Les Compères (1983)
Directed by Francis Veber
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Comedy, Odd Couple Film, Road Movie |
Run Time - 92 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by John Bush
When her teen-aged son (Stephane Bierry) runs away and the police are noncommittal, a woman (Anne Duperey) convinces two old flames -- a crusading journalist (Gerard Depardieu) and a hypochondriac (Pierre Richard) -- that each is the father of her son in order to spur someone into action. Both eventually decide to search for the boy, meet up, and tell each other their stories without realizing they are looking for the same kid. This French comedy was remade in the U.S. as Fathers' Day in 1997.
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father, journalism, missing-person, paternity, runaway [from home], son, mob-boss, search, depression, evidence, parent, corruption, politician