
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
The catch of the day is fresh comedy.
89 min
A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.
- Release date
- April 30, 1992
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom
- Music
- Vladimir Cosma
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Free with ads
Tubi TV
Trailer
Soundtrack
- Delightinstrumental3:34
- Louis in Loveinstrumental3:06
- The Favorinstrumental2:02
- Nocturne Opus 9 in E Flat Majorinstrumental3:44
- In Search of Sybilinstrumental1:56
- Rondo Capricciosoinstrumental2:20
- Delight (Rue Saint‐Sulpice)instrumental3:36
- Betrayalinstrumental2:42
- Almost a Miracleinstrumental1:50
- Againinstrumental2:01
- The Very Big Fishinstrumental1:28
- Desperately Seeking Sybilinstrumental1:03
Cast
- Bob Hoskins as Louis Aubinard
- Jeff Goldblum as Pianist
- Natasha Richardson as Sybil
- Michel Blanc as Norbert
- Jacques Villeret as Lingerie Man
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Zalman
- Angela Pleasence as Louis' Sister
- Claudine Mavros as Mother Superior
- Artus de Penguern as Saint Francis
- Martine Ferrière as Mother of Lingerie Man
- Jean-Claude Deret as Grandfather
- Yvonne Constant as Prostitute
- Gérard Zalcberg as Released Prisoner
- Patrick Albenque as Sound Engineer
- Jean-Michel Ribes as Beggar
- Claire Magnin as Mother in Subway
- Fedele Papalia as Sleazy Bar Barman
- Caroline Loeb as Shabby Cafe Waitress
- Mado Maurin as Old Lady in Park
- Louba Guertchikoff as Old Lady in Park
- Janine Darcey as Old Lady in Park
- Mireille Franchino as Old Lady in Park
- Samuel Chaimovitch as Grandfather
- Sacha Vikouloff as The Violinist
Crew
- Ben Lewin · Director
- Marcel Aymé · Writer
- Ben Lewin · Writer
- Michelle de Broca · Producer
- Vladimir Cosma · Composer
- Bernard Zitzermann · Cinematographer
- John Grover · Editor
- Margot Capelier · Casting director
- Florence Dugowson · Casting director
- Carlos Conti · Production designer