Rat Race (1980) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1980 · 99 mins · French

Directed by

François Leterrier

Starring

Marc Porel, Nathalie Baye, Eddy Mitchell, Christian Clavier, Anémone, Catherine Serre

Jérôme Ozendron, a dynamic executive and father of two, yearns to become a writer and break free from his mediocre routine. A chance encounter with an old friend turned actor pulls him into the film world, where he meets cover‑girl Nataca, for whom he is ready to abandon his family, and later the fierce outsider Lilianne, who pursues him obsessively. He quits his job to write a novel, but his plans unravel.