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  • Harsher in Hindsight: Serge Karamazov claims that he's had sex with everyone he's been a bodyguard to, including Prince Charles. This joke was made before certain rumors about Charles' sexual life.
  • Memetic Mutation: "Il dit qu'il voit pas le rapport" (He says he doesn't see the connection) became one in France to point out a Non Sequitur.
  • Moment of Awesome: A petition asking for the actors to reenact the dance scene "La Carioca" popped up in the lead-up to the film's 25th anniversary and gathered over 30000 fan signatures. Alain Chabat and Gérard Darmon publicly refused. Then, to everyone's surprise, the two of them showed up at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019 and reenacted the dance. Darmon even tweaked his "I couldn't resist" line from the film, adding "the petition and all...".
  • Signature Scene:
    • Serge Karamazov chasing the Serial Killer on foot with car sounds, a Potty Emergency, an old and slow shopping cart lady and mimes getting in the way.
    • The dance number "La Carioca".

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