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La Florida

La Florida

Au Paradis...C'est L'enfer!

Genres

Comedy

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Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles...

Others

Budget

$1600000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

04 March 1993

Country

Canada

Cast

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Leo

Pauline Lapointe

Pauline Lapointe

Ginette

Yvan Canuel

Yvan Canuel

Pepere

Jason Blicker

Jason Blicker

Jay Lamori

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Carmen

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Cyrille

Michael Sarrazin

Michael Sarrazin

Romeo Laflamme

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Vivy Lamori

Raymond Bouchard

Raymond Bouchard

Big Daddy

Denis Bouchard

Denis Bouchard

Sylvain Sylvestre

Gildor Roy

Gildor Roy

Rheal Larivière

Martin Drainville

Martin Drainville

Rheaume Lariviere

Carmen Ferlan

Carmen Ferlan

Lucille

Pierre Powers

Pierre Powers

Arthur

Jacques Desrosiers

Jacques Desrosiers

Curé Caron

Gilbert Comtois

Gilbert Comtois

Omer

Yvette Thuot

Yvette Thuot

Mme Guertin

Jean-Paul Lauzier

Jean-Paul Lauzier

M. Mignault

Claire Lauzier

Claire Lauzier

Mme Mignault

Lise Desjardins

Lise Desjardins

Lucie

Denis Jean

Denis Jean

Roger

Denis Thibouthaut

Denis Thibouthaut

Luc

Francie Socque

Francie Socque

Lorraine

Danielle Diaz

Danielle Diaz

Hotesse

Ben Rodriguez

Ben Rodriguez

Ouvrier

Carlos Alonso

Carlos Alonso

Contremaître des travaux

Jay Farelle Stanley

Jay Farelle Stanley

Brigand

Sylvia Gariépy

Sylvia Gariépy

Olivine

Francine Poirier

Francine Poirier

Première femme

Yvonne Foisy

Yvonne Foisy

Seconde femme

Daniaile Jarry

Daniaile Jarry

Femme snowbird #1

Denise Pilon

Denise Pilon

Femme snowbird #2

Sid Winston

Sid Winston

Manny Eisenberg

Jean-Claude Socque

Jean-Claude Socque

Emile

Raymond Laroche

Raymond Laroche

Bob

Francine Meridith

Francine Meridith

Sylvaine

Lise Laroche

Lise Laroche

Marie

Charles Venturi

Charles Venturi

Gérant du Sizzler

Margie Murphy

Margie Murphy

Estelle Sansregret

Sherri Moore

Sherri Moore

Femme aux seins nus

Denise Royer

Denise Royer

Mme Toupin

Jose Galindo

Jose Galindo

Ouvrier

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