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Édouard Molinaro is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Assistant Director, Camera Operator, Production Design and Technical Advisor French born on 13 may 1928 at Bordeaux (France)
Among those, 16 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Mafia films, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Rich, Agathe Natanson, Claude Gensac, Paul Préboist, Dominique Page
Rating74%
Christian Martin, a modest accountant in a large firm owned by Bertrand Barnier, surprises his boss by asking him for a 100% increase in his wages. Martin is on the point of proposing to a girl and doesn't want to ask for her hand in marriage while making a lowly accountant's salary.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Philippe Monnier
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about families, Théâtre, Comedy science fiction films, Films based on plays
Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Bernard Alane, Michael Lonsdale, Martine Kelly, Claude Piéplu
Rating66%
A man frozen for 65 years is found in the ice of the North Pole by a scientific polar expedition. While he is brought back to life by professor Edouard Lauriebat (Michael Lonsdale), the man is identified as Paul Fournier, who was exploring the pole in 1905 and is now, thanks to hibernation, a 90 years old young man. Edmée de Tartas (Claude Gensac), born Fournier, is identified as the granddaughter of Paul and convinces her husband, Hubert Barrère de Tartas (Louis de Funès), that Paul must be given back to his family, while the government wishes to treat Paul as a research subject. After a kidnapping and a pursuit, the authorities reluctantly agree, but impose, for the sake of Paul's mental health, that his environment be the same as in 1905. As Paul thinks Edmée is his mother, Hubert must play the role of a man courting Edmée and Didier (Olivier de Funès), the son of Edmée and Hubert plays the role of a student living with the family. First under control, the situation gradually deteriorates especially when Paul's actions become a threat to Hubert's plan to marry his son to the daughter of Crepin-Jaujard, one of his business partners.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent, Michel Galabru, Liana Del Balzo
Rating71%
Like the play, the film tells the story of a gay couple – Renato Baldi (Ugo Tognazzi), the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin Mougeotte (Michel Serrault), his star attraction – and the madness that ensues when Renato's son, Laurent (Rémi Laurent), brings home his fiancée, Andrea (Luisa Maneri), and her ultra-conservative parents (Carmen Scarpitta and Michel Galabru) to meet them.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru, Paola Borboni, Benny Luke
Rating58%
A spy plants a capsule of microfilm on Albin and from then on spies and government agents pursue him. Albin and Renato travel to Italy to hide at Renato's mother's farm. At each point along the way we see the straight world's reaction to Albin.
, 1h27
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi, Michel Galabru, Benny Luke, Stéphane Audran
Rating47%
In order to inherit his Aunt Emma's large fortune (which includes a large chunk of Scotland), Albin must marry a woman and father a child, and Renato goes along with the plan in an attempt to save their St. Tropez nightclub. Albin consults marriage broker Matrimonia and tries to act like a conservative heterosexual, but all attempts to conform fail and he considers suicide. When all hope seems to be lost, Renato and Albin meet a suicidal young woman, Cindy, who decides that marrying Albin may be better than death.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Historical
Themes Cooking films
Actors Jacques Brel, Claude Jade, Jacques Dynam, Bernard Blier, Rosy Varte, Daniela Surina
Rating66%
The story is set in 1750 during the time of Louis XV. Benjamin (Jacques Brel) is a country doctor in love with the beautiful innkeeper's daughter, Manette, but she refuses his advances until he produces a marriage contract. After suffering a humiliating practical joke and condemned to prison, Benjamin escapes with Manette, who realizes she prefers happiness to a marriage contract after all.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier, Nino Castelnuovo, Jean-Pierre Darras, Jacques Galland
Rating70%
Ralph Milan is a contract killer who is paid to kill Louis Randoni, whose testimony in various trials could harm the organisation. Ralph waits for his prey in his hotel room, but is interrupted by his comical neighbour, a shirt salesman named François Pignon (Jacques Brel). Pignon, who is suicidal since his wife left him for a reputed doctor named Fuchs (Jean-Pierre Darras), tries to hang himself on the waterpipes, but only manages to cause a flood. Realizing that if Pignon tries to kill himself again the police will search the place, Milan offers to talk him out of it until after his assassination. Unfortunately Pignon starts irritating him more, and makes it more difficult for him to fulfill his contract killing.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Vincent Trintignant, Robert Kechichian
Origin France
Genres Comedy-drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Manuel Blanc, Claire Nebout, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Serrault
Rating66%
L'année 1773 : le XVIII siècle peaufine son dernier acte. Louis XV s'apprête à quitter la scène, et en coulisses, déjà, Louis XVI se prépare. C'est le temps des grandes idées, et des mauvais sujets. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, fils d'horloger, horloger lui-même, trouvait avec Voltaire que les pendules de son temps retardaient dangereusement. Il allait s'employer à les remettre à l'heure...
