History Film / LesTontonsFlingueurs

** The majordomo is a former burglar, whom the Mexican caught red-handed as he was trying to force open his safe. In compensation, he was forced to work for a while as unpaid help, and when the time was up, decided to keep the job.

* ProductionPosse: Georges Lautner, Michel Audiard and Lino Ventura teamed up for two other movies, ''Les Barbouzes'' and ''Ne nous fâchons pas'', albeit less memorable than this one.

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who anoints him his successor at the head of his criminal gang. However, the Mexican's former lieutenants resent Fernand's promotion and try to get rid of him. But even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful young woman whom he now has to care for.

* DeadpanSnarker: Theo.

[[caption-width-right:349:"You gotta admit it's a man's drink."]]

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who anoints him his successor at the head of his criminal gang. However, the Mexican's former henchmen resent Fernand's promotion and try to get rid of him. But even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful young woman whom he now has to care for.

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who anoints him his successor at the head of a criminal gang. However, the Mexican's former henchmen resent Fernand's promotion and try to get rid of him. But even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful young woman whom he now has to care for.

* AdaptationDisplacement: [[invoked]] The film was adapted from the novel ''Grisbi or not Grisbi'' by Albert Simonin, but is much more famous than the original work.

* HollywoodSilencer: The silencers make various "bleep" sounds for [[RuleOfFunny comedic effect]]. A common thing in French comedies of the 60's and 70's.

'''''Les Tontons Flingueurs''''' (sometimes known as '''''Crooks in Clover''''' in English) is a cult French film by Georges Lautner released in 1963, and whose memorable dialogues were the work of Michel Audiard. The cast includes Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche.

* DeadpanSnaker: Theo.

* AntiHero: Fernand

* HollywoodSilencer: The silencers make various "bleep" sounds for comedic effect. A common thing in French comedies of the 60's and 70's.

* HollywoodSilencer: It actually doesn't even make a "fwip" sound, but a barely audible "beep".

Fernand, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who anoints him his successor at the head of a criminal gang. However, the Mexican's former henchmen resent Fernand's promotion and try to get rid of him. But even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful young woman whom he now has to care for.

* ReformedCriminal: The majordomo is a former burglar, whom the Mexican caught red-handed as he was trying to force open his safe. In compensation, he was forced to work for a while as unpaid help, and when the time was up, decided to keep the job.

* BlondGuysAreEvil: Theo (who's also a {{Gayngster}}).

Fernand, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who anoints him his successor at the head of a criminal gang. However, the Mexican's former henchmen resent Fernand's promotion and try to get rid of him. But even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a flighty and playful young woman whom he now has to care for.

'''''Les Tontons Flingueurs''''' (sometimes known as '''''Crooks in Clover''''' in English) is a cult French film by Georges Lautner released in 1963, and whose memorable screenplay was the work of Michel Audiard. The cast includes Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche.

''Les Tontons Flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' in English) is a cult French film by Georges Lautner released in 1963, and whose memorable screenplay was the work of Michel Audiard. The cast includes Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche.

!!Contains examples of:

* AdaptationDisplacement: The film was adapted from the novel ''Grisbi or not Grisbi'' by Albert Simonin, but is much more famous than the original work.
* AntiHero: Fernand.

* ShoutOut: The kitchen scene is a reference to ''KeyLargo''.