Daniel and Theo are given
the nicknames Microbe & Gasoline at school from the other students. Daniel is Microbe because he is smaller
in stature than the others in his grade. Theo is called Gasoline because he helps his father in his
shop before school. They become friends because they feel separated and isolated from the others. Daniel is good at drawing and Theo knows how to fix machines as well as
build things. They work together to find
parts to turn a lawnmower engine into some kind of car. They are successful with their project
but not allowed to register the car to drive on roads. They come up with an idea to reinvent their car and they decide a road trip might be just
the thing for summer vacation.
Theo has a tougher
life at home than Daniel but they both want to escape their parents. His Dad is always yelling at Theo and
his mother has had two heart attacks.
Daniel’s parents are more understanding but he has an older brother and
he's a pain. The countryside of
this area of France is beautiful on their road trip.
3 ½* (I liked this movie)
105
min, Adventure directed by Michel Gondry with Ange Dargent, Theophile Baquet,
Diane Bresnier, Audrey Tautou, Vincent Lamoureux, Agathe Peigney, Doublas
Brosset, Charles Raymond, Marc Delarue.
Note: Imdb 6.7 out of 10, 91% critic 72%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2 ½*, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 13
reviews.
Special
Note: Theo wants Daniel to enter a
drawing contest for under ages 12.
Daniel thinks Theo should enter but it’s really Daniel that could pass
as under 12 and not Theo. The
setting of this film is Versailles, France. The director, Michel Gondry grew up
in this area.
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