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A serial killer who murders in musical time signatures? Only in Quebec, baby.
TMDB
70
IMDb
62
Rotten Tomatoes
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Four Stiffs and a Trombone (1991)

absurdist noirlate-night cultFrench-Canadian chaos

Overview

ComedyScience FictionMysteryCrime

An actor works as night watchman at a film studio where a musical serial killer strikes.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Germain Houde's deadpan desperation is *chef's kiss*.

Writing

Killer murders synchronized to music. Stupid? Brilliant? Both.

Production

Shot in actual Montreal studio ruins—authentically janky.

Best for:Solo: 2am with cheap wine, questioning your life choices.·Friends: Film nerds who think they've seen everything.·Rewatch: Catching every ridiculous detail you missed.
Heads up:Violence: Comedic but frequent murders; trombone-related trauma possible.
Roger Cantin

Director

Roger Cantin

ReleasedMay 26, 1991
Runtime1h 39m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Allegro Films

Top Cast

Germain Houde

Germain Houde

Augustin Marleau

Anaïs Goulet-Robitaille

Anaïs Goulet-Robitaille

Josée Marleau

Marc Labrèche

Marc Labrèche

Édouard Elkin

Raymond Bouchard

Raymond Bouchard

Giuseppe Grasselli

Normand Lévesque

Normand Lévesque

Paul

Julie Saint-Pierre

Julie Saint-Pierre

La comtesse

Gildor Roy

Gildor Roy

Le tatoué

France Castel

France Castel

Florence

Marcel Leboeuf

Marcel Leboeuf

Antoine Arnaud

Jean-Pierre Bergeron

Jean-Pierre Bergeron

Claude Champignac

Paule Baillargeon

Paule Baillargeon

Irène Ingerstein

André Lacoste

André Lacoste

Tremblay

Alain Gendreau

Alain Gendreau

Louis Légaré

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Roger Cantin shot this in an abandoned NFB facility, using real decaying sets as production value.

Cultural

This bombed in Quebec but became a minor VHS cult obsession in France, where 'Québécois bizarre' has its own niche.

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