Les Frères Pétard (1986)
Directed by Hervé Palud

Comedy / Crime
aka: The Joint Brothers

Film Synopsis

Momo and Manu are flat broke so they willingly agree to deliver a consignment of statuettes from Amsterdam, which they discover contain narcotics.  In return, they are given a kilogram of grass, which they decide to sell immediately.  It seems like an easy way to make cash, but as the boys discover there's more to being a dealer than you think...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Hervé Palud
  • Script: Hervé Palud, Igor Aptekman
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Jacques Tarbès
  • Music: Jacques Delaporte
  • Cast: Gérard Lanvin (Manu), Jacques Villeret (Momo), Josiane Balasko (Aline), Valérie Mairesse (Brigitte), Daniel Russo (Harky), Thomas M. Pollard (Sammy), Patrice Valota (Teuch), Alain Pacadis (La Balance), Cheik Doukouré (Sammy), Philippe Khorsand (Un flic), Dominique Lavanant (Une flic), Michel Galabru (Le père de Momo), Raymond Aquilon (Un flic), Jean-Paul Bonnaire (Un flic), Michel Bonnet (Le vigile), Albert Dray (Un flic), René Duclos (Nanard), Carole Fredericks (La chanteuse), Norbert Letheule (Aldo), Smaïn (Le jeune homme du train)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: The Joint Brothers

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