Loonies at Large
5.7
This comedy brings Pierre Richard and Michel Piccoli together onscreen once again. In the story, former professor Henri Toussaint Piccoli has been locked away in a psychiatric ward for some years for trying to strangle his wife when he found her in bed with another man. Now she has a terminal illness, and wants some sort of reconciliation with him. His therapist (Richard) decides to permit him to visit with her, provided he comes along. Except for his wide mood swings and occasional outbursts of lewd muttering, the professor "passes" for sane fairly easily. Not so the psychotic (Dominique Pinon) who stows away in the psychiatrist's car, who constantly calls attention to the other two.
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Pierre Richard
Bertrand Daumale
Known for
La Chèvre
The Fugitives
Michel Piccoli
Henri Toussaint
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Marco Pico
Olivier Dazat
Dominique Pinon
Angel
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Delicatessen
Florence Pernel
Fabienne
Known for
Three Colors: Blue
The Bonfire of Destiny
Édith Scob
Madame Toussaint
Known for
Holy Motors
Eyes Without a Face
Hélène Surgère
Edith Juillet
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Bet
François Hadji-Lazaro
Madame Marthe
Known for
Cemetery Man
Les Misérables
Marc Betton
Verebelli
Known for
Jean de Florette
Little Lili
Laurent Gamelon
Fredo
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
P.R.O.F.S.
Jacques Denis
Le contrôleur SNFC
Known for
I... for Icarus
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Marco Pico Director · Olivier Dazat Writer Pierre Richard Writer
First release August 11, 1993 · Production France 2 Cinéma, Sofiarp · Original title La Cavale des fous
Production
Fidélité Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Sofiarp
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Fideline Films
Production
Sofica Investimage 4
Production
Languages
Original title
La Cavale des fous
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 11, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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