Summary
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 90Audiences 81GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer90%
Audience score89%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for comedies, +7 min on the typical 100
typical 100107Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1992
September 16, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaFantasyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Canada
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 32
Gilbert SicotteNarrator (voice)
Maxime CollinLéolo
Ginette RenoMother
Julien GuiomarGrandfather
Giuditta Del VecchioBianca
Andrée LachapellePsychiatrist
Denys ArcandDirector
Germain HoudeTeacher
Yves MontmarquetteFernand
Lorne BrassFernand's enemy
Pierre BourgaultWord Tamer- RBRoland BlouinFather
- GSGeneviève SamsonRita
Marie-Hélène MontpetitNanette- FSFrancis St-OngeLéolo, 6 ans
- ANAlex NadeauFernand, age 16
- LGLouis GrenierGynecologist
- RGRichard GuèvremontGeography Teacher
- ÉCÉric CadoretteLittle Godin
Aron TagerFishmonger- LSLuc SéguinLatourelle
- SGSimon GosselinPaquette
Jacques MarcotteFisher
Cat LemieuxRegina
Directing · 1
- Jean-Claude Lauzon Director, Screenplay
Production · 5
- Claudette Viau Executive Producer
- Lyse Lafontaine Producer
- Aimée Danis Producer
- Isabelle Fauvel Co-Producer
- Jean-François Lepetit Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Guy Dufaux Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michel Arcand Editor
Sound · 5
- Richard Grégoire Original Music Composer, Music
- Jo Caron Sound
- Hans Peter Strobl Sound Mixer
- Carole Gagnon Dialogue Editor
- Jacques Plante ADR Supervisor
Art · 3
- François Séguin Production Design, Art Direction
- Frances Calder Set Decoration
- André Chamberland Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- François Barbeau Costume Design
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