Jet Set (film)

Jet Set is a 2000 French comedy film, directed by Fabien Onteniente. A sequel, People, was released in 2004.

Plot

Jimmy, desperate to save his suburban bar from bankruptcy, conceives a plan to attract the "jet set", the rich and glamorous celebrities of France. He sends his friend Mike, a down-at-heel unemployed actor, to infiltrate French high society and garner contacts with prestigious personalities to invite. Hijinks ensue.

Cast

Samuel Le Bihan as Mickaël Gonzalvez aka « Mike »
Lambert Wilson as Artus de Poulignac
Ornella Muti as Camilla
Ariadna Gil as Andréa
Bruno Solo as Jimmy
José Garcia as Mellor de Silva
Aurore Clément as Nicole
Estelle Larrivaz as Lydia
Lorànt Deutsch as Fifi
Elli Medeiros as Danielle Joubert
Antoinette Moya as M^me Gonzalvez
Guillaume Gallienne as Evrard Sainte Croix
Armelle as Frénégonde
Valérie Benguigui as The Baroness
Adel Kachermi as Himself

Reception

The film sold well at the Cannes Film Festival. It opened on almost 500 screens in France and debuted at number one with 428,000 admissions in its opening week.