Jean-Philippe(2006)
What if Johnny had never existed...
A bourgeois office drone whose raison d'être is the music of French rocker Johnny Hallyday awakens one day in an alternate universe where the famed musician never recorded a single song. When he’s not at the office dutifully plugging-away, Fabrice lives a deadly dull life.
Movie: Jean-Philippe
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fabrice / Self
Jean-Philippe Smet / Self
Babette
Chris Summer / Christian Saumon
Laura / Marion
Laurent
Marion's physics teacher
Caroline
Gabrielle
Bernard Frédéric, double of Claude François
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Overview
A bourgeois office drone whose raison d'être is the music of French rocker Johnny Hallyday awakens one day in an alternate universe where the famed musician never recorded a single song. When he’s not at the office dutifully plugging-away, Fabrice lives a deadly dull life.
Release Date
2006-04-05
Average
5.7
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
What if Johnny had never existed...
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Languages:
Français
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