The Dope
La Beuze
Release: 2003-02-05
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 4.6
Comedy
Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling the stuff leads to a variety of people chasing after them.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Pathé Renn Productions
Neo Productions
M6 Films
Canal+
Cast
Michaël Youn
as Alphonse Brown
Vincent Desagnat
as Scotch
Zoé Félix
as Dina
Kad Merad
as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
Alex Descas
as Shaft
Ginette Garcin
as Madame Batin
Kool Shen
as Lord Fatal
Lionel Abelanski
as Perez / Le père de Perez
Maka Sidibe
as Dave
Gad Elmaleh
as Le spécialiste des Stups
Hans Meyer
as Rudolf Maier
Laurent Pons
as V.R.
Omar Sy
as Michel Dembélé
Benjamin Morgaine
as Le DJ du bar de la plage
Jean-François Gallotte
as Marceau
Noémie Elbaz
as L'étudiante du campus
Catherine Benguigui
as La directrice artistique
Youssef Diawara
as Sam
Frédérique Bel
as La fille de la pub Yop
Laurent Cotillard
as Le groom (uncredited)
Crew
François Desagnat
Director
Philippe de Chauveron
Writer
Juliette Arnaud
Writer
Guy Laurent
Writer
Vincent Mathias
Director of Photography
Thomas Desjonquères
Sound Editor
François Desagnat
Writer
Alexandre Azaria
Original Music Composer
Olivier Carbone
Casting
Jean Minondo
Sound
François Groult
Sound Mixer
Khadija Zeggaï
Costume Design