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Robert Vernay
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Prison films, La provence, Films about capital punishment
Actors Daniel Ivernel, Jean Marais, Lia Amanda, Roger Pigaut, Jacques Castelot, Claude Génia
Rating70%
Edmond Dantès, second d'un navire de commerce de retour d'Orient ayant pris le commandement de son navire après la mort du capitaine, accoste à l'île d'Elbe pour transmettre une lettre à Napoléon. À la suite de cette imprudence, commise pour respecter la volonté de son prédécesseur, il est victime d'une machination ourdie par le marin Caderousse, par l'officier Fernand Mondego (plus tard devenu comte de Morcerf), épris de Mercédès, la fiancée de Dantès, et le magistrat Gérard de Villefort (qui craint d'être compromis par les activités ultrabonapartistes de son père, le général Noirtier). Dantès est alors conduit au secret dans les profondeurs du château d'If, au large de Marseille.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Jacques Hilling, Grégoire Aslan, Jean-Marc Tennberg, André Luguet
Rating55%
A Soviet spy (Perkins) is on an official mission to obtain sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. The klutzy intelligence operative has to rely on the instinct of his new partner and love-interest Penelope Lightfeather (Bardot) as they traipse across the countryside, avoiding counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
, 1h30
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Dorléac, Geneviève Grad, Jean Le Poulain, Michel Vitold
Rating59%
L'industriel André Laroche vient de mourir. À son enterrement se trouve François de Vierne, à qui sa mère confesse « Laroche était Arsène Lupin, et tu es son fils ». Arsène Lupin avait eu un autre fils, Gérard Dagmar, danseur, magicien et parfois cambrioleur. François de Vierne apprend chez le notaire qu'il doit rechercher le trésor royal de Poldavie. Ce trésor est successivement trouvé par Gérard, repris par François, volé par le consul de Poldavie, le sinistre Von Krantz, qui n'hésite pas à faire enlever le petit prince de Poldavie, frère de la jolie Catherine. Finalement le trésor est récupéré. François et une jeune journaliste, Nathalie, Gérard et la princesse Catherine n'ont plus qu'à filer le parfait amour.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Costas Ferris
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Dorléac, Claude Rich, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Laforêt, Marie Dubois
Rating63%
It is the day that Antoine (Jean-Claude Brialy), a Paris advertising man, is to marry the lovely Gisèle (Marie Laforêt) and his best man Julien (Claude Rich), a divorced statistician, tries to talk him out of it with tales of the hard times he had from women, ending in entrapment by his stunning secretary Denise (Catherine Deneuve), a professional virgin. Going into a bistro for a quick drink before they drive to the wedding, the owner Fernand (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a retired villain and pimp, tells the two of his exploits that ended in marriage to pretty but pushy Sophie (Marie Dubois). Antoine decides to run for it, taking one of the tickets for the honeymoon in Greece and giving the other to Fernand. On board ship, he falls for the delectable Sandra (Françoise Dorléac), a professional confidence woman, who cleans him out of his money but in the end agrees to marry him. Fernand comes back with an old millionairess, former brothel owner, who drives a Rolls. At the wedding of Antoine and Sandra, Julien falls for a sweet brunette.
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Paul Meurisse, Michel Serrault, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre, Claire Maurier, Yvonne Clech
Rating62%
Arsène Baudu, escroc à la petite semaine rencontre par hasard Hyacinthe Camus, ancien policier et le convertit aux arcanes de l'arnaque. Au cours de leur pérégrinations ils vont rencontrer Alexandre Larsan-Bellac qui lui aussi est un escroc mais d'un tout autre niveau. À trois, ils vont monter une arnaque en faisant croire à un pigeon que les obligations de l'Emprunt russe de 1906 vont être remboursées à bon prix par le gouvernement de l'Union soviétique. Riméro, un industriel naïf, va tomber dans le panneau. Mais parallèlement Alexandre Larsan-Bellac s'entiche de Lady Valérie Paterson, une prétendue milliardaire californienne qui elle aussi pratique l'escroquerie…
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Madeleine Renaud, Murray Head, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Jean-Claude Dauphin
Rating51%
La tranquillité d'une famille fantasque est bouleversée par l'irruption d'un séduisant Anglais.
, 1h22
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Jugnot, Anémone, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, François Perrot, Paul Barge
Rating60%
Sam et Paul partagent le même appartement. Paul est au chômage et Sam travaille comme serrurier mais il se fait licencier.
