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Overview

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Director:
Jan Kounen
Writers:
Matt Alexander (writer)
Gérard Brach (writer)
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Release Date:
11 February 2004 (Belgium) more
Tagline:
When the angels kiss the demons,... you'd better be ready. more
Plot:
In the 1870's, U.S Marshal Mike S. Blueberry tries to stop Wally Blount, the man who killed his girlfriend... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
It's a Blueberry – not a raspberry. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blueberry: L'expérience secrète (France)
Muraya: L'expérience secrète de Mike Blueberry (France) (working title)
Renegade (USA)
The Adventures of Mike S Blueberry (France) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality, nudity and drug content.
Runtime:
124 min
Country:
France | Mexico | UK
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Chihuahua, Mexico more
Company:
A.J.O.Z. Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jan Kounen originally wanted Vincent Cassel to play the role of Prosit, but reconsidered and cast Eddie Izzard in the part instead more
Quotes:
Blueberry: I... see... the kid... I was. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Eddie Izzard: Sexie (2003) (V) more

FAQ

Is this based on a book?
If it's based on a comic, why haven't I heard of it?
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18 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
It's a Blueberry – not a raspberry., 7 September 2004
Author: Ali_Catterall from London, England

Here's a trick you can try right now. For an immediate sneak-preview of Blueberry's peyote-soaked finale, scrunch the ball of your palms firmly into your eye sockets. The ensuing geometric light show is but a fraction of what's on offer in this loose adaptation of Jean 'Moebius' Giraud's comic strip. In the 1870s, wild-child Mike Blueberry (Cassel) is adopted by Chiracahua Indians and, Carlos Castaneda-style, initiated into their shamanic rituals. Later, as a small-town sheriff, he encounters an old nemesis, the mysterious Wally Blount (Madsen), on the hunt for hidden Indian 'gold', climaxing in an all-out, psychedelic showdown. Suffice to say, the treasure Blount seeks isn't of the bankable variety (but it glimmers all the same). Blueberry's pretty unique; its closest cousin is probably that other 'existentialist Western' El Topo. And like Jodorowsky's movie, it's mesmerising at best, unfocused and pretentious at worst. There's some gorgeous cinematography here, while the astonishing CGI-rendered visions (featuring multi-tentacled hydras and other entheogenic plant spirits commonly reported from such trips) not only make 2001's 'Star Gate' sequence look like a walk in the park, but have also been authenticated and approved by real-life South American shamans. That's partly the problem: director Kounen spent a long time researching among the shamans, and Blueberry does betray the conviction of the newly converted at the narrative's expense; the cast (including Eddie Izzard cameoing as a Prussian mercenary) often seem slightly bemused themselves. A failure, then, but a noble and courageous one.

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