Mandibles
Certified Crap. CrapScore 56, rated by 1 admin.
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Two friends find a giant fly in a stolen car and decide that training it is a perfectly sensible business plan. Quentin Dupieux's deliberate deadpan keeps the impossible creature and the men's limited ambitions on the same everyday level. The fly is far better company than their judgment.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 2.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“A start-up with six legs and no viable business model.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 56
Synopsis and movie facts
When two simple-minded best friends find a giant fly trapped in the trunk of a stolen car, they decide to train it in hopes of striking it rich.
- Released
- 2021
- Directed by
- Quentin Dupieux
- Running time
- 77 min
- Original title
- Mandibules
Starring
- Grégoire Ludig as Manu / Fred Breton
- David Marsais as Jean-Gab
- Adèle Exarchopoulos as Agnès
- India Hair as Cécile
- Roméo Elvis as Serge
- Coralie Russier as Sandrine
- Bruno Lochet as Gilles
- Raphaël Quenard as Raimondo
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 638965. Review uses a different release year; the catalogue follows the canonical TMDB release date.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the deadpan treatment and modest practical effects used for the giant fly.
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