The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

Directed by Jean Girault

Produced by SNC

197996 min6.1 / 10

A lighthearted, absurdist comedy romp where a bumbling French gendarme battles oil-drinking aliens in sunny St. Tropez with slapstick charm and whimsical logic.

The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.

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  • Is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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