Tanguy (film)
# Tanguy (film)

Tanguy is a 2001 French black comedy by Étienne Chatiliez.

## Plot

When he was a newborn baby, Edith Guetz thoughtlessly told her son Tanguy : "If you want to, you can stay at home forever". 28 years later, the over-educated university teacher of Asian languages and womanizer leads a successful and wealthy life... while still living in his parents' home. Father Paul Guetz longs to see his son finally leave the nest, a desire that his wife shares. Edith finally agrees and the pair unite to make Tanguy's life at home miserable. However, they don't know that Tanguy isn't the type of guy who easily gives up.

## Cast

* Sabine Azéma: Edith Guetz
* André Dussollier: Paul Guetz
* Éric Berger: Tanguy Guetz
* Hélène Duc: Grandmother Odile
* Aurore Clément: Carole
* Jean-Paul Rouve: Bruno Lemoine
* André Wilms: the psychiatrist
* Richard Guedj: Patrick
* Roger Van Hool: Philippe
* Nathalie Krebs: Noëlle
* Delphine Serina: Sophie
* Sachi Kawamata: Kimiko
* Annelise Hesme: Marguerite
* Philippe Laudenbach: Lawyer Badinier
* Jacques Boudet: the judge

## Reception

The film opened at number one in France with a gross of 29 million Francs ($4.2 million). It went on to gross $21.4 million in France and $24.3 million worldwide.

## In popular culture

The word Tanguy became the usual term to designate an adult still living with his parents.

