The Goat

1981

1h 33m

Comedy

Adventure

Crime

Drama

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50%

6 Reviews

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83%

1,000+ Ratings

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A French tycoon sends his accident-prone accountant (Pierre Richard) and a private eye (Gérard Depardieu) to Mexico to find his missing daughter.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The French are funny. Sex is funny. And comedies are funny. Yet no French sex comedies are funny.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

One-joke slapstick farce about a klutz who becomes useful during a kidnap investigation.

Rated: C+

Aug 21, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 7, 2005

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Rated: 3/5

Dec 5, 2004

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Veber's breakthrough, thanks to the inspired teaming of Richard and Depardieu -- and a brilliantly simple concept that doesn't stand up to (or ask for) very much scrutiny.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 29, 2004

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A funny French film filled with plenty of slapstick comedy.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 22, 2004

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KÃ©vin B

A great French comedy, with a young Depardieu doing more his part. This film by Veber participates to his legacy as a promising and talented comedic screenwriter of French Cinema.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Mike C

Meilleur comédie Française, je ne peut qu'aimer le duo Gérard Depardieu-Pierre Richard

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Cinephemeride

a great French comedy. The duo Pierre Richard / Gérard Depardieu works wonderfully and the whole thing is irresistible

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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william k

A deliberately silly premise delivers the basis for a slightly entertaining slapstick comedy, Depardieu and Richard make it work.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is a very unique comedy. It has everything and then some: well-acted and charismatic characters, melodrama, shootings, fights and much more. It's something that only the French are capable of pulling off, as indicated by the feeble attempt to remake it (I think it was titled Pure Luck in the US and it was an absolute disaster). Anyway, go and watch it, it's a non-stop laugh. Watch it in French with subtitles if you have to, but the dubbed version is not as good. Oh, and don't read Roger Ebert's review, he is completely off base on this one. This is not a sex comedy. Period.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

another 'pink panther" knock-off

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Pierre Richard

François Perrin

Gérard Depardieu

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Synopsis

A French tycoon sends his accident-prone accountant (Pierre Richard) and a private eye (Gérard Depardieu) to Mexico to find his missing daughter.

Director: Francis Veber
Screenwriter: Francis Veber
Production Co: Conacite Dos, Gaumont International, Fideline Films
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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