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Released
1992 · FILM

Man Bites Dog

A documentary crew sets out to film a charismatic serial killer, hoping to expose his crimes, but as they become entangled in his twisted worldview, they must decide whether to stay observers or become accomplices before their own lives are consumed by the horror.

“A killer comedy.”

Directed by
Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel
Written by
Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel
Rated
MPA · NC-17
Runtime
96 min
Language
FR
ComedyCrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

The activities of the rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are documented by a documentary team who willingly participate and eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben offers casual commentary on the nature of his crimes and makes arbitrary musings on topics of personal interest, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing. He even introduces the documentary crew to his family. However, their reckless indulgences soon lead to their downfall.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 23

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Remy BelvauxShot by Andre BonzelScored by Jean Marc Chenut

Box Office

1992 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$206K

Budget$33K
Worldwide gross$206K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Mann beißt Hundde
  • Man Bites Dogen
  • Man Bites Dog: It Happened in Your Neighborhooden
  • Il cameraman e l'assassinoit

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