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User Rating:
5.7/10   274 votes
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Director:
Willard Huyck
Writers:
Willard Huyck (written by) &
Gloria Katz (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 October 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
American students go to Paris ... The less they study the more they learn.
Plot:
An American group of exchange students come to Paris to study the language and culture for a year. The... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
I'm still waiting... more (18 total)

Cast

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Miles Chapin ... Joel

Blanche Baker ... Laura
David Marshall Grant ... Alex
Valérie Quennessen ... Toni

Debra Winger ... Melanie

Mandy Patinkin ... Sayyid
Marie-France Pisier ... Madame Catherine Tessier
Jean Rochefort ... Monsieur Tessier
Lynn Carlin ... Mrs. Weber
George Coe ... Mr. Weber
Christophe Bourseiller ... Pascal
François Lalande ... Monsieur Levert
Anémone ... Christine
Véronique Jannot ... Malsy
Marie-Anne Chazel ... Cécile
Laurence Lignères ... Madame Levert
André Penvern ... Jean-Louis
Jacques Rispal
Patrick Fierry ... Jean-Claude
Roland Neunreuther ... Bus Driver
Jean Champagne ... Staffer
Guy Bouchet ... Staffer
Jean-José Richer ... Medieval Knight
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko ... Photographer
Susan Bredhoff ... Iranian Maid
Gloria Katz ... Chief Snail
Charlotte Graham ... Students in the Play
Cleve Stockmeyer ... Students in the Play
Jean Sullivan ... Students in the Play
Tori D'Angelo ... Students in the Play
Denise Gayle Gordon ... Students in the Play
William Randolph Cole ... Students in the Play
David Allen Yuro ... Students in the Play
Glen Gormezano ... Students in the Play
Mary Budgen ... Students in the Play
Christopher Welton ... Students in the Play
Jane Casey ... Students in the Play
James Pultz ... Students in the Play
Jim Haslen ... Students in the Play
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Directed by
Willard Huyck 
 
Writing credits
Willard Huyck (written by) &
Gloria Katz (written by)

Produced by
Gloria Katz .... producer
 
Original Music by
Lee Holdridge 
 
Cinematography by
Bruno Nuytten (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Carol Littleton 
 
Casting by
Margot Capelier 
Marion Dougherty 
Mary Goldberg 
Gretchen Rennell 
 
Art Direction by
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko 
 
Set Decoration by
Jacques Leguillon 
 
Costume Design by
Catherine Leterrier 
Joan Mocine 
 
Makeup Department
Françoise Andrejka .... assistant makeup artist
Chantal Durpoix .... hair stylist
Eric Muller .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Richard Dupuy .... assistant unit manager
Patrick Halpine .... apprentice unit manager
David Lasserson .... unit manager
Jean-José Richer .... production manager
Olivier Schoen .... apprentice unit manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr. .... executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gabriel Aghion .... second assistant director
Jean-Jacques Beineix .... first assistant director
Claire Chevauchez .... apprentice director
Gérard Pujolar .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Caroline Barbe .... property buyer
André Delpierre .... property master
Pierre Gompertz .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Bernard Bats .... sound mixer
Bernard Chaumeil .... boom operator
Rick Kline .... sound re-recording mixer
William L. Manger .... sound editor (as William Manger)
Donald O. Mitchell .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Oswald .... sound editor
Bernard Rochut .... boom operator
Tex Rudloff .... sound re-recording mixer (as Tex Rudolff)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Bihi .... gaffer
Bernard Brégier .... key grip
Idislawe Kielar .... second assistant camera
Victor Rodrigue .... still photographer
Romain Winding .... first assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Juliette Toutain .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fanny Jakubowicz .... wardrober (as Franny Kakubowicz)
Kristi Zea .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Dominique Daudon .... assistant editor
Mia Goldman .... apprentice editor
Gib Jaffe .... assistant editor
Christine Roy .... apprentice editor
 
Music Department
John Caper Jr. .... music editor
Naser Cheshmazar .... composer: song "Rashidkhan"
Naser Cheshmazar .... composer: song "Shateri"
Paul Desmond .... composer: song "Take Five"
Patrick Fierry .... composer: song "Doggy Rock"
John Kander .... composer: song "The Thing of It Is"
Ron Melrose .... location music arranger
Ted Roberts .... music editor
 
Other crew
Gervaise Blattmann .... production secretary
Henry Dutrannoy .... location auditor
Wayne Fitzgerald .... titles
Thierry Jault .... apprentice operator
Gary Kessler .... production assistant
Robert Maniquis .... dialogue coach
Judith Mullen .... production secretary
Malsy Prévotat .... production assistant
Alice Ziller .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wer geht denn noch zur Uni? (West Germany)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
France | West Germany | USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Aéroport de Paris-Roissy-Charles de Gaulle - BP 20102, Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Toni: Joel, are you doing a chicken-out on me? more

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User Comments

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
I'm still waiting..., 23 January 2004
Author: (z_crito2001@yahoo.com)

I'm still waiting for this movie to show up on DVD, so I can see it again and see if it's held up well to my memories of it.

This movie does have some of the best user comments as any movie I've seen in IMDb. All are good, no bad ones in the bunch. You people are alright. No Sayyids in this group.

I'm convinced everyone who's written a comment here saw this movie in December, 1980. Yes, we all saw it on the same day on the same night and at the same time! I'm pretty much sure of that.

See ya in Paris sometime!

Amelie? I don't know, patrick. It was a good movie but it was a little more on the fantasy side, whereas French Postcards was a little more realistic -- or at least that's how I remembered it. Although I do believe Amelie is one of those movies whose clever style will be copied by many others. Look at Travelocity.com's commercials with their "Roaming Gnome". Is that where they got that idea?

I think the FP crowd would also like Diva (1982).

Bye for now.

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