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Among those, 16 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
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Add to a movie listOscar (1967)
, 1h20Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Mafia films, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Rich, Agathe Natanson, Claude Gensac, Paul Préboist, Dominique Page
Rating74%
Christian Martin, a modest accountant in a large firm owned by Bertrand Barnier, surprises his boss by asking him for a 100% increase in his wages. Martin is on the point of proposing to a girl and doesn't want to ask for her hand in marriage while making a lowly accountant's salary.
Hibernatus (1969)
, 1h18Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Philippe Monnier
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about families, Théâtre, Comedy science fiction films, Films based on plays
Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Bernard Alane, Michael Lonsdale, Martine Kelly, Claude Piéplu
Rating66%
A man frozen for 65 years is found in the ice of the North Pole by a scientific polar expedition. While he is brought back to life by professor Edouard Lauriebat (Michael Lonsdale), the man is identified as Paul Fournier, who was exploring the pole in 1905 and is now, thanks to hibernation, a 90 years old young man. Edmée de Tartas (Claude Gensac), born Fournier, is identified as the granddaughter of Paul and convinces her husband, Hubert Barrère de Tartas (Louis de Funès), that Paul must be given back to his family, while the government wishes to treat Paul as a research subject. After a kidnapping and a pursuit, the authorities reluctantly agree, but impose, for the sake of Paul's mental health, that his environment be the same as in 1905. As Paul thinks Edmée is his mother, Hubert must play the role of a man courting Edmée and Didier (Olivier de Funès), the son of Edmée and Hubert plays the role of a student living with the family. First under control, the situation gradually deteriorates especially when Paul's actions become a threat to Hubert's plan to marry his son to the daughter of Crepin-Jaujard, one of his business partners.
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
, 1h43Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent, Michel Galabru, Liana Del Balzo
Rating71%
Like the play, the film tells the story of a gay couple – Renato Baldi (Ugo Tognazzi), the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin Mougeotte (Michel Serrault), his star attraction – and the madness that ensues when Renato's son, Laurent (Rémi Laurent), brings home his fiancée, Andrea (Luisa Maneri), and her ultra-conservative parents (Carmen Scarpitta and Michel Galabru) to meet them.
La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
, 1h41Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru, Paola Borboni, Benny Luke
Rating58%
A spy plants a capsule of microfilm on Albin and from then on spies and government agents pursue him. Albin and Renato travel to Italy to hide at Renato's mother's farm. At each point along the way we see the straight world's reaction to Albin.
, 1h27Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi, Michel Galabru, Benny Luke, Stéphane Audran
Rating47%
In order to inherit his Aunt Emma's large fortune (which includes a large chunk of Scotland), Albin must marry a woman and father a child, and Renato goes along with the plan in an attempt to save their St. Tropez nightclub. Albin consults marriage broker Matrimonia and tries to act like a conservative heterosexual, but all attempts to conform fail and he considers suicide. When all hope seems to be lost, Renato and Albin meet a suicidal young woman, Cindy, who decides that marrying Albin may be better than death.
My Uncle Benjamin (1969)
, 1h30Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Historical
Themes Cooking films
Actors Jacques Brel, Claude Jade, Jacques Dynam, Bernard Blier, Rosy Varte, Daniela Surina
Rating66%
The story is set in 1750 during the time of Louis XV. Benjamin (Jacques Brel) is a country doctor in love with the beautiful innkeeper's daughter, Manette, but she refuses his advances until he produces a marriage contract. After suffering a humiliating practical joke and condemned to prison, Benjamin escapes with Manette, who realizes she prefers happiness to a marriage contract after all.
A Pain in the Ass (1973)
, 1h20Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier, Nino Castelnuovo, Jean-Pierre Darras, Jacques Galland
Rating70%
Ralph Milan is a contract killer who is paid to kill Louis Randoni, whose testimony in various trials could harm the organisation. Ralph waits for his prey in his hotel room, but is interrupted by his comical neighbour, a shirt salesman named François Pignon (Jacques Brel). Pignon, who is suicidal since his wife left him for a reputed doctor named Fuchs (Jean-Pierre Darras), tries to hang himself on the waterpipes, but only manages to cause a flood. Realizing that if Pignon tries to kill himself again the police will search the place, Milan offers to talk him out of it until after his assassination. Unfortunately Pignon starts irritating him more, and makes it more difficult for him to fulfill his contract killing.
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
, 1h40Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Vincent Trintignant, Robert Kechichian
Origin France
Genres Comedy-drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Manuel Blanc, Claire Nebout, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Serrault
Rating66%
L'année 1773 : le XVIII siècle peaufine son dernier acte. Louis XV s'apprête à quitter la scène, et en coulisses, déjà, Louis XVI se prépare. C'est le temps des grandes idées, et des mauvais sujets. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, fils d'horloger, horloger lui-même, trouvait avec Voltaire que les pendules de son temps retardaient dangereusement. Il allait s'employer à les remettre à l'heure...
