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Based on pulp master Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de Torchon is a sardonic thriller that remains true to its source's spirit, even as it transposes the action from the American South to colonial West Africa. Lucien (Philippe Noiret) is the bumbling police chief of Bourkasa, a dusty outpost in rural .. Read more

Starring	Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, James Earl Jones, Kevin Pollak
Director	Mick Jackson
Genres	Comedy

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- A shaggy dog comedy in which all the laughs are stolen by a one-eyed Jack Russell terrier; it is a pity he couldn't have been persuaded to write the script.
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  Not a bad movie over all. Valeria Golino is gorgous in this film. Dana Carvey shows he is extremely talented and actualy a clever actor. There is an array of ... read more »
  
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  Not a bad movie over all. Valeria Golino is gorgous in this film. Dana Carvey shows he is extremely talented and actualy a clever actor. There is an array of ... read more »
  
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  Not a brilliant film, but it does have some funny moments. i had watched it before but forgot. It is not a memorable film.
  
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  not a bad film at all! the dog bits are very funny.
  
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  Not a bad movie over all. Valeria Golino is gorgous in this film. Dana Carvey shows he is extremely talented and actualy a clever actor. There is an array of ... read more »
  
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  Not a brilliant film, but it does have some funny moments. i had watched it before but forgot. It is not a memorable film.
  
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- A shaggy dog comedy in which all the laughs are stolen by a one-eyed Jack Russell terrier; it is a pity he couldn't have been persuaded to write the script.
- 32980
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- Purists may object to Tavernier's treatment of Jim Thompson's excellent if sordid and sadistic thriller, Pop.1280, but... read more on Time Out
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  Based on pulp master Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280, Bertrand Tavernier's Coup de Torchon is a sardonic thriller that remains true to its source's spirit, even as it transposes the action from the American South to colonial West Africa. Lucien (Philippe Noiret) is the bumbling police chief of Bourkasa, a ...