Film: FATHER AND GUNS (DE PERE EN FLIC) April 14, 2010

Part of the 2010 Wisconsin Film Fest

Wisconsin Premiere
Directed By: Émile Gaudreault (IMDB)
writer: Émile Gaudreault, Ian Lauzon
cinematographer: Bruce Chun
editor: Jean-François Bergeron
original music: FM Le Sieur
production designer: Emmanuel Fréchette
set decorator: Josée Arsenault, Elise Deblois
costume designer: Ginette Magny
producer: Daniel Louis, Denise Robert
cast: Michel Côté, Louis-José Houde, Rémy Girard, Caroline Dhavernas, Robin Aubert, Patrick Drolet, Luc Senay, Pierre Collin, Normand D’Amour, Patrice Coquereau, Joachim Tanguay, Jonathan Gagnon

What would it take to bump off Bon Cop, Bad Cop (WFF08) as Canada’s top French-language film? Another buddy cop film, naturallement. Two popular Canadian comedians take the role of Jacques (Michel Côté), a swaggering detective, and Marc (Louis-Jose Houde), his less-than-macho son, working together on the same squad to bust the Blood Machines biker gang which is terrorizing Montrèal. They bicker over everything, with Jacques frequently criticizing his nerdy son. The film starts with a stakeout at which one of their own gets kidnapped. The lawyer who represents the bikers may be the key to releasing the hostage and so Marc and Jacques are sent undercover to find out. The lawyer is going into the backwoods with his own son, to a wilderness camp for dysfunctional dads. Soon they have traded their bulletproof vests for flannel shirts, participating in the rock climbing and canoeing (and mud wrestling) activities designed to bring father and son closer together. It’s all very silly fun, with broad gags poking fun at the touchy-feely therapy sessions. Houde in particular is fun to watch with his rapid-fire dialogue (he played the memorable coroner in Bon Cop, Bad Cop). 2009, 107 mins, 35mm, in French with English subtitles

Official Website: http://filmguide.wifilmfest.org/tixSYS/2010/filmguide/Country/CC