michael_grube

As several other readers pointed out, "L'aile ou la cuisse" is probably an integer part of German television culture. At least for those of us who spent a lot of time glued to the screen, as I did as a child... This movie is a very funny satire on modern life and De Funes and Coluche are just great to watch performing. Above all, there's the wonderful 70ies music score of Vladimir Cosma that plunges you right back into those grand days of French comedy. Probably one of the best ones De Funes ever made. Unfortunately, it was also one of his last ones. Another interesting fact is that Pierre Richard was first to play the role of Gerard, the son of Duchemin. He was occupied by another production at that time, so Coluche came in.

Let's be honest: Johnny Hallyday may be a great singer and songwriter for some (and I honestly like some of his songs very much), but he's not an actor. As in this movie he has to play himself most of the time, this shouldn't be too much of a problem, but it is. His play is flat, as is Luchini's, who isn't funny enough to pull the audience through this annoyingly foreseeable screenplay (although the basic idea behind it is quite interesting). If you like either Johnny or Luchini, you might enjoy this. If you want to spend an evening laughing - this is not going to do it. It let me chuckle several times, but never laugh. This is a waste - in production money, and in the money you spend to see it.