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MOVIE

Banzaï

★ 6.2 1983 102 min Comedy

Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, he hates to leave the office. A series of madcap mishaps involving theft or injury (as you would expect in his line of work) ensues after Michel promises Isabelle nothing will delay their marriage and she promises in turn that she's done flying. Once this unlikely promise is made, it becomes premise and both are forced into escalating white lies to maintain the appearance of keeping their word. Their predicament mounts as Isabelle is forced to do a few more flights, while Michel is compelled to travel to New York, Tunisia, and finally Hong Kong, where they are finally reunited in the throes of a contrived and hilarious drug deal involving a 747, water taxi chases, and martial arts.

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Banzaï in its release era

Released in 1983, Banzaï sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1983-03-23
TMDB score
6.2/10
Original language
FR
Status
Released
Production
France
Studio
Renn Productions
Topicsbanzaifrench golden age comedycoluche

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