Mammuth
Seen it?2010 | 92 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (59% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60. He has worked since the age of 16, never unemployed, never sick. But the hour of retirement has come, and it is disillusionment: he is missing points, some employers having forgotten to declare it! Pushed by Catherine, his wife, he gets on his old motorcycle from the 70s, a "Mammut" which earned him his nickname, and sets off in search of his pay slips. During his journey, he rediscovers his past and his quest for administrative documents soon becomes incidental...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$7 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gustave Kervern, Benoît Delépine
- Gérard DepardieuSerge Pilardosse, dit Mammuth
- Yolande MoreauCatherine Pilardosse
- Isabelle AdjaniL'amour perdu de Serge
- Benoît PoelvoordeLe récupérateur de métal
- Philippe NahonLe directeur gâteux de l'hospice
- Bouli LannersLe recruteur
- Anna MouglalisLa fausse handicapée
- SinéLe viticulteur
- Gustave KervernLe boucher au supermarché
- Bruno LochetLe VRP au restaurant