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Dead Tired
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michel Blanc
Written by	Michel Blanc Bertrand Blier Jacques Audiard
Produced by	Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Starring	Michel Blanc Carole Bouquet
Cinematography	Eduardo Serra
Edited by	Maryline Monthieux
Music by	René-Marc Bini
Production companies	Gaumont TF1 Films Production
Distributed by	Gaumont Buena Vista International
Release date	18 May 1994 (1994-05-18)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$9.5 million
Box office	$13.2 million

Dead Tired (French: Grosse Fatigue) is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

Michel Blanc is a great film actor. However, he has been accused of sexually abusing actresses Josiane Balasko, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Mathilda May, of behaving like a cad at Cannes and of accepting dubious publicity deals, such as appearances in supermarkets, behind the back of his agent. The evidence is there for everyone to see, but Blanc knows he is innocent. He seeks assistance from fellow actress Carole Bouquet to shed light on this matter, and he discovers that he has a perfect double, Patrick Olivier, who, having suffered all his life from his likeness to Michel Blanc, has decided to use this to his financial advantage.

Cast

• Michel Blanc as himself / Patrick Olivier
• Carole Bouquet as herself
• Philippe Noiret as himself
• Josiane Balasko as herself
• Marie-Anne Chazel as herself
• Christian Clavier as himself
• Guillaume Durand as himself
• Charlotte Gainsbourg as herself
• David Hallyday as himself
• Estelle Lefébure as herself
• Gérard Jugnot as himself
• Dominique Lavanant as herself
• Thierry Lhermitte as himself
• Mathilda May as herself
• Roman Polanski as himself
• Andrée Damant as Madame Volpi
• Dorothée Jemma as The Pregnant Woman
• Philippe du Janerand as Inspector
• François Morel as Inspector's assistant
• Jean-Louis Richard as Psychiatrist
• Bruno Moynot as The driver
• Raoul Billerey as Michel Blanc's father
• Dominique Besnehard as Michel Blanc's agent
• Bernard Farcy as The ANPE employee
• Vincent Grass as The swinger

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.

Box office

In its opening week in France, the film grossed 14.3 million French Franc ($2.5 million), finishing second to fellow Cannes opener La Reine Margot at the box office. In its second week it expanded from 189 to 283 screens and became the number one film in France and was there for two weeks.

Accolades

References

1. "Grosse Fatigue (1994)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Grosse Fatigue". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
3. "Dead Tired (Grosse Fatigue) (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes.
4. "International box office". Variety. 30 May 1994. p. 10.
5. "International box office". Variety. 6 June 1994. p. 14.
6. "International box office". Variety. 13 June 1994. p. 18.

External links

• Dead Tired at IMDb

• 1994 films
• 1994 comedy films
• French comedy films
• 1990s French-language films
• Films directed by Michel Blanc
• Films with screenplays by Jacques Audiard
• Self-reflexive films
• 1990s French films
• Gaumont Film Company films