The Goat

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The Goat

1981

1h 33m

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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

10/23/2004

1.5/4

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

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

08/21/2008

C+

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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/07/2005

2/5

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

12/05/2004

3/5

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

09/29/2004

4/5

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.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

08/22/2004

3/5

A funny French film filled with plenty of slapstick comedy.

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KÃ©vin B

02/16/2024

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.

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Mike C

02/05/2024

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

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Cinephemeride

10/17/2023

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

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10/16/2020

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.

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10/31/2014

another 'pink panther" knock-off

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07/07/2014

Et toujours, je ris !

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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
Producer: Jacques Bourdon, Marc Goldstaub
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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