The Dope
Seen it?2003 | 93 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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. If you loved The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best friend Scotch after Brown gets out of jail. On their way to Paris to begin careers as recording artists, the pair stumbles across a potent type of marijuana that was engineered by the Nazis. Their decision to begin selling the stuff leads to a variety of people chasing after them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
4.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by François Desagnat, Thomas Sorriaux
- Michaël YounAlphonse Brown
- Vincent DesagnatScotch
- Zoé FélixDina
- Kad MeradLe directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings
- Alex DescasShaft
- Ginette GarcinMadame Batin
- Kool ShenLord Fatal
- Lionel AbelanskiPerez / Le père de Perez
- Maka SidibeDave
- Gad ElmalehLe spécialiste des Stups