Man Bites Dog (1992)
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Cast
as Ben
as Remy (Reporter), Reporter
as Ben's Grandmother
as Ben's Grandfather
as Jenny
as Patrick (Sound Man #1)
as Franco (Sound Man #2)
as Vincent (Sound Man #3)
as Cameraman
as Ben's Mother
as Malou
as Mamie Tromblon
as Boby
as Bed-ridden Old Man
as Nurse
as Rape Victim (Martine)
as Rape Victim's Husband
as Valerie
as Kalifa
as Benichou
as Mother
as Child
as Father
as Cameraman
as Sound Recordist
as First Postman
as Video Reporter
as Postman
as Wine Waiter
as Buffet Waiter
as Ben's Lawyer
as Journalist
as Taxi Driver
as Boxer
as Lady on Train
as Madame Pipi
as Violinist
as Night Watchman
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Featured Victim
as Journalist
as Journalist
as Journalist
as Journalist
as Journalist
as Malou's Customer
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
as Victim in Montage
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Critic Reviews for Man Bites Dog
All Critics (18) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (5) | DVD (9)
The sheer kitsch of the characters and settings prevents a real-life audience from ever having to feel genuinely implicated.
[VIDEO ESSAY] Self-reflexive social satire rarely comes with such a hilarious fury of black humor as it does in this ingenious mockumentary about filming a serial killer's pursuits.
It proves that a catchy title does not necessarily make for a good movie.
An important film, yes, but one frequently surpassed and out-subverted.
This is an original, a stark and (sorry) biting work far more complex, both stylistically and thematically, than first meets the eye.
Misunderstood, this original belgian film is a stairical stab at serial killers, our new "cultural icons"; the moral was misinterpreted by some critics.
Audience Reviews for Man Bites Dog
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 that we are entertained the entire time. In that way we are giving consent for the madness to continue. Even as the camera crew in the film began to become more and more complicit in Benoit's crimes, we as the audience can share in their wonder. It is a well made film and even though it is hard to watch at times, you cannot help but watch. It is violent entertainment critiquing violence as entertainment and it does a very good job at achieving that goal.
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 Clockwork Orange look like PBS television. The themes of this film are interesting in the least. What makes the film terrifying is the fact that there are people like this in the world. They aren't easy to spot. They seem normal, but they are capable of the extreme violence like that of the serial killer in this movie. Although it is graphic, the film is very funny as well. The killer makes a lot of smart cracks and some of the irony of the movie is pretty funny too. Some of the funniest scenes occur when the killer is talking about what he does in a serious manner. Not for everyone, but well worth the watch if you can tolerate the material. Last scene is amazing, and Blair Witch owes a lot to it.
Super Reviewer
I remember this movie. I kind of wish I had seen it before I saw the English-language remake from Britain, though (The Last Horror Movie). It's a fairly novel concept for a horror movie: a serial killer gets a documentary film crew to follow him around, and generates the films scares organically and simply through his own behaviour. I kind of feel the way I do when I watch a movie's parody before I see the original: when the first thing you've seen is a reworking, retooling and improvement on an idea, the original source text seems a little pale by comparison. The protagonst-killer in this movie is not nearly as likeable as he was in The Last Horror Movie, and the story isn't as inventive (not by a long shot) as Behind the mask. Still, for the time it was made and what it does, it's a very effective film. It gets extra points for being the first of its type (to my knowledge).
Super Reviewer
Man Bites Dog Quotes
| 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. |