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Wikipedia article




'La Chvre' (English title: 'Knock on Wood', literal translation: 'The She-goat') is a 1981 French buddy cop comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Grard Depardieu. It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo.

An American remake of this film was made in 1991, starring Martin Short and Danny Glover, entitled 'Pure Luck'.

Plot



'La Chvre' features Depardieu as the tough-guy private detective Campana, hired to find Marie, the daughter of a rich businessman, who has mysteriously disappeared while vacationing in Mexico. The case turns out to be complicated several attempts to find her have already failed. A psychologist, Meyer, who works for the businessman, suggests a plan. Marie is known to be extremely unlucky and accident-prone; the psychologist advises sending someone equally accident-prone to find her, on the theory that what happened to her may also happen to him, and thus, following her steps while the detective tags along, the daughter can be found and returned home. Richard's character Perrin is an awkward, accident-prone accountant who works for the businessman, and is chosen to implement the scheme. The adventures of those serious detective and unlucky guy begins...

Cast



* Pierre Richard as Franois Perrin

* Grard Depardieu as Campana

* Pedro Armendriz Jr. as The Captain

* Corynne Charbit as Marie Bens

* Maritza Olivares

* Andr Valardy as Meyer

* as Arbal

* Sergio Caldern as Prisoner

* Michel Robin as Alexandre Bens

* Robert Dalban as The technician

Release history and facts



The movie is sadly infamous in Italy for an Cinema Statuto fire in a cinema in Turin in which it was projected, killing 64 people.

Reception



The film received favorable reviews, with praise for Richard and Depardieu's performances, story and humour.

The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of 1985 by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

References



*[http://www.filmsdefrance.com/FDF_La_Chevre_rev.html La Chevre/Knock On Wood] at Films de France site.


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