Banzaï (1983)

Comedy

Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, he hates to leave the office. A series of madcap mishaps involving theft or injury (as you would expect in his line of work) ensues after Michel promises Isabelle nothing will delay their marriage and she promises in turn that she's done flying. Once this unlikely promise is made, it becomes premise and both are forced into escalating white lies to maintain the appearance of keeping their word. Their predicament mounts as Isabelle is forced to do a few more flights, while Michel is compelled to travel to New York, Tunisia, and finally Hong Kong, where they are finally reunited in the throes of a contrived and hilarious drug deal involving a 747, water taxi chases, and martial arts.

Cast

Michel Bernardin
Isabelle Morizet, fiancée de Michel
Le journaliste de la télévision
Le vendeur de meubles
Le premier flic
Le premier clodo
Le père de Julien
La dame âgée qui vend son pavillon
La dame âgée dans le train Paris-Tunis
Le directeur du personnel
Paul, le cousin de Michel
Le président de "Planète Assistance"
Carole, un médecin de "Planète Assistance"
Mme Bernardin, mère de Michel
Sophia, de l'agence de voyages, l'amie d'Isabelle
Julien, le garçon qu'il faut rapatrier de Tunisie
L'homme d'affaires dans le Concorde
L'hôtesse du vol Paris-Tunis

Crew

Director
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
Screenplay
Dialogue