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
, 3h3Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Robert Vernay
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Prison films, La provence, Films about capital punishment
Actors Daniel Ivernel, Jean Marais, Lia Amanda, Roger Pigaut, Jacques Castelot, Claude Génia
Rating70%
Edmond Dantès, second d'un navire de commerce de retour d'Orient ayant pris le commandement de son navire après la mort du capitaine, accoste à l'île d'Elbe pour transmettre une lettre à Napoléon. À la suite de cette imprudence, commise pour respecter la volonté de son prédécesseur, il est victime d'une machination ourdie par le marin Caderousse, par l'officier Fernand Mondego (plus tard devenu comte de Morcerf), épris de Mercédès, la fiancée de Dantès, et le magistrat Gérard de Villefort (qui craint d'être compromis par les activités ultrabonapartistes de son père, le général Noirtier). Dantès est alors conduit au secret dans les profondeurs du château d'If, au large de Marseille.
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
, 1h50Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Jacques Hilling, Grégoire Aslan, Jean-Marc Tennberg, André Luguet
Rating55%
A Soviet spy (Perkins) is on an official mission to obtain sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. The klutzy intelligence operative has to rely on the instinct of his new partner and love-interest Penelope Lightfeather (Bardot) as they traipse across the countryside, avoiding counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
, 1h30Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Dorléac, Geneviève Grad, Jean Le Poulain, Michel Vitold
Rating59%
L'industriel André Laroche vient de mourir. À son enterrement se trouve François de Vierne, à qui sa mère confesse « Laroche était Arsène Lupin, et tu es son fils ». Arsène Lupin avait eu un autre fils, Gérard Dagmar, danseur, magicien et parfois cambrioleur. François de Vierne apprend chez le notaire qu'il doit rechercher le trésor royal de Poldavie. Ce trésor est successivement trouvé par Gérard, repris par François, volé par le consul de Poldavie, le sinistre Von Krantz, qui n'hésite pas à faire enlever le petit prince de Poldavie, frère de la jolie Catherine. Finalement le trésor est récupéré. François et une jeune journaliste, Nathalie, Gérard et la princesse Catherine n'ont plus qu'à filer le parfait amour.
Male Hunt (1964)
, 1h40Directed by Édouard Molinaro, Costas Ferris
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Dorléac, Claude Rich, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Laforêt, Marie Dubois
Rating63%
It is the day that Antoine (Jean-Claude Brialy), a Paris advertising man, is to marry the lovely Gisèle (Marie Laforêt) and his best man Julien (Claude Rich), a divorced statistician, tries to talk him out of it with tales of the hard times he had from women, ending in entrapment by his stunning secretary Denise (Catherine Deneuve), a professional virgin. Going into a bistro for a quick drink before they drive to the wedding, the owner Fernand (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a retired villain and pimp, tells the two of his exploits that ended in marriage to pretty but pushy Sophie (Marie Dubois). Antoine decides to run for it, taking one of the tickets for the honeymoon in Greece and giving the other to Fernand. On board ship, he falls for the delectable Sandra (Françoise Dorléac), a professional confidence woman, who cleans him out of his money but in the end agrees to marry him. Fernand comes back with an old millionairess, former brothel owner, who drives a Rolls. At the wedding of Antoine and Sandra, Julien falls for a sweet brunette.
When the Pheasants Pass (1965)
, 1h29Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Paul Meurisse, Michel Serrault, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre, Claire Maurier, Yvonne Clech
Rating62%
Arsène Baudu, escroc à la petite semaine rencontre par hasard Hyacinthe Camus, ancien policier et le convertit aux arcanes de l'arnaque. Au cours de leur pérégrinations ils vont rencontrer Alexandre Larsan-Bellac qui lui aussi est un escroc mais d'un tout autre niveau. À trois, ils vont monter une arnaque en faisant croire à un pigeon que les obligations de l'Emprunt russe de 1906 vont être remboursées à bon prix par le gouvernement de l'Union soviétique. Riméro, un industriel naïf, va tomber dans le panneau. Mais parallèlement Alexandre Larsan-Bellac s'entiche de Lady Valérie Paterson, une prétendue milliardaire californienne qui elle aussi pratique l'escroquerie…
La Mandarine (1972)
, 1h30Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Madeleine Renaud, Murray Head, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Jean-Claude Dauphin
Rating51%
La tranquillité d'une famille fantasque est bouleversée par l'irruption d'un séduisant Anglais.
, 1h22Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Jugnot, Anémone, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, François Perrot, Paul Barge
Rating60%
Sam et Paul partagent le même appartement. Paul est au chômage et Sam travaille comme serrurier mais il se fait licencier.