

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
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.