Man Bites Dog (film)

Man Bites Dog
French film poster
Directed by	Rémy Belvaux André Bonzel Benoît Poelvoorde
Screenplay by	Rémy Belvaux André Bonzel Benoît Poelvoorde Vincent Tavier
Story by	Rémy Belvaux
Produced by	Rémy Belvaux André Bonzel Benoît Poelvoorde
Starring	Benoît Poelvoorde Rémy Belvaux Jenny Drye Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert Malou Madou André Bonzel
Cinematography	André Bonzel
Edited by	Rémy Belvaux Eric Dardill
Music by	Jean-Marc Chenut Laurence Dufrene Philippe Malempré
Production company	Les Artistes Anonymes
Distributed by	Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (France) Roxie Releasing (US) Metro Tartan Films (UK)
Release dates	11 May 1992 (1992-05-11) (Cannes) 15 January 1993 (1993-01-15) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes[1] 92 minutes (Edited cut)
Country	Belgium
Language	French
Budget	BEF1 million (USD$33,000)
Box office	$3.5 million

Man Bites Dog (French: C'est arrivé près de chez vous, literally "It Happened Near Your Home") is a 1992 French-language Belgian black comedy crime mockumentary film written, produced and directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde, who are also the film's co-editor, cinematographer and lead actor respectively.

The film follows a crew of filmmakers following a serial killer, recording his horrific crimes for a documentary they are producing. At first dispassionate observers, they find themselves increasingly caught up in the chaotic and nihilistic violence, eventually becoming accomplices. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). Since its release, the picture has become a cult film, and received a rare NC-17 rating for its theatrical release in the U.S.^[2]