Pain in the A-- Movie Review 1977

A hit man helps a suicidal shirt salesman solve his marital problems in this black comedy that was later Americanized as "Buddy, Buddy." Not for all tastes, but has acquired a reputation for its dark wit. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from French, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Suicide

Screenplay

Edouard Molinaro, Francis Veber

Cast

Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier

Director

Edouard Molinaro

Producer

Corwin-Mahler