A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).
Acting
Jean Reno's committed dignity amid absolute chaos.
Practical Effects
Gross-out gags executed with gleeful practical effects.
Writing
Surprisingly sharp class commentary buried in fart jokes.
Director
Jean-Marie Poiré
Jean Reno
Thibault
Christian Clavier
Andre
Christina Applegate
Rosalind / Julia
Matt Ross
Hunter
Tara Reid
Angelique
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Amber
John Aylward
Byron
Malcolm McDowell
Wizard
George Plimpton
Dr. Brady
Sarah Badel
Queen
Kendra Torgan
Thibault's Sister
Darryl Henriques
Monk
Tab Baker
Cabbie
Ellie Weingardt
Barfly #4
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This bombed so hard ($16M worldwide on a $35M budget) that it killed the American remake trend of French comedies for nearly a decade.
The 1993 original Les Visiteurs was France's highest-grossing film ever at the time—this version strips out the casual racism and casual murder that made the original actually shocking.
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