La Chèvre (1981)

Directed by

Francis Veber

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, buddy film, detective film

Country

Malta, France, Mexico

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 717 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clumsy man is recruited to help find a missing heiress because of his incredible run of bad luck. He and a tough private detective travel to Mexico, where their mismatched personalities cause one mishap after another.

comediclightheartedchaoticplayfulsillybumblingwhimsicaladventurous

What happens

La Chèvre (English title: Knock on Wood, literal translation: The goat) is a 1981 buddy cop comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo. It’s an international co-production film between France and Mexico. An American remake of this film was made in 1991, starring Martin Short and Danny Glover, entitled Pure Luck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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