In the Belly of the Dragon () is a Canadian comedy science fiction film, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 1989."Innovative Quebecois director Yves Simoneau stands alone". Montreal Gazette, February 18, 1989. The film stars David La Haye as Lou, an aimless slacker who is dissatisfied with his job distributing flyers around the city, and signs up to be a drug testing subject for two mysterious scientists (Monique Mercure and Marie Tifo); meanwhile, his delivery colleagues Steve (Rémy Girard) and Bozo (Michel Côté) must team up to find and rescue him before the medical experiments go horribly wrong."Stylish Quebec film finds a ready market: Young Montrealers flock to Yves Simoneau's latest as director celebrates early box-office success". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 1989.
The cast also includes Andrée Lachapelle, Pierre Curzi, Jean-Louis Millette, Roy Dupuis, Angèle Coutu, Suzanne Champagne and Pierrette Robitaille.
Reception The film set what was at the time Quebec's all-time record for box office receipts in the first three days of release"New Quebec comedy sets box-office record". Montreal Gazette, February 23, 1989. and was the third-highest-grossing film in Canada for the year with a gross of C$1.16 million.
Simoneau subsequently moved into English-language film and television production, and did not make another French-language film for the Quebec market until The Bait (L'Appât) in 2010.Patricia Bailey, "Badouri and Lepage cut Bait". Playback, December 17, 2010.
Award Paul Dion received a Genie Award nomination for Best Sound Editing at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990."Jesus film leads Genies". Ottawa Citizen, February 13, 1990.
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