Poiré, Jean-Marie

(July 10, 1945, Paris, France - )

   The son of producer Alain Poiré (1917-2000), he graduated with a degree in literature before becom­ing a cameraman for Gaumont news. He completed his training serving as an assistant director (1967 Le Fou du labo 4, Jacques Besnard; Oscar, Edouard Moli-naro; 1969 Le Cerveau / Il Cervello / UK and USA: The Brain, Gérard Oury, France / Italy). A screenwriter for twelve years (1968 Faut pas prendre les Enfants du Bon Dieu pour des Canards sauvages / UK: Leontine / USA: Operation Leontine, as co-screenwriter, Michel Audiard, France / Italy; 1969 Une Veuve en Or / Una vedova tutta d'oro, as co-screenwriter, Michel Audiard, France / Italy; 1970 Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais . . . elle cause!, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, Michel Audiard; Le Cri du Cormoran le soir au-dessus des Jonques, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, Michel Audiard; 1971 Le Drapeau noir flotte sur la Marmite, as co-screenwriter, Michel Audiard; 1972 Elle cause plus . . . elle flingue / Ro­samunda non parla . . . spara!, as co-screenwriter, Michel Audiard, France / Italy; 1973 Quelques Messieurs trop tranquilles, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Georges Lautner; 1974 Comment réussir . . . quand on est Con et Pleurnichard, as co-screenwriter, Michel Audiard; Pas de problème!, as co-screenwriter, dialogist, Georges Lautner; On a retrouvé la Septième Compagnie, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Robert Lamoureux; Dracula, Père et Fils / USA: Dracula and Son, as co-screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist, Edouard Molinaro; Monsieur Papa, as screenwriter, co-adapter, dia­logist, Philippe Monnier; 1981 Est-ce bien raisonnable?, as screenwriter, Georges Lautner; 2004 Les Gaous, as co-screenwriter, co-producer, Igor Sk = Igor Skulic), he directed mainly comedies. He also wrote the lyrics and performed the songs "Hurricane Annie" and "Empty Bottle" as Martin Dune (1975 L'Agression / Appunta-mento con l'assassino / UK and USA: Act of Aggression, Gérard Pires, France / Italy) and played in Pinot simple Flic (Gérard Jugnot, 1984). In 2005, he published a novel (Mon Ami A3, Plon).

 Filmography

1978 ◘ Les Petits Câlins (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Retour en Force (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, delegate producer)

        ◘ Les Hommes préfèrent les Grosses (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Le Père-Noël est une Ordure (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Papy fait de la Résistance (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1986 ◘ Twist Again à Moscou (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1989 ◘ Mes Meilleurs Copains (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1991 ◘ L'Opération Corned-Beef (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1993 ◘ Les Visiteurs / USA: The Visitors (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, uncredited actor)

1995 ◘ Les Anges gardiens (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, actor)

1998 ◘ Les Couloirs du Temps—Les Visiteurs 2 (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, delegate producer, actor, editor)

        ◘ Just Visiting / Les Visiteurs en Amérique (as Jean-Marie Gaubert; also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, associate producer; USA)

        ◘ Ma Femme s'appelle Maurice / US video: My Wife Maurice (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, co-producer, editor)

 Television Filmography

1996 ◘ Panique au Plazza (co-director with Renaud Le Van Kim; also producer)