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Dead Weight ()

Le boulet (original title)
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It is the story of two types: Moltes a criminal in prison and Reggio one of the guards. Crazy adventures happen when following a winner ticket to Africa, they competes in a rally and are chased by the Turk, a sworn enemy of Moltes.

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Cast

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Moltès
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Francis Reggio
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Mustapha Amel alias "Le Turc"
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Det. Youssouf
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Pauline Reggio
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Saddam
Gary Tiplady ...
Le géant / The Giant
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Kowalski
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Malian #1
Marco Prince ...
Malian #2
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Malian #3 (as Omar)
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Nicolas, the soccer player
Jacky Lambert
Innocent Mboumgou
Issoufou Traore
Constantine Attia
Christian Guillon
Dominique Daguier
Lionel Chamoulaud ...
Journalist of Paris-Dakar
Stéphane Rodin
Fabrice Deville
Cédric Brenner
Atmane El Hourchmi
Pascal Roblin
Elef Zack
Ludovic Berthillot
Emmanuel Avena
Thierry Bois
Khalid Maadour
Thierry Gary
Cécile Denis
Roland Godard
Nicolas Koretzky ...
Jean Monthieux (as Nikola Koretzky)
Pierre Zaoui
Michel D'Oz
Laurent Aubel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luq Hamet ...
Un infirmier
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M. Martinet, le voisin (uncredited)
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Le maton malien (uncredited)
Momo Debbouze ...
Un maton (uncredited)
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Le frère du Turc (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alain Berbérian
Frédéric Forestier

Written by

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Alexandre Coquelle ... () (as Matt Alexander)
 
Manuel Delilez ... ()
 
Thomas Langmann ... ()
 
Matthieu Le Naour ... () (as Matt Alexander)
 
Dominique Mézerette ... ()

Produced by

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Bénédicte Bellocq ... executive producer
Souad Lamriki ... executive producer
Thomas Langmann ... line producer
Jean-Louis Monthieux ... executive producer
Benoit Ponsaillé ... assistant producer
Jacques-Eric Strauss ... associate producer
Fabienne Tsaï ... associate producer
Fouede Zabaiou ... producer

Music by

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Romaric Laurence ... composer
Jean-Louis Viale

Cinematography by

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Vincent Mathias
Christophe Paturange
Jean-Pierre Sauvaire
Manuel Teran ... (as Manu Teran)

Editing by

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Philippe Bourgueil

Editorial Department

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Nicolas Criqui ... digital conformation
Christel Dewynter ... assistant editor
Anne Frey ... assistant editor
Mike Joris ... color timer
Emmanuel Le Ridant ... telecine dailies colorist
Philippe Reinaudo ... digital intermediate technical director
Hervé Schneid ... consultant: editing

Casting By

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Françoise Menidrey

Production Design by

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Carlos Conti

Art Direction by

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Laurent Ott

Costume Design by

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Chattoune
Sylvie Ong

Makeup Department

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Valérie Beaudenuit ... makeup artist
Laurent Bonney ... hair stylist
Stéphane Chauvet ... special makeup effects artist
Dominique Colladant ... special makeup effects artist
Mathieu Gueracague ... hair stylist
Sarah Guetta ... key hair stylist
Amina El Halhouli ... makeup artist
Sébastien Imart ... special makeup effects artist
Jérôme Jardin ... special makeup effects artist
Diane Mahmoudi ... hair stylist
Corinne Maillard ... key makeup artist
Guillaume Tixier ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Francis Barrois ... unit manager
Zoubir Belgsir ... assistant production manager
Nicolas Borowsky ... unit manager
Laurent Chiomento ... assistant unit manager
Nicolas Davy ... assistant unit manager
Jean-Marc Deschamps ... production manager
Lionel Kopp ... post-production supervisor
Alain Mougenot ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mathilde Cukierman ... second assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière ... second assistant director
Cécile Denis ... second assistant director
Guilain Depardieu ... trainee assistant director
Amine Lamriki ... assistant director trainee
Khalid Maadour ... trainee assistant director
Pascal Roy ... first assistant director
Christophe Vassort ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Mathilde Abraham ... set dresser
Jean-Claude Bourdin ... first assistant decorator
Marie Breger ... painter
Bruno de Dieuleveult ... storyboard artist
Patrick Delmas ... carpenter
Jean-Marc Desages ... head painter
Vincent Deslandes ... painter
Régis Didry ... carpenter
Ephraïm Drouet ... lighting artist
Alain Frentzel ... painter
Eric Frion ... carpenter
Isabelle Globensky ... sculptor
Christian Guillebaud ... carpenter
Bertrand Guinnebault ... painter
Fabienne Haertling ... painter
Leonardo Haertling ... assistant art director
Sandrine Jarron ... assistant art director
Abdelouahab Laaroussi ... assistant art director
Guillaume Legrand ... painter
Christian Lionel ... carpenter
Daniel Mauvignier ... head painter
Guy Monbillard ... property master
Jean-Pierre Nossereau ... assistant art director
Laurent Ott ... first assistant decorator
Thierry Pelloie ... constructor
Alain Pitrel ... set dresser
Bastien Poulet ... property master
Marie Predieri ... painter
Clotilde Prevost ... painter
Stanislas Robiolle ... painter
Roger Saillard ... head carpenter
Laurent Saimond ... property master
Caroline Sina ... plasterer
Cecile Vatelot ... assistant art director
Gérard Violas ... carpenter
Patrick Widdrington ... construction manager
Albert Wiss ... painter

