Born on a Scooter
Maurice Barthélémy came up with the prehistoric detective-story concept while riding a scooter with Jean-Paul Rouve.
Movie
RRRrrrr!!!
Le premier thriller policier préhistorique !
In 35,000 BC, the tribe of the Dirty Hairs is at war against the tribe of the Clean Hairs for eight hundred years, trying to get their shampoo. The chief of the Dirty Hairs sends his daughter Guy disguised to the enemy tribe to get some shampoo for his tribe. When the healer of the Clean Hairs tribe surprisingly kills two cavemen of his tribe, their imbecile chief assigns Pierre with curled hair and Pierre blonde to investigate the murder and find the criminal.
Why it's in the Vault
RRRrrrr!!! turns prehistoric life into an outrageously silly detective comedy, driven by the absurdist spirit of Les Robins des Bois and Alain Chabat's unmistakable comic sensibility. The invention of shampoo, humanity's first murder investigation and a succession of magnificently stupid conversations become excuses for wonderfully unpredictable jokes. Its deliberately ridiculous humor and sketch-like rhythm will not appeal to everyone, but that is also what gives the film its peculiar charm. A gloriously nonsensical French comedy that rewards viewers willing to embrace its complete lack of seriousness.
— Matty, Curator of the Vault
Atmosphere
Absurd, prehistoric, playful, chaotic, irreverent
Absurd humor
Prehistoric parody
Comic chaos
Detective mystery
Contains comic violence, a murder investigation, crude jokes, sexual innuendo, insults and occasional slapstick peril.
Dans les coulisses
Ce qu'on ne voit pas à l'écran
A Comedy Troupe's First Feature
The film was the first feature-length screenplay developed by Les Robins des Bois as a group.
Twelve Weeks Outdoors
Filming lasted approximately twelve weeks in the Larzac region, with around 90 percent of the production shot outside.
A Change of Producer
Dominique Farrugia was initially expected to produce the film before Alain Chabat took over.
Unexpected Famous Faces
Gérard Depardieu, Jean Rochefort, Valérie Lemercier and JoeyStarr appear in the film.
A Very Specific Title
Alain Chabat emphasized that the film's title must contain three capital R's, four lowercase r's and three exclamation marks.
Palette
Les couleurs du film
Prehistoric Earth#98734F
Animal Fur Brown#65503D
Limestone Beige#C9B69A
Shampoo Leaf Green#778A4D
Campfire Orange#C9793C
Cave Shadow#38342F
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