HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami"
Sur la piste du Marsupilami (2012)
Timing: 1:45 (105 min)
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami - TMDB rating
5.266/10
869
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami - Kinopoisk rating
6.328/10
26984
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami - IMDB rating
5.5/10
4700

Actors and characters

Photo Alain Chabat #42708Photo Alain Chabat #42709Photo Alain Chabat #42710

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat
Character Dan Geraldo
Photo Jamel Debbouze #60784Photo Jamel Debbouze #328665

Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze
Character Pablito Camaron
Photo Fred Testot #126845Photo Fred Testot #126846

Fred Testot

Fred Testot
Character Hermoso
Photo Lambert Wilson #7374Photo Lambert Wilson #7375Photo Lambert Wilson #7376Photo Lambert Wilson #7377

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson
Character Général Pochero
Photo Patrick Timsit #91185Photo Patrick Timsit #91186

Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit
Character Caporal
Photo Géraldine Nakache #87616
Géraldine Nakache
Character Pétunia
Photo Liya Kebede #107399

Liya Kebede

Liya Kebede
Character Reine Paya
Photo Aïssa Maïga #39935

Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga
Character Clarisse Iris
Photo Dalip Singh #61135Photo Dalip Singh #61136Photo Dalip Singh #61137

Dalip Singh

Dalip Singh
Character Bolo (as The Great Khali)
Photo Jacques Weber #124580

Jacques Weber

Jacques Weber
Character Papa Dan
Photo Jade Nuckcheddy #288152
Jade Nuckcheddy
Character Cassandra
Erika Carlsson
Character Femme touriste
Carlos Macias Marquez
Character Gangster 2
Photo Maria McClurg #132430

Maria McClurg

Maria McClurg
Character Danseuse Paya
Photo Céline Dion #12335Photo Céline Dion #12336Photo Céline Dion #12337Photo Céline Dion #12338

Céline Dion

Céline Dion
Character Self

What's left behind the scenes

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The same Mexican forest of Catemaco, near the city of Veracruz, was the site of Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" several years earlier.
  • 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.
  • "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.
  • 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.
  • It took 8 weeks to make 350 costumes for the most diverse inhabitants of the exotic Palombia.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Always striving for perfection, Alain Chabat often worked on polishing dialogues and individual scenes in the script directly on set during short lunch breaks.
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