How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
Seen it?1974 | 90 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for fans of a well-timed joke. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 30 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
A story about a guy who still lives with his mother and sells some really awful alcohol to bartenders. The only way for him to do this is to cry and invent himself an awful life. Then he meets the beautiful woman whose goal in life is to sleep with the less exciting guys on Earth.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michel Audiard
- Jean CarmetAntoine Robineau
- Stéphane AudranCécile Malempin
- Jane BirkinJane
- Jean-Pierre MarielleGérard Malempin
- Jean RochefortFoisnard
- Evelyne BuyleMarie-Josée Mulot
- Féodor AtkineLe mime du cabaret
- Laurence BadieUne employée de l'hôtel
- Paul BiscigliaLe chasseur PLM
- Robert DalbanLéonce, le patron du bistrot