The Visitors

Original title: Les visiteurs

1993
15
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

39K

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Satire Comedy Fantasy

A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.

Director
- Jean-Marie Poiré
Writers
- Christian Clavier
- Jean-Marie Poiré
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

39K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jean-Marie Poiré
Writers
- Christian Clavier
- Jean-Marie Poiré
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations total

Trivia
Mel Brooks was hired to write and record English-language dialogue for the U.S. release. But the version did not test well with audiences, and co-writer/director Jean-Marie Poiré hated it, saying Brooks had turned it from a comedy about a French knight into a parody with French accents so thick it was almost impossible to understand. So Miramax held up U.S. release until the summer of 1996, with standard subtitles. Brooks was paid $500,000 for his efforts, however.

Goofs
When Godefroy arrives at Béatrice's, he complains that "there's no longer any hectare of forest". Hectare is a surface area unit that was invented during the French Revolution.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Jacquouille la Fripouille: OKKKKKKKKKKK!

Crazy credits
After the final credits role, stick around for a "Hello to all you credits-lovers!" accompanied by a waving medieval knight.

Connections
Featured in CinéMagique (2002)

Soundtracks
Symphonie Ecossaise
(Extraits)
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn (as Félix Mendelsshon)
Performed by The Czech Symphony Orchestra

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Featured review

9/10

My favorite movie!

When I saw the low rating on this movie, I knew I had to submit a vote because, in my opinion, it make discourage many others from watching one of the funniest movies ever. The plot is very original, a knight and his servant, who were supposed to return in the past only several hours to correct a fatal error in judgment, mistakenly get zapped to modern times. Imagine medieval eyes seeing asphalt and a horse less steel chariot (a car of course) rolling towards them. The men, used to witches and sorcerers, believe it is some sort of devil machine. When the car stops, they promptly attack it. A black man exits and the medievals yell: "A Saracen, a Saracen!". I saw this movie in its original language: French. If you can understand French, I very strongly recommend it. This is slapstick at its best. You will want to buy the movie and watch it over and over because you will always discover something else you missed. It is a jewel!