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Jet Set (film)

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Jet Set
Film poster
Directed byFabien Onteniente
Written byCaroline Saillo
Screenplay byFabien Onteniente
Bruno Solo
Emmanuel de Brantes
Olivier Chavarot
Produced byEric Altmayer
Nicolas Altmayer
Javier Castro
StarringBruno Solo
Samuel Le Bihan
Lambert Wilson
Ornella Muti
CinematographyFranco Di Giacomo
Edited byNathalie Hubert
Music byLoïc Dury
Christophe Minck
Production
company
Mandarin Production
Distributed byBac Films
Release date
  • 14 June 2000 (2000-06-14) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€5.6 million
Box officeUS$14.3 million[1]

Jet Set is a 2000 French comedy film, directed by Fabien Onteniente. A sequel, People, was released in 2004.

Plot

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Jimmy (Bruno Solo), desperate to save his suburban bar from bankruptcy, conceives a plan to attract the "jet set", the rich and glamorous celebrities of France. He sends his friend Mike (Samuel Le Bihan), a down-at-heel unemployed actor, to infiltrate French high society and garner contacts with prestigious personalities to invite. Hijinks ensue.

Cast

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Reception

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The film sold well at the Cannes Film Festival. It opened on almost 500 screens in France and debuted at number one with 428,000 admissions in its opening week.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jet Set". Jpbox-office.com.
  2. ^ Meaux Sant Marc, Francoise (June 30, 2000). "Jet Set, Promenons top French chart". Screen International. p. 23.
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