As a result of an automobile accident, a sophisticated TV producer meets her car mechanic/blue collar nemesis. They start a comic affair, but can they reconcile their totally different worlds?
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Cast
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Gérard Jugnot
Ferdinand Perlin
Known for
The Chorus
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Anémone
Bonnie
Known for
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
The Grand Highway
Jean-François Balmer
François-Albert
Known for
In the House
Madame Bovary
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Patrice
Known for
Germinal
Brigitte Catillon
Léa
Known for
Black Butterflies
Love Is in the Air
Michel Dussarat
Paul
Known for
Mariages!
Nathalie Guérin
Minou
Also in
Emilienne
Josepha
Martin Lamotte
Joel
Known for
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Michèle Moretti
Sophie
Known for
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Five
Pierre Lescure
Bruno Estier
Known for
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Michel Cassagne
Geoffroy
Known for
The Adversary
Lemming
Diane Bellego
Press officer
Known for
The Party
Philippe Galland Director · Gérard Jugnot Writer
First release November 3, 1982 · Produced in France · Production Swanie Productions, UGC Films
Production
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Production
Swanie Productions
Production
UGC Films
Production
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Production
France
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Original title
Le Quart d'heure américain
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 3, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 25, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 5, 2025 · Physical · Blu-Ray
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