Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others -- risking his sanity all the while.
Direction
Dupieux's controlled chaos — every frame is wrong on purpose.
Writing
Dialogue so stilted it loops back to genius.
Director
Quentin Dupieux
Jack Plotnick
Dolph Springer
Éric Judor
Victor
Alexis Dziena
Emma
Steve Little
Detective Ronnie
Bob Jennings
Rear Ender Driver
William Fichtner
Master Chang
Arden Myrin
Boss Gabrielle
Todd Giebenhain
Pizza Delivery Man
Regan Burns
Mike
Mark Burnham
Cop
Maile Flanagan
Pharmacist
Cole Jensen
Emma's & Victor's Son Willy
Flying Lotus
Fireman
Gary Valentine
delivery man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dupieux shot this immediately after Rubber using the same crew and his own money, refusing to compromise his weird vision.
The film's 'wrongness' extends to its own marketing — posters featured a dog that barely appears, duping mainstream audiences expecting a pet comedy.
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