Didier (1996)

In this French fantasy-comedy, a magical moonbeam turns a dog into a man's best friend. Annabelle (Caroline Cellier) is a reporter who is sent on an overseas assignment and doesn't think it would be such a great idea to bring Didier, her Golden Retriever, along, so she leaves the pooch in the care of her friend Costa (Jean-Pierre Bacri). Costa is less than excited about being handed dogsitting duties, since he has enough on his mind as it is; he's the coach of a soccer team that has been playing poorly since their star player was sidelined with an injury, and his girlfriend has just given him his walking papers. But one evening a moonbeam glides over Didier, and suddenly the dog is magically transformed into a man (played by Alain Chabat), as luck would have it for Costa, a man who happens to be a really great soccer player.

Jean-Pierre, agent de football a accepte de garder Didier, le chien d'Annabelle, une amie journaliste de cinema. Au cours de la nuit, le labrador est transforme en etre humain, du moins en apparence; psychologiquement, Didier est toujours un chien. Aux prises avec Richard, le patron du club de football qui l'emploie, Jean-Pierre n'avait pas besoin d'un probleme supplementaire en plus de ses soucis avec ses joueurs vedettes (Fabrice et Baco) blesses une semaine avant un match tres important contre le PSG. Didier va alors l'aider et remplacer les joueurs blesses. Mais la veritable mission de Didier est de reconcilier Jean-Pierre avec sa petite amie Maria.

Director: Alain Chabat
Stars: Elliot, Caroline Cellier and Jean-Pierre Bacri
Production land: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Premiere Date: 29 January 1997 France
IMDb - 6.2 (1166 votes)