The Wing or the Thigh?
A flamboyant restaurant guide publisher battles fast-food industrialization while hiding a professional catastrophe and struggling with his clownishly independent son.
Overview
A gourmet chef battles fast food to preserve culinary art while juggling family chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- family comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a favorable, enduring French comedy and a popular classic of television circulation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Charles Duchemin campaigns against Tricatel's fast-food empire to defend French cooking traditions.
Gérard rejects his father's preferred path as a restaurant tester and wants to become a clown.
The restaurant guide and its publisher oppose Tricatel's mass-produced food business.
The celebrated food critic loses his sense of taste before a public demonstration of his skills.
Films like The Wing or the Thigh?, and why
The Rabbi's Cat
shared french farce, exuberant physical comedy, escalating misunderstandings, and a charismatic comic lead
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
shared food-centered satire, broad comic timing, and playful criticism of commercialized culture
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
shared classic french comedy, eccentric authority figures, and high-energy clashes between tradition and modernity
Movie Details
- Director
- Claude Zidi
- Release Date
- 1976-10-27
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (992)
Cast
- Louis de Funès
- Coluche
- Ann Zacharias
- Julien Guiomar
- Raymond Bussières
- Philippe Bouvard
- Daniel Langlet
- Claude Gensac
- Georges Chamarat
- Jean Martin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Wing or the Thigh? about?
- A flamboyant restaurant guide publisher battles fast-food industrialization while hiding a professional catastrophe and struggling with his clownishly independent son.
- What is The Wing or the Thigh? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Wing or the Thigh? as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Wing or the Thigh? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Wing or the Thigh?.
- What did critics think of The Wing or the Thigh??
- Critics broadly regard the film as a favorable, enduring French comedy and a popular classic of television circulation.
- Which films are like The Wing or the Thigh??
- Films with a similar feel include The Rabbi's Cat, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, and The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.
- How long is The Wing or the Thigh??
- The Wing or the Thigh? runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Wing or the Thigh??
- In United States, The Wing or the Thigh? is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
