Directed by Didier Grousset, who co-wrote the script with Michèle Pétin and producer Luc Besson, Kamikaze is the story of a man named Albert (Michel Galabru). He's a computer genius, but when he gets fired, he starts to murder television announcers without ever leaving his home. Only Inspector Romain Pascot (Richard Bohringer) can stop him.
This movie is pretty wild, because it's a mix of so many ideas. A satire on media, a comedy, a detective story and plenty of science fiction along the way. Now Albert has a weapon - that seems like something from Phantasm - that he can point at the TV and kill anyone who upsets him. And it seems like nearly everyone upsets him.
There's also a wonderful synth score from Eric Serra who has worked on many films with Besson.
I'd never have seen this movie if it didn't get rereleased on blu ray and I'm so glad I found it. It's really something special, a movie that's a battle between two men who are both incredibly smart at their own unique specialties - Albert computers, Pascot finding criminals - and how the case is logically built to catch the criminal mastermind. And wow - that poster is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely check this out.
This movie is pretty wild, because it's a mix of so many ideas. A satire on media, a comedy, a detective story and plenty of science fiction along the way. Now Albert has a weapon - that seems like something from Phantasm - that he can point at the TV and kill anyone who upsets him. And it seems like nearly everyone upsets him.
There's also a wonderful synth score from Eric Serra who has worked on many films with Besson.
I'd never have seen this movie if it didn't get rereleased on blu ray and I'm so glad I found it. It's really something special, a movie that's a battle between two men who are both incredibly smart at their own unique specialties - Albert computers, Pascot finding criminals - and how the case is logically built to catch the criminal mastermind. And wow - that poster is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely check this out.