Atomik Circus - Le retour de James Bataille (2004)
Directed by Didier Poiraud, Thierry Poiraud

Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: The Return of James Battle

Film Synopsis

The backwater town of Skotlett is revelling in a music festival when stuntman James Bataille accidentally trashes a bar owned by Bosco, the disapproving father of his fiancée Concia   Bataille's reward for this act of vandalism is to go to prison for 133 years, which is just long enough to keep him away from Bosco's daughter.  It isn't long, however, before Bataille manages to break out of jail and return to Skotlett, determined to carry on where he left off with Concia.  Unfortunately, he hasn't only Bosco to deal with; the town has been invaded by a group of shape-changing aliens, and they are in mood for social niceties...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Didier Poiraud, Thierry Poiraud
  • Script: Jean-Phillippe Dugand, Marie Garrel Weiss, Didier Poiraud, Thierry Poiraud, Vincent Tavier
  • Cinematographer: Philippe Le Sourd
  • Music: The Little Rabbits
  • Cast: Vanessa Paradis (Concia), Jason Flemyng (James Bataille), Benoît Poelvoorde (Allan Chiasse), Jean-Pierre Marielle (Bosco), Venantino Venantini (Matt Kelso), Vincent Tavier (Chef Brody), Bouli Lanners (Chip), Jacky Lambert (Dips), Dominique Bettenfeld (Peter Cheval), Mar Sodupe (Kitty), Vincent Belorgey (Boon), Daniel Cohen (Peintre), Gaëtan Chataigner (Un membre des Perros Negros), Federico Pellegrini (Un membre des Perros Negros), Stéphane Louvain (Un membre des Perros Negros), Laurent Allinger (Un membre des Perros Negros), Olivier Champain (Musicien de Concia), Eric Piffeteau (Musicien de Concia), Didier Poiraud (Musicien de Concia), Alfredo Amaral (Le Mexicain dans son camion)
  • Country: France / Germany / UK
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 92 min
  • Aka: The Return of James Battle

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