

A comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company and topples from one problem to another.
Acting
Pierre Richard's physical comedy—Buster Keaton by way of anxiety.
Direction
Tight 85 minutes, no fat, pure escalating disaster.

Director
Pierre Richard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pierre Richard became France's face of comic anxiety—this role defined his 'everyman disaster' persona for decades.
Richard co-wrote the script and did many stunts himself, including the memorable escalator scene that took 28 takes.