ifasmilecanhelp For French people and well-understanding French speaking people an absolute must see !As said in the comment's title, I wonder why it's not well/better known...Why not, really ?It's hilarious, delirious, and with some quiet inoffensive slang...So that any grown-up person who is a movies lover could almost laugh all along the movie.The French dialogue fits completely to the expressive attitude of the actors,with even the lips movements which could make us think it is not an invented one, but the real original English lines...With plenty ironic light trashy permutations of the original English dialogues and meaning of the scenes.Without knowing the movies in which the different parts have been taken and assembled, for sure the fun can't be the same... :-(I define myself as a wide-open movie lover, from classic to martial arts (except horror :-),and especially comedies but I never heard about this fantastic one before yesterday,as someone mentioned it on a computer info's sharing site, to my great surprise.Read straight afterward the excellent reviews here on the site...Could find it and watched it in the evening... What a pleasure ! So many laughs ! Just perfect !For comedy lovers : a must see !!!Unfortunately and for once the Anglo-American speaking audience will miss this one... :-) *** a film is never really good unless the camera is an eyes in the head of a poet Orson Welles ***

o_cedar I discovered recently the "Grand Détournement" series: small scenes of movies, assembled in an absurdly hilarious patchwork and dubbed by French actors.Being quite fond of absurd humor (I especially love seeing serious movie stars say something completely out of bounds with what was said in the original movie...), I knew I was a potential target for these shows...However, having now seen all 3 of them (I think there were only 3), I must say that "La classe américaine" is not my favorite and this by a long way! Had I discovered it first, I would surely have rated it much higher, it sure does have its funny moments, but it is a bit too long for what it gives us... Since there is clearly no plot, you keep expecting jokes for 80 minutes and it does not always succeed to keep your attention alive...I feel compelled to tell you to watch "ça détourne" aka "Le triomphe de Bali-Balo ou la splendeur de la honte" instead... It lasts only 45 minutes, but of pure condensed fun without a single time-out. Seeing Steve Mc Queen as a "serial joker" is quite unique and leaves "La classe américaine" a bit behind. The third one "Derrick vs Superman" is the poorest of the series, fortunately, it lasts only 15 minutes and has a few good moments...

gekkoyellow This movie is just too funny. If you speak French, watch it. The story is not important, don't pay attention to it. You've got to listen carefully to the dialogue, and you will understand what comedy is."On va manger des chips!!!"

AiXeSs Take a bit of El Dorado, a bit of President's men, a part of Citizen Kane, (etc.), keep the usual dubbing French voice but create another story... Unique, hilarious, perfect