Agent 38-24-36 1964  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Ravishing Idiot
The Warm-Blooded Spy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Luguet, Charles Millot, Helene Dieudonne, Denise Provence, Jacques Monod, Jean-Marc Tennberg, Hans Verner
Penelope (Brigitte Bardot) is a beautician working for the wife of the British security chief. Russian-born Harry (Anthony Perkins) has lost his job at the Bank of England and takes up with a Russian spy–a friend of Harry's father. Harry is also infatuated with Penelope. When Harry joins a scheme to steal British secrets, which have been faked to trap the spies, the fun begins.
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Dracula and Son 1976 PG, 78 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Christopher Lee, Bernard Menez, Marie-Helene Breillat, Catherine Breillat, Raymond Bussieres, Claude Genia, Anna Gael, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Bernard Alane, Mustapha Dali, Xavier Depraz, Jean Lescot, Geoffrey Carey, Albert Simono, Gerard Jugnot
Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) and his son Ferdinand (Bernard Menez) differ on the subject of vampires because Ferdinand becomes squeamish at the sight of blood. Now, the Communists take over the family's Transylvania castle, and they are banished from Romania. The Count and Ferdinand go their separate ways until they reunite in Paris where they meet beautiful Nicole (Marie-Helene Breillat), and both fall in love with her. Nicole chooses Ferdinand and accidentally exposes the Count to sunlight, which makes him disappear. A few years later, Nicole and Ferdinand have married and have two children. While playing, the daughter cuts her knee, causing the son to sprout fangs–and the family spirit continues.
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Just the Way You Are 1984  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Michael Ontkean, Kaki Hunter, Andre Dussollier, Catherine Salviat, Robert Carradine, Alexandra Paul, Lance Guest, Tim Daly, Patrick Cassidy
A physically handicapped flute player, Susan Berlanger (Kristy McNichol), cleverly hides her lame leg in a cast while visiting a ski resort and finds the love of her life, Peter (Michael Ontkean).
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La Cage Aux Folles 1978  R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta, Luisa Maneri, Venantino Venantini, Carlo Reali, Guido Cermiglia, Angelo Pellegrino
A gay couple Renato Baldi and Albin Mougeotte (Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault) pretend to be married heterosexuals for the pending marriage of Renato's son Laurent (Remi Laurent). In addition to two sequels, the story was made into a Broadway musical.
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La Cage Aux Folles II 1980  R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Paola Borboni, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru, Benny Luke, Stephane Audran, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Glauco Onorato, Roberto Bisacco, Gianrico Tondinelli, Giorgio Cerioni
This sequel just does not match up to the original movie, but it is still a pretty good comedy in which a homosexual couple, Albin Mougeotte and Renato Baldi (Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi) unwittingly becomes embroiled in espionage after obtaining stolen microfilm..
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| 1. Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
aka: The Ravishing Idiot
aka: The Warm-Blooded Spy
2. Dracula and Son (1976)
3. Just the Way You Are (1984)
4. La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
5. La Cage Aux Folles II (1980)
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