The Dope

The Dope

93 mins | Comedy | Feb. 5, 2003

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.

The Dope

93 mins | Comedy | Feb. 5, 2003

The Dope
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.
IMDb rating 4.4
Producers Canal+, Pathé Renn Productions, Neo Productions, M6 Films
Original title La Beuze
Directors François Desagnat, Thomas Sorriaux
Writers Philippe de Chauveron, Tefa, François Desagnat, Guy Laurent, Juliette Arnaud, Thomas Sorriaux

Cast

Michaël Youn

as Alphonse Brown

Vincent Desagnat

as Scotch

Zoé Félix

as Dina

Kad Merad

as Le directeur artistique de Pacific Recordings

Alex Descas

as Shaft

Ginette Garcin

as Madame Batin

Kool Shen

as Lord Fatal

Lionel Abelanski

as Perez / Le père de Perez

Maka Sidibe

as Dave

Gad Elmaleh

as Le spécialiste des Stups

Hans Meyer

as Rudolf Maier

Laurent Pons

as V.R.

Omar Sy

as Michel Dembélé

Benjamin Morgaine

as Le DJ du bar de la plage

Tefa

as Julius

Noémie Elbaz

as L'étudiante du campus

Catherine Benguigui

as La directrice artistique

Jorge Cabezas

as Adolfo Maier

Sefo Mauligalo

as Jona Lomu

Frédérique Bel

as La fille de la pub Yop

Laurent Cotillard

as Le groom (uncredited)