France / May 16, 1992 / Cannes Film Festival
Growing Up Can Be Painfully Funny.
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Germain Houde | Teacher |
| Yves Montmarquette | Fernand |
| Lorne Brass | Fernand's enemy |
| Pierre Bourgault | Word Tamer |
| Roland Blouin | Father |
| Geneviève Samson | Rita |
| Marie-Hélène Montpetit | Nanette |
| Francis St-Onge | Léolo, 6 ans |
| Alex Nadeau | Fernand, age 16 |
| Louis Grenier | Gynecologist |
| Richard Guèvremont | Geography Teacher |
| Éric Cadorette | Little Godin |
| Aron Tager | Fishmonger |
| Luc Séguin | Latourelle |
| Simon Gosselin | Paquette |
| Jacques Marcotte | Fisher |
| Cat Lemieux | Regina |
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Genres
ComedyDramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Léolo |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | Canada, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Flach Film, Les Productions du Verseau |
| Release date | 16 settembre 1992 |
| Executive producer | Claudette Viau |
| Production | Lyse Lafontaine, Aimée Danis, Isabelle Fauvel, Jean-François Lepetit |
| Writer | Jean-Claude Lauzon |
| Editing | Michel Arcand |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Claude Lauzon |
| Camera operators | Guy Dufaux |
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| Additional photography | Guy Dufaux |
| Production design | François Séguin, André Chamberland, Frances Calder |
| Art direction | François Séguin, André Chamberland, Frances Calder |
| Set decoration | André Chamberland, Frances Calder, François Séguin |
| Music | Richard Grégoire, Carole Gagnon, Hans Peter Strobl, Jacques Plante, Jo Caron |
| Sound | Richard Grégoire, Carole Gagnon, Hans Peter Strobl, Jacques Plante, Jo Caron |
| Costume design | François Barbeau |
| Makeup | François Barbeau |
| Hairstyling | François Barbeau |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 29, 1992 / New York Film Festival
Limited release
Czechia / Feb 06, 1996
Theatrical release
France / Sep 16, 1992 / 16
Germany / Jan 28, 1993 / 16
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