Past Run
Smoking Causes Coughing
A wildly inventive new comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER), SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force -- Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.
“Brilliant performances and dumbbell dialogue equal a superhero movie for idiots that surpasses all the tedium of Hollywood blockbusters.”
— John Waters, "Best Films of 2022," Artforum
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 2 engagements
- GlendaleGlendaleFri, Mar 31 – Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · 2 days
- ClaremontClaremont 5Fri, Mar 31 – Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · 2 days
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