The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

1991
1h 29m
5.9

5.9/10

23 votes • View on IMDb

"The catch of the day is fresh comedy."

Overview

A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fildebroc Les Films Ariane Sovereign Pictures Umbrella
Production Countries
United Kingdom France United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 1, 1991
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0101863

Cast

Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins

Louis Aubinard

Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum

Pianist

Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson

Sybil

Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc

Norbert

Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret

Lingerie Man

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel

Zalman

Angela Pleasence
Angela Pleasence

Louis' Sister

Carlos Kloster
Carlos Kloster

The Archbishop

Claudine Mavros
Claudine Mavros

Mother Superior

Artus de Penguern
Artus de Penguern

Saint Francis

Martine Ferrière
Martine Ferrière

Mother of Lingerie Man

Sacha Vikouloff
Sacha Vikouloff

The Violinist

Key Crew

Ben Lewin
Director
Michelle de Broca
Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Executive Producer
Ben Lewin
Screenplay