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8 March 1985 (USA) morePlot:
Rene is a "ripou", a rotten cop who makes ends meet by accepting bribes, presents and free drinks from the people he should be putting in jail... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Optay Wardray ... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Philippe Noiret | ... | René Boirond |
 | Thierry Lhermitte | ... | François Lesbuche |
| Régine | ... | Simone |
| Grace De Capitani | ... | Natasha |
| Claude Brosset | ... | Vidal |
| Albert Simono | ... | Inspecteur Leblanc |
| Julien Guiomar | ... | Commissaire Bloret |
| Henri Attal | ... | Dédé la Mitraille |
| Abou Bakar | ... | Le noir 'Cartier' |
| Pierre Baton | ... | Le procureur |
| Bernard Bijaoui | ... | Camoun |
| Jean-Claude Bouillaud | ... | Un gardien |
| Julien Bukowski | ... | Le chauffeur de benne à ordures |
| François Cadet | ... | L'hôtelier Louxor |
| Jocelyn Canoen | ... | Le patron de la société de transports |
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107 minCountry:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 | USA:RFilming Locations:
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... or, if you don't speak Pig Latin/Backslang, top drawer. Pig Latin had a vogue in the forties - and possibly earlier - and for a time it was commonplace to hear expressions like 'amscray' (scram) in low-budget Hollywood movies. If the US had Pig Latin France has 'verlan' or 'la langue de banlieues' (the language of the suburbs). Pourri, which means 'rotten' when transposed to verlan comes out ripoux, thus Le Ripoux, The Rotten. It's basically our old friend the veteran taking the rookie under his wing, in this case veteran cop, Philippe Noiret, who's also a BENT veteran cop, if anyone asks you, is lumbered with green-as-grass rookie Therry Thermitte. Believe me, it's a match made in Heaven. Not a lot happens but the trick is, IT HAPPENS IN FRENCH and that gallic flavor makes all the difference. It was so good that six years later they made a sequel, and last year they made a sequel to the sequel. Hooray. 9/10