''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 Nesselson]
Review of ''The 11 Commandments''
Variety, February 17, 2004.
Plot
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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
A football is a ball inflated with air that is used to play one of the various sports known as football. In these games, with some exceptions, goals or points are scored only when the ball enters one of two designated goal-scoring areas; football ...
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 villa into a swimming pool by blocking all the exits and flooding it
* Rollerskating or inline skating after taking sleeping pills
* Competing against each other on a racing track dressed as penises
* Devastating a supermarket after starting using ketchup jets on bystanders and on each other
* Playing beach volleyball while under the influence of
Viagra
* Eating the second hottest chili in the world
* Singing a country and western song in the middle of library in
Paris
* Trying to serve food in a restaurant after voluntarily altering their balance
* Ploughing a penis into a corn field
* Driving around a town dressed as
Adolf Hitler
* Recreating a medieval duel while riding airplane staircases
* Delivering pizza with a surprise - the surprise being an instant party of around 50 people
* Riding completely nude mocking a romantic video clip
* Performing ballet in zero gravity
* Ruining a van by eating junk food and proceeding to clean it up by filling it with foam
* Playing the bagpipes while riding an ostrich
* Sneaking farm animals into an upper-class hotel
* Having a picnic on a tennis court while
Amélie Mauresmo is serving tennis balls at them
* Performing a particular song against the sporting event host and being booed by the audience
* Riding an astronaut training centrifuge while being inebriated
* Performing a "
My Sharona" adaption while blocking a street
* Playing escalating practical pranks on each other during credits (as outtakes)
Cast
*
Michaël Youn : Mike
*
Vincent Desagnat : Vincent
* : Ben
* William Geslin : Willy
* : Tefa
*
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala : The God of Jokes
*
Gad Elmaleh : Gad
* Jurij Prette : Yuri
*
Patrick Timsit :
Toto / Fifou
*
Djibril Cissé : Himself
*
Amélie Mauresmo : Herself
*
Gad Elmaleh : Himself
* : A policewoman
See also
* ''
CKY''
* ''
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 televi ...
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* ''
Dirty Sanchez''
* ''
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.
Ca ...
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* ''
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, Ne ...
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References
External links
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2004 films
French comedy films
2000s French-language films
Censored films
Films directed by François Desagnat
Stunts
2000s French films