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Les 11 Commandements
''Les 11 commandements'' (or ''The 11 Commandments'' in English speaking countries) is a French comedy film, made in 2004, featuring Michaël Youn. It is comparable to the American TV series '' Jackass''. It was theatrically released in France in February 2004 and led the French box office in its first week of release.Lisa NesselsonReview of ''The 11 Commandments'' Variety, February 17, 2004. Plot ''Varietys review of the film describes its plot as "Six lads. . . embark on idiotic physical challenges at the behest of the God of Jokes ( Dieudonné), to restore mirth to a morose planet." The crew of stuntmen and pranksters have to perform 11 commandments (which are like tasks or tests). These tasks include: * Being a "wall", while Djibril Cissé strikes footballs into them * Seeing who can obtain the highest penalty by annoying the local law enforcement officers (this is an ongoing contest between casts throughout the film, inserts are shown between commandments) * Converting a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Desagnat
François () is a French language, French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis (given name), Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King of France and King consort of Scots (), known as the husband of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher *François Aubry (other), several people *François Baby (other), several people * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Duck *François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos *François Boucher (other), several people *François Caron (other), several people * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * Françoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Shock Boys
The , or , is a Japanese group of four men who perform dangerous and crude stunts. The group was formed in Tokyo in 1990. The Tokyo Shock Boys have a huge cult following in Japan and have appeared in many other countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Scotland. In 2006, they made appearances in ''Japanorama'', ''Adam & Joe go Tokyo'' and the '' Dirty Sanchez'' movie. However, their shows are viewed as having more 'magic' stunts rather than painful ones. This was proven in '' Dirty Sanchez: The Movie'' as the Tokyo Shock Boys refused to do a show with ''Dirty Sanchez'' because they viewed their stunts to be too extreme. The members of the group are: * * * * See also * The Dudesons * Jackass * CKY * Too Stupid to Die * Les 11 commandements * Jim Rose Circus The Jim Rose Circus is a modern-day version of a circus sideshow. It was founded in Seattle in 1991 by Jim Rose and his wife BeBe Aschard Rose. The sideshow came to prominence to an American aud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Stupid To Die
''Too Stupid to Die'' is an American reality television Stunt#Stunt-based television shows, stunt series similar to ''Jackass (franchise), Jackass''. It premiered on MTV on August 21, 2018, and concluded its run on December 7 of the same year. Cast *Zach Holmes *Coty Saints *Meggan Wentz *Tommy Anderson *Chadwick Allendorf *Damon Reynolds *Khyler Vick *Chad Tepper Episodes See also *''CKY (video series), CKY'' *''The Dudesons'' *''Dirty Sanchez (TV series), Dirty Sanchez'' *''Tokyo Shock Boys'' *''Nitro Circus'' References External links ''Too Stupid to Die''at MTV ''Too Stupid to Die'' at IMDb {{MTV Network programs 2010s American reality television series 2018 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings Groups of entertainers MTV original programming Stunt television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Sanchez (TV Series)
''Dirty Sanchez'' is a British stunt and prank TV series featuring a group of three Welshmen and one Englishman harming themselves, and each other, through dangerous stunts, which ran from 2003 until 2007. It was known as ''Sanchez Boys'' and ''Team Sanchez'' in the U.S. The performers are the Welshmen Mathew Pritchard, Lee Dainton, Michael "Pancho" Locke and the Englishman Dan Joyce and was originally based in Newport, South Wales, but later series of the show took place elsewhere in the United Kingdom and the world. Pritchard and Locke also starred as the "Pain Men" in Channel 4's '' Balls of Steel''. The series is similar to the American series '' Jackass'' and the Finnish series ''The Dudesons''. The show aired on MTV in the United Kingdom and on MTV2 in the United States. Origins ''Dirty Sanchez'' consisted of three Welshmen named Mathew Pritchard, Lee Dainton, and Michael "Pancho" Locke, and one Englishman Dan Joyce. Pritchard and Dainton became close friends after be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dudesons