Sound Department

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Vincent Arnardi ... re-recording mixer
Selim Azzazi ... sound editor
Xavier Bonneyrat ... sound editor
Annabel Callard ... assistant post-synchronization (as Anabelle Callard)
Vincent Cosson ... sound recordist
Pascale Fenouillet ... sound editor
Michel Filippi ... adr supervisor
Julien Gonzalez ... sound assistant
Laurent Kossayan ... re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Damien Lazzerini ... sound mixer (as Damien Bera)
François Lepeuple ... foley artist
Stéphan Lucas ... foley technician
Olivier Marlangeon ... assistant foley artist
Igor Thomas-Gerard ... dialogue editor
Jacques Thomas-Gérard ... sound mixer
Yannick Vergne ... assistant sound editor
Dominique Warnier ... sound

Special Effects by

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Jean-Baptiste Bonetto ... special effects supervisor
Bernard Bordet ... special effects assistant
Noel Chainbaux ... special effects assistant
Lahcen Chamane ... special effects technician (creditOnly)
Yves Domenjoud ... special effects producer
Emilie Ferrenq ... special effects assistant
Olivier Marais ... special effects crew
Julien Poncet de la Grave ... special effects assistant
Romain Rosier ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Agnès Berger Sébenne ... visual effects supervisor (as Agnès Sébenne)
Kevin Berger ... digital compositor / set supervisor
Alexandre Bon ... digital compositor
Cyrille Bonjean ... digital compositor
Charly Boudriot ... digital compositor
Stephanie Boutinaud ... digital effects artist
Pascal Buron ... visual effects coordinator
Christophe Courgeau ... matte painter
Nabila Daniault ... digital grader
Olivier Debert ... digital artist / visual effects
Fabrice Delapierre ... digital artist
Sophie Denize ... visual effects producer
Christel Doebele ... digital compositor
Cédric Fayolle ... digital compositor
Arnaud Fouquet ... visual effects supervisor
David François ... digital compositor
Eric Fréchou ... digital compositor
Mathilde Germi ... visual effects coordinator
Christian Guillon ... visual effects supervisor
Benoit Holl ... animator
Krao ... visual effects supervisor
Marc Latil ... digital artist
Stephane Lavoix ... digital compositor
Bruno Le Provost ... head of CGI Lighting
Sergeï Lourié ... digital compositor
Basile Maffone ... digital compositor
Stéphane Monnier ... digital compositor
Francois-Xavier Nallet ... CGI effects supervisor
Hugues Namur ... compositing effects supervisor
Prothais Nicolas ... senior animator
Thierry Noblet ... digital artist
Kilou Picard ... visual effects producer
Nicolas Rey ... CGI effects supervisor
Stéphane Richez ... matchmove artist
Julien Rousseau ... digital compositor
Bruno Sommier ... visual effects
Jean-Francois Theault ... digital compositor
Matthieu Toullet ... Specter assistant
Malek Touzani ... animator
Pénélope Van de Cave ... digital compositor (as Pènèlope Vandecave)
Olivier Veau ... digital compositor
Vincent Venchiarutti ... visual effects

