“Tobacco is taboo, we will all get rid of it” Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campagne sang in Le Pari, a 90s comedy that was a huge hit upon its release and became a hit on Netflix before reaching the top 10 of the platform’s most-watched movies.
Officially, Pascal Legitimus, the third member of Les Inconnus with Campagne and Bourdon, is not in the film. Except it’s there! But you must have an eye!
Pascal Legitimus is in the movie!
Campania and Bourdon
Le Pari saw the light of day two years after the success of Three Brothers, the first film featuring the trio of strangers, which was a huge success in 1995 with 6.87 million admissions. The then-unknown producer Paul Lederman banned it. Strangers from his unconsented meeting. As a result, Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campagne are the only two band members in the film…or almost!
Stop at 54 minutes and 47 seconds
He appears during the TéléZap evening scene. Didier’s and Bernard’s wives chat with TV star “Bernard” Lermite, and our two jealous heroes drink more than they should. Already tired, we see that they have ordered glasses of champagne at the bar, and it is at this moment, which occurs at exactly 54 minutes and 47 seconds of the film, that you can pause. You will then see Pascal Legitimus just passing by.
Pascal Legitimus
His character has only one line, slightly muffled by the evening noise: “Excuse me, please.” As he tries to get to the bar and serve. The scene immediately cuts to Muriel and Victoria, the wives of the characters. There’s a nod to Les Inconnus, and perhaps a cautious sneer at their producer.
Le Pari saw the light of day two years after the success of Three Brothers, the first film featuring the trio of unknowns, which was a big hit in 1995 with 6.87 million admissions. In Le Pari, Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan made it. A total of 4 million records.
Pascal Legitimus will also film alone with Dide Bourdon in Madame Irma, while Campan-Bourdon will reunite for L’Extra-terrestre. The trio would then film Three Kings and Three Brothers, The Return, and each would make small appearances in the others’ productions, as in Pascal Legitimus’s Antilles sur Seine.
Source: Allocine
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