French Fried Vacation | |
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Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
Screenplay by | Patrice Leconte Le Splendid |
Produced by | Yves Rousset-Rouard |
Starring | Josiane Balasko Michel Blanc Marie-Anne Chazel Christian Clavier Gérard Jugnot Thierry Lhermitte |
Cinematography | Jean-François Robin |
Music by | Michel Bernholc Serge Gainsbourg |
Production company | Trinacra Films |
Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $17.3 million[1] |
French Fried Vacation (French: Les Bronzés, [le bʁɔ̃ze]) is a 1978 cult French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French comedy group Le Splendid. Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Christian Clavier wrote and created together the play "Amours, Coquillages et Crustacés", and drew the scenario for Les Bronzés from this café-théâtre piece.[2] The film has achieved cult status in France, where it sold 2.2 million tickets during its initial theatrical release.
It was followed by two sequels, also directed by Patrice Leconte: Les Bronzés font du ski (1979) and Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie (2006).