Thierry Lhermitte goes behind the scenes of this cult scene of Les Bronzés sont du ski where Christian Clavier was mad with anger

This Wednesday, November 20, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot and Marie-Anne Chazel were invited to the France Inter morning show. They revealed a surprising anecdote about the filming of Tanned people go skiing.

A scene that has become cult. The Splendid troupe met again several months ago to release a book retracing their fifty years of career, The Splendid by the Splendid, we had so much fun. A work published only a few weeks after the death of a key member of the troupe, Michel Blanc. This upset his former classmates who continue to pay tribute to him and remember the good times they spent together in high school or on set. This Wednesday, November 20, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot and Marie-Anne Chazel were invited to the France Inter morning show. They revealed some memories.

Thierry Lhermitte reveals behind the scenes of a cult scene of Tanned people go skiing

Tanned people go skiing has become a cult film of French cinema and certain scenes are unforgettable like that of the pig, named Copain, who finds himself on the doctor’s examination table, played by Christian Clavier. A scene that was not easy to shoot, because they had to hurry. “He was anesthetized, poor guy, obviously, so he could be tied up on a doctor’s examination table“, began Thierry Lhermitte cut by Marie-Anne Chazel who wanted to emphasize that the animal “was not mistreated“. The comedian then admitted that the doctor was not aware. “No, it’s the building, they weren’t aware that we had rented the medical office to be able to do it. But we didn’t say we were going to put a pig on the examination table“, he revealed. A memory that makes the three actors laugh a lot today.

Gérard Jugnot reveals another anecdote about the filming of Tanned people go skiing

The happy gang didn’t have just one difficulty while filming the cult film in a ski resort. Gérard Jugnot revealed that they attracted the wrath of people who wanted to enjoy the mountains. “We almost got lynched because we blocked the cable car for half a day“, he declared. The Splendid troupe still remembers funny anecdotes from the filming of their various films.