Les Bidasses en folie
1971 Comedy / War
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Summary
Five friends – Jean-Guy, Phil, Gérard, Luis and Jean – are united by
a single passion, to form a rock band. First they need money to buy the musical
instruments, so they set about getting work. This proves to be a disaster, but the
boys persevere, and with a little help from a friend, Crème, they win a talent
contest. This promising start to their career is cut short when they are summoned
to an army base to begin their military service. Thus begins a harrowing and unforgettable
ordeal… for poor Sergeant Bellec.
Review
After their success of their first film, La Grande
java(1969), the musical quintet known as The Charlots bounced back with more of
the same – madcap slapstick and hippy antics revolving around a meagre plot.
Whilst some of the jokes are painfully laboured and a little predictable, many are truly
inventive and very funny. What the film lacks in pacing, narrative cohesion and
credible characterisation, it makes up with its manic sense of fun and a few hilarious
set piece jokes. The film also marked the directorial debut of Claude Zidi, who
would have a prolific career as a director of popular French comedies over the following
two decades.
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