Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...
Acting
Chabat's physical comedy as a man learning to be human
Writing
Bacri's deadpan suffering against impossible scenarios
Costume
Peak 90s French football kits and oversized suits
Director
Alain Chabat
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Jean-Pierre Costa
Alain Chabat
Didier
Isabelle Gélinas
Maria
Lionel Abelanski
Charlie Abitbol
Caroline Cellier
Annabelle
Chantal Lauby
Solange
Josiane Balasko
Madame Massort
Dominique Farrugia
Gilles
Dieudonné
Commentateur sportif, Jean
Dimitri Radochevitch
Commentateur Robert
Zinedine Soualem
Camel Mimouni
Serge Hazanavicius
Jean-Philippe
Jean-Marie Frin
Richard Guerra
Philippe Chany
Skin Chany
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alain Chabat based Didier's movements on observing actual Labradors for weeks, including their enthusiastic but clumsy affection.
This was Chabat's directorial debut after Les Nuls comedy group fame, establishing his signature blend of surrealism and emotional sincerity that would define French comedy for years.
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