History Film / LesTontonsFlingueurs

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster who's found success in the legit business of agricultural vehicles, returns to UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who appoints 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 (and of each other in some cases). Making things even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful 18 year old girl whom he now has to care for.

* QuizzicalTilt: This is Raoul Volfoni's initial reaction to Fernand singing "Happy Birthday to You" with no further explanation. That is, before the incoming punch from Fernand.

''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' or ''Monsieur Gangster'' in English) is a 1963 French {{gangster|Fiction}} comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. It became a national classic due to its memorable dialogues, which were written by Creator/MichelAudiard. The cast includes Creator/LinoVentura, Creator/BernardBlier, Francis Blanche, Creator/JeanLefebvre and Horst Frank.

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster who's found success in the legit business of agricultural vehicles, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who appoints 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 (and of each other in some cases). Making things even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful 18 year old girl 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 appoints 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 (and of each other in some cases). Making things even more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful 18 year old girl whom he now has to care for.

See also ''Film/LesBarbouzes'' (1964) and ''Film/NeNousFachonsPas'' (1966), [[ProductionPosse made by mostly the same people]]. With ''Les Tontons flingueurs'', they formed a [[ThematicSeries thematic trilogy]], the ''Film/TrilogieDesMalfaisants''.

''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' or ''Monsieur Gangster'' in English) is a 1963 French {{gangster|Fiction}} comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. It became a national classic due to its memorable dialogues, which were written by Creator/MichelAudiard. The cast includes Creator/LinoVentura, Creator/BernardBlier, Francis Blanche and Creator/JeanLefebvre.

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who appoints 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. Making things more problematic, Fernand finds himself saddled with the Mexican's daughter Patricia, a rebellious, flighty and playful teenage girl whom he now has to care for.

* WildTeenParty: Patricia throws one with her friends, which explains why the house is empty of regular booze by the time the kitchen scene takes place.

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[[caption-width-right:349:''[[GargleBlaster "Still, you gotta admit: it's rather a men's drink..."]]'']]

Fernand Naudin, a former mobster, returns to Paris at the urging of a dying friend, "the Mexican", who appoints 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 teenage girl whom he now has to care for.

* QuizzicalTilt: This is Raoul Volfoni's initial reaction to Fernand singing "Happy Birthday to You" with no further explanation. That is, before the incoming "bourre-pif".

* HollywoodSilencer: The silencers make various "bleep" sounds for [[RuleOfFunny comedic effect]] (Theo's gun is perhaps the most bizarre example, as it sounds like a uncorked Champagne bottle). It was a common trope in French gangster comedies of TheSixties and TheSeventies.

''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' or ''Monsieur Gangster'' in English) is a 1963 French {{gangster|Fiction}} comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. It became a national classic due to its memorable dialogues, which were written by Creator/MichelAudiard. The cast includes Creator/LinoVentura, Creator/BernardBlier and Francis Blanche.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Patricia is a 18 years old one, according to Maître Folace.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Antoine's father. See AttentionDeficitOohShiny above.

** After he gets punched by Fernand (with the latter believing he was behind the road ambush, while it was actually Theo), Raoul Volfoni wants revenge and sets out to put a bomb in Fernand's car by night. As he gloats about blowing up Fernand in "puzzle fashion" while setting up the bomb, he doesn't notice a very pissed off Fernand is right behind him. Cut to Raoul in a hospital bed with bandages on his head.

** After he gets punched by Fernand (with the latter believing he was behind the road ambush, while it was actually Theo), Raoul Volfoni sets out to put a bomb in Fernand's car by night. As he gloats about blowing up Fernand in "puzzle fashion" while setting up the bomb, he doesn't notice a very pissed off Fernand is right behind him. Cut to Raoul in a hospital bed with bandages on his head.

''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' or ''Monsieur Gangster'' in English) is a 1963 French {{gangster|Fiction}} comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. It became a national classic due to its memorable dialogues, which were written by Creator/MichelAudiard. The cast includes Creator/LinoVentura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche.

** Fernand, who was a partner-in-crime of the Mexican when they were younger. The Volfoni brothers and Theo's gang [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimate him]] due to the Mexican never having told them of him, but figure out he's a tough nut to crack the hard way.

** Jean (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.

** Fernand. The Volfoni brothers and Theo's gang [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimate him]] but figure out he's a tough nut to crack the hard way.
** Bastien (Pascal's cousin and the Volfoni brothers' main henchman) is a former [[LaResistance resistance]] member.
* RunningGag: Raoul gets punched by Fernand each time he opens a door.

* DeadpanSnarker: Every character has some clever words to throw at some point.

* GratuitousEnglish: Various untranslated English phrases (usually horribly mispronounced) pepper the dialogues. Jean the majordomo affects to speak English in order to look more like a British butler, but he is the one who mispronounces the most.

* HollywoodSilencer: The silencers make various "bleep" sounds for [[RuleOfFunny comedic effect]] (Theo's gun sounds like a uncorked Champagne bottle meanwhile). It was a common trope in French gangster comedies of the '60s and '70s.

* {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s: The Volfoni brothers always get hurt; it borders on ButtMonkey for Raoul.

* TheMafia: The Volfoni brothers.
* MissKitty: Madame Mado is a procuress.

[[caption-width-right:349:''[[GargleBlaster "You've got to admit, it's a man's drink."]]'']]

* GargleBlaster: The film contains probably the most famous example of this trope in French cinema, in which the various characters partake of a bootleg hooch their gang used to distribute and talk about their GloryDays.

* LastRequest: The Mexican has one for Fernand: taking care of his daughter, his crime empire and his money.

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''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' or ''Monsieur Gangster'' in English) is a French {{gangster|Fiction}} comedy film directed by Georges Lautner released in 1963. It became a national classic due to its memorable dialogues, which were written by Creator/MichelAudiard. The cast includes Creator/LinoVentura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche.

''Les Tontons flingueurs'' (sometimes known as ''Crooks in Clover'' or ''Monsieur Gangster'' in English) is a French gangster comedy film directed by Georges Lautner released in 1963. It became a national classic due to its memorable dialogues, which were written by Creator/MichelAudiard. The cast includes Creator/LinoVentura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche.

->''"Les cons ça ose tout, c'est même à ça qu'on les reconnait."'' [[labelnote:Translation]]''"Morons dare it all, that's how you recognize them."''[[/labelnote]]