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C'est arriv� pr�s de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) (It Happened in Your Neighborhood) (1991)

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Man Bites Dog is a Belgian faux-documentary and high-concept satire of media violence which follows the lethal exploits of Benoit Benoit Poelvoorde, an affable, and very talkative, serial killer. He kills for money, and he kills for pleasure, and he talks all the while about philosophy and the proper technique for weighing a corpse down underwater. He is followed through his slaughter-fest by the filmmakers, R�my and Andr� (the actual filmmakers, R�my Belvaux and Andr� Bonzel), and the line

NC-17, 1 hr. 35 min.

Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Andr� Bonzel , Beno�t Poelvoorde

Written By: R�my Belvaux, Andr� Bonzel, Beno�t Poelvoorde, Vincent Tavier

In Theaters: Dec 31, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Sep 24, 2002

Wellspring Media Inc.

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Cast

Beno�t Poelvoorde
Ben
R�my Belvaux
Remy (Reporter)
Andr� Bonzel
Cameraman
Jean-Marc Chenut
Patrick (Sound Man #1)
Alain Oppezzi
Franco (Sound Man #2)
Vincent Tavier
Vincent (Sound Man #3)
Carlos Miranda
Night Watchman
Jenny Drye
Jenny
Hector Pappaert
Ben's Grandfather
Nelly Pappaert
Ben's Grandmother
Philippe Blasband
Featured Victim
�dith Le Merdy
Nurse
Beno�t Mariage
Journalist
Franco Piscopo
Sound Recordist
Pascal Lebrun
Featured Victim
Steven Artels
Victim in Montage
St�phane Aubier
Journalist
Stephanie Aubier
Featured Victim
Emmanuelle Bada
Journalist
Bruno Belvaux
Featured Victim
Lucien Belvaux
Featured Victim
Paul Bottemanne
Taxi Driver
Jean-Pol Cavillot
Featured Victim
Antoine Chapelot
Wine Waiter
Gina Cotica
Mother
Olivier Cotica
Benichou
Ricardo Cotica
Child
Josephs Craeynest
Victim in Montage
Laurence D'Hondt
Journalist
Rachel Deman
Mamie Tromblon
Fernaud Dubois
Postman
Marcel Engels
Cameraman
Alexandra Fandango
Kalifa
Aldo Fostier
Featured Victim
Alain Fran�ois
Video Reporter
Clotilde Francois
Victim in Montage
Jean-Paul Geets
Malou's Customer
Irene Gilissen
Lady on Train
Sylviane God�
Rape Victim (Martine)
Patrick Goisse
Victim in Montage
Alain Hologne
Featured Victim
Anny Hologne
Featured Victim
Micheline Hologne
Featured Victim
Andre Kuys
Victim in Montage
Anne LaGrange
Journalist
Andr� Laime
Bed-ridden Old Man
Bob Lens
Victim in Montage
Elaine Leonard
Featured Victim
Malou Madou
Malou
Jean-Claude Maschetti
Featured Victim
Vincent Merveille
Boxer
Val�rie Parent
Valerie
Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pap...
Ben's Mother
Venelin Poikov
First Postman
Annamaria Szomolanyiova
Violinist
Bertrand Tavier
Victim in Montage
Hughes Tavier
Buffet Waiter
Sabine Tavier
Madame Pipi
Zoltan Tobolik
Rape Victim's Husband
Marie Travier
Featured Victim
Daniel Tursh
Journalist
Pierre Vanbraekel
Father
Willy Vandenbroeck
Boby
Pol Vanderwarren
Ben's Lawyer
Willy Van De Waele
Victim in Montage

Critic Reviews for C'est arriv� pr�s de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) (It Happened in Your Neighborhood)

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (3) | DVD (18)

An important film, yes, but one frequently surpassed and out-subverted.

August 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Projection Booth

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

This is an original, a stark and (sorry) biting work far more complex, both stylistically and thematically, than first meets the eye.

September 27, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Misunderstood, this original belgian film is a stairical stab at serial killers, our new "cultural icons"; the moral was misinterpreted by some critics.

December 25, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

a strikingly original satire carried out with unbelievable deadpan humor

October 1, 2005 Comment

Eric Melin

Scene-Stealers.com

Harsh, unflinching and sinfully enjoyable.

April 3, 2005 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

The film's absurdly dark humor comes with a price tag, and after a while the continuously mindless and pointless killings begin to exact a numbing toll on the viewer.

March 19, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

A black comedy that's as dark as night, Man Bites Dog is a worthy successor to A Clockwork Orange as this generation's most telling and unflinching look at our views on violence.

October 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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A shocking and engaging mockumentary that takes a unique and often difficult look at violence in our society. The subject of the film Benoit is disturbingly believable as the maniacal yet oddly likeable sociopath. While Benoit participates in extraordinary acts of violence, the filmmakers do a great job making sure

January 18, 2012

Reid Volk

Super Reviewer

"Once I buried two Arabs in a wall over there... Facing Mecca, of course.". Man Bites Dog is a very shocking, disturbing, and darkly funny documentary style film. It's one of the best documentary style films I've seen. The content isn't for everyone and is very graphic. A rape scene in this makes the one from A

June 20, 2011

Melvin White

Super Reviewer

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1. Ben: With women you can't always tell if the door's open and if it's time to add seed or get the hell out. I've been hurt because I'd open the door wide and they'd shut it.
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