Bon Cop, Bad Cop

A glimpse into BB Cop

Friday August 18, 2006
release date: Tuesday December 19,
2006 (dvd)
genre: Action
running time: 120 min.
director: Érik Canuel
studio: Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
producer(s): Kevin Tierney
Patrick Huard, Kevin Tierney,
screenplay:
Leila Basen, Alex Epstein
Colm Feore, Patrick Huard,
Pierre Lebeau, Lucie Laurier,
Sylvain Marcel, Nanette
cast:
Workman, Rick Mercer, Gilles
Renaud, Patrice Bélanger, Eric
Knudsen
 Eric Canuel
Quebec film director and actor
 Produced Music videos in 80s
  Successful in TV commercial
and Television Series (e.g. Big
wolf in campus).
 Won best short documentary in
Genie Award for Hemingway
 Directed more feature films
i. Matthew Blackheart:
Monster Smasher (2000)
ii. Pigs Law (La Loi du cochon)
in 2001
iii. Nez Rouge in 2003
iv. Last Tunnel (Le Dernier
Tunnel) in 2004
v. The Outlander (Le
Survenant) in 2005
vi. Bon Cop, Bad Cop in 2006


Storyline

When the body of the executive of hockey

Benoit Brisset is found on the billboard of
the border of Quebec and Ontario, the
jurisdiction of the crime is shared between
the two police forces and detectives David
Bouchard from Montreal and Martin Ward
from Toronto are assigned to work
together. With totally different styles,
attitudes and languages, the reckless David
and the ethical Martin join force to
disclose the identity of the Tattoo Killer, a
deranged serial-killer that is killing
managers of hockey.
Trivia
 First Canadian Bilingual feature film since Amanita Pestilens
(1963).
 Filmed using both a French and an English script

 Released in two versions, one for Anglophones and one for

Francophones
 Grossed $12,665,721 US$ in total, only $1.3 million outside

of Quebec
 Not released theatrically outside of Canada, just screened at

film festivals in US and France.

 Anglophone/ Francophone Humour (Local culturally

specifics references)
Themes and Sub-themes

 Canadian Identity
 Clash of cultures (Bridge the two solitudes)
 Criminal Justice
 Teamwork
 Hockey !
 …
 Reflection on your part
Things to consider besides the content

 Fantasy elements in the story

 Lighting and editing techniques
 Linear plot


Ideas for the next sequel

 Cowboy cop in Alberta

 Indian RCMP officer in the North

 ….
Last part… AND Merci beaucoup
lemar & justine - Time to grow
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE6boSJaLfM