Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
7.5
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
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Chantal Lauby
Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist
Known for
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Ugly Melanie
Alain Chabat
Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist
Known for
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Dominique Farrugia
Simon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist
Known for
Didier
Room(h)ates
Gérard Darmon
Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Family Business
Sam Karmann
Disturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier
Known for
Kitchen with Apartment
Titeuf
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Paul Martoni
Known for
Emily in Paris
Taxi 2
Eric Prat
Philippe Garcia
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Auntie Danielle
Marc de Jonge
Serge Karamazov's boss
Known for
Rambo III
Little Indian, Big City
Valérie Lemercier
M. Jacques' widow
Known for
The Visitors
Little Nicholas
Patrick Lizana
Grimaldi, policeman
Known for
Memoir of War
Tchéky Karyo
Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist
Known for
Bad Boys
Nikita
Daniel Gélin
Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Alain Berbérian Director · Alain Chabat Writer Dominique Farrugia Writer
First release March 9, 1994 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Swedish
Production
TF1 Studio
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
M6 Films
Production
Le Studio Canal+
Production
StudioCanal
Studio · Production
Téléma Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Cité de la peur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Swedish
Release dates
France · March 9, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 4, 1999 · Physical · DVD
February 1, 2016 · Digital · VOD
June 5, 2019 · Theatrical · restored version
November 6, 2019 · Physical · Blu-Ray
September 9, 2025 · TV · 6ter
December 15, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
May 17, 2026 · TV · W9
Spain
February 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 11, 1994 · Theatrical
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