The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
Overview
A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.706 |
Directed By
Ben Lewin
Crew
Ben Lewin
Michelle de Broca
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Marcel Aymé
Margot Capelier
Vladimir Cosma
Bernard Zitzermann
Elisabeth Tavernier
John Grover
Florence Dugowson
Carlos Conti
Pierre Vadé
Simon Perry
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin
Stephane Helle
Laurella Luffroy
Ben Lewin
TOP CAST
Bob Hoskins
Louis Aubinard
Jeff Goldblum
Pianist
Natasha Richardson
Sybil
Michel Blanc
Norbert
Jacques Villeret
Lingerie Man
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Zalman
Angela Pleasence
Louis' Sister
Carlos Kloster
The Archbishop
Claudine Mavros
Mother Superior
Artus de Penguern
Saint Francis
Martine Ferrière
Mother of Lingerie Man
Sacha Vikouloff
The Violinist
Beth McFadden
Birthday Party Girl
Samuel Chaimovitch
Grandfather
Jean-Claude Deret
Grandfather
Yvonne Constant
Prostitute
Gérard Zalcberg
Released Prisoner
Daniel Lombart
Porno Dubbing Man
Patrick Albenque
Sound Engineer
Caroline Jacquin
Sound Studio Receptionist
Jean-Michel Ribes
Beggar
Maximilien Seide
Little Boy in Subway
Claire Magnin
Mother in Subway
Fedele Papalia
Sleazy Bar Barman
Caroline Loeb
Shabby Cafe Waitress
Julien Calderbank
Blind Boy
Mado Maurin
Old Lady in Park
Louba Guertchikoff
Old Lady in Park
Janine Darcey
Old Lady in Park
Mireille Franchino
Old Lady in Park
Gilette Barbier
Old Lady in Park
Lylia Dalskaia
Singer
Oleg Ponomarenko
Russian Cabaret Musician
Pascal De Loutchek
Russian Cabaret Musician
Dhan Olivier
Jungle Man
Jemmy Legros
Jungle Woman
Maurice Herman
Apostle
Pascal Bekkar
Apostle
Edouard Hastings
Apostle
Michel Sebban
Apostle
Jean-François Vlerick
Apostle
Geoffrey Carey
Apostle
Sylvie Laporte
la vendeuse de manteau
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