Kamikaze (1986)

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 1986
Running Times: 90 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm     Panavision (anamorphic)
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: ARP Sélection / Les Films du Loup / Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Copyright: ARP
Executive Producer: Louis Duchesne
Producers: Luc Besson, Laurent Pétin
Unit Production Manager: Tadek Zietara

SCRIPT
Script: Luc Besson, Didier Grousset

DIRECTION
Directed by: Didier Grousset

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jean-François Robin
Lab: Laboratoires Éclair

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Olivier Mauffroy

MUSIC
Music by: Eric Serra

SOUND
Sound Editor: Gérard Hardy

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Magali Guidasci

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
On-Set Propmaster: Michel Conche
Carpenter: Christian Gazio

CAST
Richard Bohringer (Romain)
Michel Galabru (Albert)
Dominique Lavanant (Laure)
Romane Bohringer (Julie)
Etienne Chicot (Samrat)
Harry Cleven (Patrick)
Riton Liebman (Olive)
Kim Massee (Lea)
Michael Goldman (Trevor)
Geoffrey Carey (Stone)
Charles Gérard (Flic)
Philippe Girard (Pelletier)
Vincent Skimenti (Hervé)
Philippe Landoulsi (Guy)
Jean-Paul Muel (ministre)
Beate Kopp (Piotrochka)
Bazile (real name: Basile de Bodt) (scientifique listing)
Eric Averlant
René Loyon (télévision PDG)
Laurent Spielvogel (realisateur discourse)
Christine Amat (Huguette Tranchet)
Bernard Ballet (journaliste)
Yannick Evely
Emmanuel Gust
Bernard Leroux (le patron du club)
Lionel Robert
Jean-François Robin
Arielle Séménoff

PLOT SUMMARY

Old, unemployed and embittered, Albert decides to use his considerable computer skills to help him kill off the people who have crossed him. He develops a devastating weapon that allows him to remotely manipulate television studios, turning cameras into death rays that vaporise whoever is in front of them.

AVAILABILITY

France
Video Distributors: Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

France
Rating: U

AWARDS

1988
Fantasporto, Portugal (International Fantasy Film Award)
Best Film (Didier Grousset) - nominated

TIMELINE

1986
December
10: France - theatrical release

1988
February
Day Unknown: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

1989
November
18: Japan - theatrical release

2006
November
29: Hungary - television broadcast

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Kamikaze - dödsmaskinen - Swedish title

KEYWORDS

computers, death rays, revenge, television

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009