Lot of fun with two inseparable medieval men traveling through of the time and space, including noisy action, haywire events, likeable humor with tongue-in-cheek and results to be amusing enough. Jean Reno as stubborn, proud medieval knight who wants to marry a noblewoman by any means and Christian Clavier as his whaky, hectic servant, both of whom playing a fully sympathetic and outrageous couple. 1123, Dark Ages, in 100 year War ,during the reign of 'Louis VI The Fat' something goes awry and our starring transported from the 12th century to the year 2000, where they meet some of the knight's family, and slowly learn what the future's like. In order to return to the 12th century and deal with the spell, they begin to look for a wizard. The film contains breathtaking special effects , adding a nice cinematography and lively musical score. In 11th century a honorable knight (Jean Reno) and his distraught but loyal servant (Christian Clavier) are transported to modern times by a sorcerer, so Godefroy contacts a wizard to give him a time trvel potion so he can go back and stop the shooting. Too bad the potion hurls knight and vassal into a lot of nutty adventures and crossing paths with their lookalike descendants. They attempt to enlist the aid of their descendent to try to find a way to return home, but things go wrong. They will have to face the technological changes that the world has undergone, while running amok across the French countryside. Try to go back in time, only one thing will stand in their way, the 20th century !. They Weren't Born Yesterday! They Came. They Saw. They Wanna Go Back. They're not just from another time, they're from France!.
A disconcerting and funny French film dealing with a medieval nobleman and his zany squire are accidentally transported to contemporary times by a senile sorcerer. The trio formed by director Jean-Marie Poiré and actors Jean Reno and Christian Clavier had already performed ¨Operation Corner Beef¨ three years earlier. In 1993 they returned to the fray with their physical and gross humor, this time based on the contrast of two very different eras: the medieval and the contemporary. Surprisingly, the film became a huge hit both in France and internationally, becoming one of the most successful films in the entire history of French cinema. A lightweight plot, but the loony pals played by Reno and Clavier sink their teeth into the time-travel jokes and it turns out a fun and enjoyable experience. The picture is a fantasy comedy with action, giggles, tongue-in-cheek and is pretty entertained. The main amusement is to watch how our two protagonists react to a modern city replete with technology, and specifically things like automobiles, light switches and television, but they always manage to take it one step further, resulting in unexpected consequences. Jean Reno and barmy Christian Clavier make a completely surrealist and delight duo playing a geeky and stupid duo while trying to cope with the cultural and technological changes which makes the humor spontaneous and genuinely funny. Cracky Reno is the proud medieval lord who wants to marry a noblewoman by any means and Clavier as his dazed, distraught vassal and the film manages itself to be endearing as well as thoroughly crazy. They're well accompanied by a nice support cast, such as: Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Bujeau, Isabelle Nanty, among others.
The motion picture obtained success in the box-office and in the video rentals, evidently this required sequels that did not take long to arrive, all of them directed by Jean-Marc Poiré and performed by Jean Reno and Christian Clavier: ¨Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs II¨ (1998) by Jean-Marie Poiré with Christian Clavier, Jean Reno , Muriel Robin, Marie-Anne Chazel, Frank Olivier. An american version ¨Just Visiting¨ (2001) with Jean Reno, Christina Applegate,Christian Clavier, Matt Ross , Tara Reid, Bridgette Wilson, George Plimpton, Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré who hated the movie, and mentioned that this was the reason why the third movie of the original French trilogy took so long to be made. Les visiteurs: La révolution (2016) with Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Franck Dubosc, Karin Viard, Sylvie Testud.
A disconcerting and funny French film dealing with a medieval nobleman and his zany squire are accidentally transported to contemporary times by a senile sorcerer. The trio formed by director Jean-Marie Poiré and actors Jean Reno and Christian Clavier had already performed ¨Operation Corner Beef¨ three years earlier. In 1993 they returned to the fray with their physical and gross humor, this time based on the contrast of two very different eras: the medieval and the contemporary. Surprisingly, the film became a huge hit both in France and internationally, becoming one of the most successful films in the entire history of French cinema. A lightweight plot, but the loony pals played by Reno and Clavier sink their teeth into the time-travel jokes and it turns out a fun and enjoyable experience. The picture is a fantasy comedy with action, giggles, tongue-in-cheek and is pretty entertained. The main amusement is to watch how our two protagonists react to a modern city replete with technology, and specifically things like automobiles, light switches and television, but they always manage to take it one step further, resulting in unexpected consequences. Jean Reno and barmy Christian Clavier make a completely surrealist and delight duo playing a geeky and stupid duo while trying to cope with the cultural and technological changes which makes the humor spontaneous and genuinely funny. Cracky Reno is the proud medieval lord who wants to marry a noblewoman by any means and Clavier as his dazed, distraught vassal and the film manages itself to be endearing as well as thoroughly crazy. They're well accompanied by a nice support cast, such as: Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Bujeau, Isabelle Nanty, among others.
The motion picture obtained success in the box-office and in the video rentals, evidently this required sequels that did not take long to arrive, all of them directed by Jean-Marc Poiré and performed by Jean Reno and Christian Clavier: ¨Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs II¨ (1998) by Jean-Marie Poiré with Christian Clavier, Jean Reno , Muriel Robin, Marie-Anne Chazel, Frank Olivier. An american version ¨Just Visiting¨ (2001) with Jean Reno, Christina Applegate,Christian Clavier, Matt Ross , Tara Reid, Bridgette Wilson, George Plimpton, Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré who hated the movie, and mentioned that this was the reason why the third movie of the original French trilogy took so long to be made. Les visiteurs: La révolution (2016) with Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Franck Dubosc, Karin Viard, Sylvie Testud.