Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Erik Canuel

Writers:

Leila Basen (writer)
Alex Epstein (writer)

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (Canada)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Shoot First Translate Later

Plot:

When the body of the executive of hockey Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of the border of Quebec and Ontario...

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Hockey | Police | Tattoo | Border

Awards:

7 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Michel Beaudry	...	Journaliste
Patrice Bélanger	...	Tattoo Killer
Pierre Boudreau	...	Falardeau le castor
Sarain Boylan	...	Iris Ward
Manon Brunelle	...	Rita la barmaid
Nicolas Canuel	...	Animateur radio de Montréal
Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque	...	Stef
Fayolle Jean	...	Chauffeur de taxi
Colm Feore	...	Martin Ward
Ron Fournier	...	Ron Fournier
Alain Goulem	...	Animateur radio de Toronto
Amélie Grenier	...	Secrétaire Libellule EPP
Louis-José Houde	...	Jeff
Pierre Houde	...	Commentateur hockey
Richard Howland	...	Harry Buttman

Runtime:

Canada:116 min | Argentina:120 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Canada:13+ | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Trivia:

When Therrien is in the mascot in front of the mirror with the gun, at one point he turns around and yells "Ah-ha!" This is a spoof of a series of Quebec commercials for a local drugstore called Familiprix. In every commercials, someone gets in a situation where he gets hurt or sick, and a pharmacist in a white lab coat appears yelling "Ah-ha! Familiprix!". The pharmacist is played by 'Sylvain Marcel', who plays the role of Luc Therrien.

Quotes:

Harry Buttman: [Buttman is bound and lying in a car trunk] Don't you know who I am? We'll sue your asses. You can't put me in the trunk of a car.
Martin Ward: Yes we can. It's Quebec tradition.
[Ward closes the car trunk]

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Soundtrack:

Upside Down

super

Bon Cop Bad Cop had me in tears. The laughs are continuous, the suspense is consistent, the imagery is beautiful, the action is impressive... the chemistry is incredible. It's almost like Boondock Saints. fast paced and modern, while staying true to Canada and the abrasive feelings between Québec and Ontario, while centering around, what else, Hockey! Being bilingual, I can say I may have laughed twice as hard as anyone else in the theater; However, this half-English half-french movie is sure to please anyone regardless of maternal language thanks to perfect subtitles which only add to the amazingness of the film.

Highly recommended.