Cruising Bar 2
Cruising Bar 2 is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Robert Ménard and Michel Côté, and released in 2008.[1] A sequel to the 1989 film Cruising Bar, the film stars Côté as the same four separate characters he played in the original film, now dealing with much more middle-aged sexual and relationship issues.[2]
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Directed by | Robert Ménard Michel Côté |
Written by | Michel Côté Robert Ménard Claire Wojas |
Produced by | Claude Bonin Robert Ménard Claire Wojas |
Starring | Michel Côté Véronique Le Flaguais Lise Roy |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Michel Arcand |
Music by | Jean-Marie Benoît |
Production company | Les Productions Vidéofilms Ltée |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Gérard's wife Gertrude (Véronique Le Flaguais) has finally had enough of his constant infidelity, and is filing for divorce; Patrice is in a downward spiral after his girlfriend breaks up with him; Jean-Jacques is struggling with erectile dysfunction issues which have led his psychiatrist to suggest that he might actually be gay; Serge, perennially unlucky in love, tries Internet dating which may finally change his life for the better.[3]
The film's cast also includes Marie-France Duquette, Chantal Dauphinais, Lise Roy and Hélène Major.
Awards
Côté received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actor at the 11th Jutra Awards,[4] and the film's make-up team (Adrien Morot, Réjean Goderre, Marifrance Guy, Bruno Gatien, Nathalie Trépanier) won the Genie Award for Best Makeup at the 29th Genie Awards.[5]
It was the top-grossing Quebec film of 2008, and was awarded Telefilm Canada's Guichet d'or[6] and Québec Cinéma's Billet d'or.[7]
References
- "Older but not much wiser; The guys from Cruising Bar are back after 20 years, and the laughs are bittersweet". Montreal Gazette, June 21, 2008.
- "Cruising Bar 2 : Érotico-mochetons". Voir, June 26, 2008.
- "Cruising bar 2 – Film de Robert Ménard et Michel Côté". Films du Québec, January 6, 2009.
- "Fantasy film 'Babine' leads Quebec's Jutra Awards with nine nominations". Canadian Press, February 18, 2009.
- "Night belongs to Passchendaele; Historical epic wins six awards, including Golden Reel, best movie". Ottawa Citizen, April 5, 2009.
- "Telefilm Canada's 2008 Guichet d'or grants go to directors and writers of feature film Cruising Bar 2". Canada Newswire, March 26, 2009.
- "Two films share spotlight". Montreal Gazette, March 30, 2009.