L'animal/Stuntwoman (1977)

A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher who can't do one single job without something going wrong. His fiancee wants to kill him, the film studios don't want to give him any more work and, as King Kong for a promotion in a supermarket, he winds up destroying some display shelves. The only role he plays well is pretending not to be able to hear, speak and walk in order to get money from the government. Then along comes the "beautiful" actor called Bruno Ferrari. Supposedly a fearless stuntman, Ferrari turns out to be afraid of heights once his feet leave the ground. So a stuntman is needed to prevent a scandal. And who is the man who looks most (or exactly) like Bruno? You guessed it, good-for-nothing Mike…

Michel Gaucher is a stuntman who is about to marry his fiancee, Jane Gardner. Unfortunately, on the morning of his wedding he has to cancel the ceremony because he is required to perform a stunt for a movie. The stunt goes awry and Michel ends up in a wheelchair, but this is not the end of his troubles. Jane has decided to put an end to their relationship and his producer no longer wants to employ him. Out of work, Michel has to occupy himself with a series of demeaning small jobs until he is once again hired as a stuntman, this time for the famous actor Bruno Ferrari, his perfect double…

Chasse-croise acrobatique entre deux cascadeurs. Ils voudraient se marier mais des circonstances malencontreuses les obligent a retarder l'heureux evenement. Decidement, la plus perilleuse des cascades sera pour tous les deux, de se passer l'alliance au doigt !

Director: Claude Zidi
Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch and Dany Saval
Production land: France
Premiere Date: 5 October 1977 France
IMDb - 6.4 (962 votes)