The Dudesons ( fi, Duudsonit) are a Finnish entertainment group. They are best known for their TV shows and live performances, which are a combination of stunts and comedy. Their early TV shows were similar to '' Jackass''. Starting their television career in the early 2000s, they gained international fame and had a show on the American television channel MTV in 2010. After ''The Dudesons in America'', the group started to shift from the stunts to more multidimensional careers. Background The Dudesons consists of Jukka Hildén (b. 1980), Jarppi Leppälä (b. 1979), Jarno Laasala (b. 1979) and Hannu-Pekka "HP" Parviainen (b. 1981). All were from the town of Seinäjoki, where Hildén, Leppälä, and Laasala became close friends while attending elementary school together, where they later met Parviainen. As teenagers, the four became quite interested in snowboarding, skateboarding and downhill mountain biking. In the early 1990s, when Laasala got his first video camera, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CKY (video Series)
The ''CKY'' video series is a series of videos produced by Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo and other residents of West Chester, Pennsylvania. "CKY" stands for "Camp Kill Yourself". The series was part of the basis for what eventually became '' Jackass''. Four videos were released, ''Landspeed presents: CKY'' (later called ''CKY''), ''CKY2K'', ''CKY3'', and ''CKY4: The Latest & Greatest''. There is also a ''CKY'' documentary DVD, which is a supplemental item in the ''CKY Box Set'', as well as two ''CKY Trilogy'' sets, both of which are compilation DVDs featuring scenes from the previous ''CKY'' DVDs. The videos were named after Bam Margera's brother Jess and his band CKY. The videos feature Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, their friends, and Margera's relatives performing various stunts and pranks, interspersed with skate footage of Margera and other professional skateboarders. A trademark of the skating footage was to show unsuccessful trick attempts immediately followed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Johnny
Little Johnny jokes are about a small boy who naively poses questions and makes statements that are very embarrassing to his "grownup" listeners (such as parents and teachers), and has a very straightforward way of thinking. At times he is well educated in the terminology of sex, while at others he is all too innocent. The jokes may also include a female counterpart, typically named Susie. Around the world Joke characters similar to Little Johnny are known in many countries. * Argentina: Jaimito (diminutive of Jaime) * Brazil and Portugal: Joãozinho (diminutive of João) or Juquinha * Bulgaria Ivancho (in Bulgarian Иванчо, diminutive for Ivan), commonly featured with Mariyka (in Bulgarian Марийка, diminutive for Mariya) a young girl * Croatia: "mali Ivica", "mali Perica" * Czech Republic: Pepíček (diminutive of Pepa, itself diminutive of Josef) * Estonia: Juku * Finland: Pikku-Kalle * France: Toto * Germany: ''Klein Fritzchen'' (Little Fritzie); see German humo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Timsit
Patrick Timsit () is a French comedian, writer and film director. He has been nominated for four César Awards – three times as an actor and once as a writer. He is best known for the French comedy ''Un indien dans la ville''. In 2006, he participated in ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. He is of Algerian Jewish ancestry. Cesar nominations *Best Supporting Actor – ''La Crise'' (1992) *Best Actor – ''Pédale douce'' (1996) *Best Screenplay – ''Pédale douce'' (1996) *Best Actor – ''Le cousin'' (1997) Selected filmography * ''Sans peur et sans reproche (film), Sans peur et sans reproche'' (1988) as Charles VIII of France * ''Mayrig'' (1991) as Garbis * ''La Crise'' (1992) as Michou * ''The Monster (1994 film), The Monster'' (1994) as Loris (French dub) * ''Un indien dans la ville, Little Indian, Big City'' (1994) as Richard Montignac * ''La Belle Verte'' (1996) as the TV host * ''Pedale douce'' (1996) as Adrien * ''Le cousin'' (1997) as Lahcene "Nounours" Abdelra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gad Elmaleh
Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking world and more recently in the United States. He has starred in several feature films, including '' Coco'', '' Priceless'', ''La Doublure'' and ''Midnight in Paris''. Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series ''Huge in France.'' Early years Elmaleh was born and raised in Casablanca to a Moroccan Berber Jewish family. Elmaleh was brought up in a culturally diverse environment, speaking Moroccan Arabic and French. As a child he would introduce his father, a mime, with a placard. His brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
