To keep the actors energized during filming, Veber wanted them to eat lunch as late as possible. Nothing worse than actors in full digestion, sleepy and apathetic.
But Depardieu and Richard made fun of the director's instructions.
“We stashed bottles in the car,” says Pierre Richard, “sausages behind a thicket that we were going to taste between two shots because he didn’t want us to eat to keep in shape. »
And in the evening, Veber wanted his stars to go to bed early, always to be in good shape the next day.
“But we pretended to go to sleep at 11 p.m. and came home at 5 a.m. »
The duo also took the opportunity to tease the director at every opportunity.
“We made fun of him because he worked out every morning. We hid behind the windows to watch him sweat! »
Although both actors gave Francis Veber a hard time, the collaboration of the three men produced a masterpiece of French comedy. And Veber will not hesitate to work with them again on Les Compères and Les Fugitifs .
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