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Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail (Jean Reno), is a 12th-century Gallic knight who finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dim servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille (Christian Clavier), when a wizard's spell goes awry. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, Godefroy and Jacquouille run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail (Valérie Lemercier), an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times I didn't find it very funny, but then I didn't find Black Sheep or The Cable Guy very funny, either, so maybe the problem is with me or, more likely, maybe all three films need to be sealed into capsules and shot into space. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Jan 1, 1993 Full Review Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Sensacine Les visiteurs is a messy mash-up. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Aug 29, 2016 Full Review Neil Cohen Echo Magazine Rated: 4/5 Jul 29, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 5, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jack V Hillarious movie, fully recommend (especially for French speakers since there's brilliant wordplay too). Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review robert p I saw this movie dubbed in english, I found it kind of funny!!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review camille l Certes, Les Visiteurs a pu être un film d'enfance pour certains. Force est de constater que le film de Jean-Marie Poirée est un film quasiment effroyable, une immondice comme on en a rarement vu, une oeuvre d'une incompétence folle. Entre acteurs nuls et plans aléatoires, nous sommes sur un vrai navet, une catastrophe industrielle. Rien n'est drôle, tout est hurlé, crié et vociféré pour un résultat pathétique. Heureusement, Valérie Lemercier et Christian Bujeau sont absolument formidables dans un film qui ne les mérite pas. Les Visiteurs est une catastrophe, une honte nationale. Mais tant que des gens riront à "on lui pèlera le jonc" dans un gros plan vomitif, on continuera à faire ce genre de films... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A classic. This terrific French farce uses the same "fish out of water" conceit as the much-loved 70s TV series 'Catweazle', but to far better effect. Reno and Clavier (who co-wrote the screenplay) play their roles as medieval Frenchman stranded in the 20th century to the hilt, and Clavier is terrifically funny as the awful, coarse and terminally stupid Baldrick-esque squire. This makes no pretence at sophistication but it has a heart of gold, gags galore, and marvellous performances, and very unusually the English language remake with Clavier and Reno reprising the lead roles is an unexpected delight, and highly recommended if you dont want to grapple with subtitles. A very funny film that should be much better known outside the Frwnch-speaking world. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a great movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the funniest films ever, in fact all my friends love it. The idea that critics loved the last Jedi but hated this film shows their level of intelligence. Never take any notice of the critics! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail (Jean Reno), is a 12th-century Gallic knight who finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dim servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille (Christian Clavier), when a wizard's spell goes awry. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, Godefroy and Jacquouille run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail (Valérie Lemercier), an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.
Director
Jean-Marie Poiré
Producer
Alain Terzian
Screenwriter
Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$700.6K
Runtime
1h 45m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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