

A Pain in the Ass
2008-11-10 · 86 min · ★ 5.2
An unlikely friendship develops between a hitman and a suicidal guy who have both checked into the same hotel for different reasons.
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Production details
- Directors
- Francis Veber
- Production companies
- EFVE, Téléma, TF1 Films Production, TF1 International, Pulsar Productions
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 30,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,030,916
Top Cast
Richard BerryJean Milan / Ralf Milan
Patrick TimsitFrançois Pignon
Pascal ElbéEdgar Wolf
Virginie LedoyenLouise
Michel AumontFrançois Randoni
Élizabeth MartichouxLa journaliste de RTL
Sandra MorenoLa secrétaire de Wolf
Corinne MasieroSuzanne
Cédric ChevalmeLe gendarme #1
José PaulLe photographe #1
Stéphane BierryLe photographe #2
François-Paul DoussotLe Photographe #3
Mathieu BussonLe caissier de la station-service
Pierre-Arnaud JuinConducteur accident
Jérémie CovillaultLe flic #1
Samuel DupuyLe flic #2Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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