David
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In this parody of James Bond movies, a dullard of a spy novelist finds himself the subject of an English sociology student's term papers. She travels to his Paris apartment to do her research and thei... read more
Directed by: Philippe de Broca
DVD Release Date: January 22, 2002
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November 9, 2011French movie released in 1973, starring the stunning Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Francois Merlin is an espionnage-book writer. Francois Merlin is an espionnage-book writer. Le Magnifique is a slapstick spoof of B-series espionage movies and novels.Great fun, this ab... read more
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April 2, 2012an aged french parody of bond that ended up trying to be more like Castle, except much worse. I'd mistakenly thought that this would be a good dvd to borrow, since we enjoyed Dujardin's two recently-released OSS 117 shows which seemed to be based on this genre, but I think there ... read more
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February 13, 2008Without fail, when I need a laugh or smile, this one always comes through. A perfect display of Belmondo's talents as an actor.
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