Nicky Larson: City Hunter is the latest work of the French comedy group director, screenwriter and protagonist Philippe Lacheau. The film is based on the manga of the same name by Tsukasa Hojo. In France, the film became a hit in 2018. In Germany, “Nicky Larson: City Hunter” now celebrates its premiere on April 6, 2023 on Blu-ray and DVD.
Both formats with FSK-12 approval can already be pre-ordered from online providers such as Amazon. If you don’t want to wait that long, you can download the title from the same place Now rent digitally for less than five euros and then stream immediately:
Before “Nicky Larson: City Hunter”, Philippe Lacheau had already come up with Gallic cinema successes such as “Project: Babysitting”, “Alibi.com” or “Off to the Jungle” with his friends and longtime collaborators Élodie Fontan, Reem Kherici, Tarek Boudali and Julien Arruti.
When guests are in the last joke of French stars such as Gérard Jugnot (“My Terribly Spoiled Family”), Audrey Lamy (“The Kitchen Brigade”) and Didier Bourdon (“A Good Year”), as well as, in a prominent supporting role, Canadian “Baywatch” veteran Pamela Anderson .
“Nicky Larson: City Hunter”: That’s the story
Nicky Larson (Philippe Lacheau) is the best private detective and bodyguard in Paris, oh no, the whole world – or so he thinks. In reality, he’s the type of guy you hire only with a heavy heart and in desperation when all the other candidates have already politely turned down the job.
Nicky shows why this is so when a client hires him one day to look after the prototype of a new perfume. “Amor” is a revolutionary new fragrance that will instantly make anyone irresistible. Of course, under Nicky’s supervision, the bottle is promptly stolen by crooks.
To save his professional honor and the rest of his tarnished reputation, Nicky sets out to find the priceless vial. He is assisted by his enthusiastic, much smarter assistant Laura (Élodie Fontan) and his clumsy buddies Skippy (Julien Arruti) and Pancho (Tarek Boudali).
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