HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$48 600 000
Director
Actors
Alain Chabat, Jamel Debbouze, Fred Testot, Lambert Wilson, Patrick Timsit, Géraldine Nakache, Liya Kebede, Aïssa Maïga, Dalip Singh, Jacques Weber
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Alain Chabat, Jeremy Doner
Producer
Amandine Billot, Christine Rouxel, Alain Chabat, Geneviève Lemal
Camera operator
Laurent Dailland
Composer
Artist
Olivier Raoux, Pierre-Alain Bloch, Frederique Boulin
Audition
Alejandro Reza, Pascale Béraud, Antonia Dauphin
Editing
Maryline Monthieux
Whole Team (63)
Whole Team (63)
Short description
When reporter Dan Geraldo arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery... With his resourceful local guide Pablito, D an has one surprise after another during a thrilling adventure that allows him to bring the world some spectacular news: the Marsupilami, a mythical and mischievous animal, really does exist! You too will believe in furry tails!
What's left behind the scenes
- It took 8 weeks to make 350 costumes for the most diverse inhabitants of the exotic Palombia.
- The Marsupilami comics were translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and many other European languages. One of the albums was published in English in 1995, but due to poor sales, all plans for further translation and release in English-speaking countries were scrapped.
- Patrick Pittavino, responsible for working with animals on set, had to look after a whole mini-zoo. It included llamas, parrots, coatis, a tortoise, and even a chihuahua.
- Filming lasted 15 weeks from November 2010 to January 2011 on three continents: Central America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Mexico was the main filming location, and aerial panoramic shots of the jungle were filmed on the island of Borneo.
- Alain Chabat had been developing the project since 2005. The famous French actor and director had been a big fan of the Marsupilami comics since childhood.
- Filming took place over 15 weeks from November 2010 to January 2011 across three continents: Central America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Mexico served as the primary filming location, while the aerial panoramic shots of the jungle were filmed on the island of Borneo.
- The same Mexican forest of Catemaco, near the city of Veracruz, was the site of Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" several years earlier.
- For Alain Chabat, a big fan of the Marsupilami comics, it was a matter of honor to convey their spirit and atmosphere as closely as possible. No deaths, no excessive violence or cruelty, no scenes of sex or nudity.
- Patrick Pittavino, who was responsible for working with animals on set, had to look after an entire mini-zoo. This included llamas, parrots, a caiman, a turtle, and even a chihuahua.
- A few years prior, Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto' was filmed in the same Catemaco forest in Mexico, near the city of Veracruz.
- It took 8 weeks to create 350 costumes for the diverse inhabitants of exotic Palombia.
- The Marsupilami comics were translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and many other European languages. One album was published in English in 1995, but due to poor sales, all plans for further translation and release in English-speaking countries were abandoned.
- The role of the giant Bollo was played by professional bodybuilder and wrestler Dalip Singh, known by his stage name The Great Khali.
- 'Marsupilami' became the first full-length French and overall European film to utilize the IMAX format.
- For Alain Chabat, a great fan of the Marsupilami comics, it was a matter of honor to capture their spirit and atmosphere as closely as possible. No deaths, no excessive violence or brutality, and no sex scenes or nudity.
- The adventures of the Marsupilamis are the subject of two animated series: an American Disney version (1993, 15 episodes) and a French version (5 seasons starting from 2000).
- The famous Marsupilami nest regularly required a lot of care. Made from natural palm leaves, it was taken to a refrigerated storage location at the end of each day of filming. A total of four nests, one and a half meters high and two meters wide, were made.
- "The Jungle Calls!" was the first full-length French, and indeed European, film to use the IMAX format.
- The role of the giant Bollo was played by professional bodybuilder and wrestler Dalip Singh, known by the stage name The Great Khali.
- Always striving for perfection, Alain Chabat often worked on polishing dialogues and individual scenes in the script directly on set during short lunch breaks.
- Alain Chabat had been developing the project since 2005. The famous French actor and director had been a great fan of the Marsupilami comics since childhood.
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