Stunts

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Virginie Arnaud ... stunts
Faycal Attougui ... stunt driver
Laurent Avare ... stunt wire rigger
Alain Barbier ... stunts
Francis Bataille ... stunts
Gilbert Bataille ... stunts
Joseph Beddelem ... stunts
Serge Beuchat ... stunts
Alain Borcard ... stunts
Alain Bour ... stunts
Eric Buc ... stunts
Rémi Canaple ... stunt coordinator / stunt wire rigger / stunts
Patrick Cauderlier ... stunts wire effects
Amedéo Cazzella ... stunts (as Amadéo Cazzela)
Maurice Chan ... stunts
Gilles Conseil ... stunts
Philippe Dailler ... stunts
Gil Demurger ... stunt coordinator
Jean-Jacques Desplanque ... stunts
Frédéric Dessains ... stunts
Sety Diaby ... stunts
Ludovic Dudot ... stunts
Cyrille Dufaut ... stunts
Guy Dupuis ... stunts
Xavier Fabre ... stunts
Bénédicte Follet ... stunts
Sylvain Gabet ... stunts
Jérôme Gaspard ... stunts
Tarick Hadouch ... stunts
Vincent Haquin ... stunts
Christian Hening ... stunts
Cyrille Hertel ... stunts
Karim Hocini ... stunts
Mouloud Ikhaddelene ... stunts
Leonard Kwasmovska ... stunts
Jean-Claude Lagniez ... stunts
Sébastien Lagniez ... stunt performer / stunts
Jean-François Lenogue ... stunts
Gérard Lesage ... stunt driver
Bruno Letrouit ... stunts
Grégory Loffredo ... stunts (as Gregory Loffredo)
Jorge Lorca ... stunts
Nicky Naudé ... stunt coordinator (as Nicky Naude)
Laurent Pailler ... stunts
Pascal Riccieri ... stunts
Pascal Roblin ... stunts
Patrick Rombi ... stunts
Patrick Ronchin ... stunts
Thierry Saelens ... stunts
Loiseau Sandrine ... stunt double
Sébastien Seveau ... stunts
Kazu Patrick Tang ... stunt (as Patrick Tang)
Frédéric Vallet ... stunts
Romain Iannetta ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Boris Abaza ... additional first assistant camera
François Adler ... first assistant camera
Yves Agostini ... camera operator
Emmanuel Assenat ... grip
Mathilde Berlan ... video assistant
Franck-Norman Bihi ... electrician
Simon Bérard ... gaffer
Sabine Cipolla ... additional second camera assistant
Maxime Cointe ... first assistant camera
Christophe Cojan ... electrician
Alain Cousseau ... gaffer
Robert Dona ... grip
Bruno Dubet ... key grip
Hugues Espinasse ... focus puller
Euriel Etevenon ... second assistant camera
Thierry Fonteny ... grip
Gilles Husson ... key grip
Maxime Héraud ... first assistant camera
Cafer Ilhan ... electrician
Malek Krimed ... assistant camera
Maud Lemaistre ... video assistant
Benoît Lemercier ... electrician
Dominique Lepage ... grip
Franck Lependu ... electrician
Jean-Marie Leroy ... still photographer
Loïc Limosin ... additional electrician
Denis Louis ... electrician
Driss Marzak ... gaffer
Frédéric North ... pilot: camera helicopter
Mathias Othnin-Girard ... electrician
François Perrault-Alix ... grip
Vincent Richard ... additional electrician
Jan Rubens ... steadicam operator
Etienne Saldés ... key grip
Thomas Sidopoulos ... grip
Honoré Soubrie ... grip
Benjamin Speyer ... crane technician
Piotr Stadnicki ... first assistant camera (as Pierre Stadnicki)
James Swanson ... aerial director of photography
Jean-Claude Temporelli ... electrician
Pauline Teran ... second assistant camera
Roger Tooley ... steadicam operator

Casting Department

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Marie-Sylvie Caillierez ... casting associate / extras casting
Patricia Rufo ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sandrine Alpha ... wardrobe
Emma Bellocq ... head wardrobe: Morocco
Agnes Beziers ... wardrobe (as Agnès Beziers)
Didier Despin ... costumer
Sandrine Follet ... costumer
William Manscour ... costumer
Cyril Prebois ... costumer
Valérie Servant ... costumer

Location Management

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Fettah Lahouissi ... location manager
Aude Lemercier ... location scout
Samir Mimouni ... location manager
Marouane Reda ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Amélie de Chassey ... music supervisor
Paul Lavergne ... executive music producer
Delphine Mathieu ... music supervisor
Diomay Sarr ... singer/songwriter: written & perfomed by

Script and Continuity Department

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Marie Gennesseaux ... assistant script editor
Anne Wermelinger ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Momo Debbouze ... production assistant (as Mohamed Debbouze)
Gaelle Duchemin ... production secretary (as Gaëlle Duchemin)
Jennifer Gay ... translator: English subtitles
Marie Guillon ... administrative assistant
Nicole Heitzmann ... administrator
Sophie Hennard ... production coordinator
Mona Houd ... production coordinator
Marc Leroyer ... armorer
Geraldine Niche ... production secretary
Arnaud Peltier ... armorer
Joel Proust ... horse master
Corinne Saglio ... assistant production accountant
Adrien Scolan ... runner
Mia Frye ... choreographer (uncredited)

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines Fransk, fart og humor, der overhaler "Taxi" indenom![Denmark] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Dead Weight (United Kingdom)
  • Ball and Chain (Europe, English title)
  • The Bullet (Philippines, English title)
  • Ball and Chain (World-wide, English title)
  • Dead Weight (World-wide, English title)
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Runtime
  • 107 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend France $3,542,993, 19 Apr 2002

Did You Know?

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Trivia The man at the airport reading the newspaper with Moltes' picture on the back is the Production Manager, Jean-Marc Deschamps See more »
Goofs When the silver Peugeot is being driven parallel to the rogue Ferris wheel, the main character is seen honking the horn by hammering on the centre of the steering wheel. This model of car's horn is on the end of the indicator stalk, not on the wheel itself. See more »
Movie Connections References A Pain in the Ass (1973). See more »

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