The Big Bang

The Big Bang

Year: 1987

Runtime: 76 mins

Language: French

Director: Picha

Science FictionComedyAnimation

In 1995, Italy wipes out Libya, destroying Israel; Africa bombs Germany, which then attacks France; Luxembourg conquers England; Sweden, Monte Carlo and Switzerland immolate themselves; the Russians move to liquidate the United States, prompting America to unleash its nuclear fleet, leaving only two continents on the brink of World IV.

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1

Accidental start of World War III in Sicily

An assassination blast using a miniature nuclear device destroys Sicily, Italy. Italy misreads it as nuclear terrorism and retaliates, triggering a cascading confrontation around the world. The events unfold in 1995 as World War III begins.

1995 Sicily, Italy
2

Global retaliation spirals out of control

Italy's misinterpretation sets off a domino effect: Libya is annihilated, Israel destroyed, Africa bombs Germany, Germany attacks France, Luxembourg bombs England, and Sweden destroys itself. This chain reaction rapidly drags the entire world into global warfare.

1995
3

Northern nations merge into USSSR

In the north, Americans and Russians escalate the conflict and unleash a colossal exchange, leaving two continents on the brink of World War IV. The two powers merge to form the USSSR, a hybrid superstate with a mutated strain of males. It begins developing weapons with universe-destroying potential.

1995-1996 Northern Hemisphere (USSSR)
4

Womankind retreats to Vaginia

With the male powers in chaos, the women withdraw to their territory of Vaginia, living underground to survive the new order. The postwar map redraws itself around the survivors and their safe havens. The separation of the sexes defines the new geopolitical landscape.

1995-1996 Vaginia
5

Council appoints Fred Hero with a magical light bulb

The Council of the Universe appoints Fred Hero, a retired superhero now working as a garbageman, to diplomatically calm the two nations. He is given a powerful light bulb that supposedly makes him invincible. He accepts the mission and heads toward the USSSR to broker peace.

1995-1996 Council of the Universe
6

Fred confronts Comrade-In-Chief and is dismissed

Fred travels to the USSSR and tries to persuade the Comrade-In-Chief to discard all bombs. The Comrade regards Fred as a lunatic and signals guards to remove him. The encounter reveals the absurdity of the war and the human costs behind it.

1995-1996 Comrade-In-Chief's Lair, USSSR
7

Fred meets Liberty and falls in love

During his mission, Fred encounters Liberty, the female mascot of the nation, and instantly falls for her. They escape the Comrade's lair together, beginning a romance that complicates his diplomatic task. The romance raises the personal stakes in the battle for peace.

1995-1996 USSSR / Liberty's locale
8

Liberty learns Fred is married and leaves

Liberty discovers that Fred is married and is shocked by the revelation. She decides to return to the Comrade rather than join Fred in peace talks. The personal conflict deepens as political negotiations falter.

1995-1996 Comrade's Lair / Liberty's location
9

Fred seeks peace in Vaginia and meets Una

Fred travels to Vaginia and meets Una, the multi-breasted leader. Una reveals a super-weapon called Big Mama, a spherical device designed to combine with The Big One and destroy the universe. The stakes of the negotiations grow ever higher.

1995-1996 Vaginia
10

Una demands a peace bargain for sex

Una agrees to peace only if Fred and she have sex. Fred cannot satisfy her demands, leaving any chance for accord unresolved. The deadlock intensifies as the risk of annihilation looms over both nations.

1995-1996 Vaginia
11

Fred’s rage triggers the Fourth World War

In a fit of rage over his love and the looming crisis, Fred unintentionally triggers the Fourth World War. The two nations resume their deadly arms race as the universe hangs in the balance. The conflict spirals toward a cataclysmic ending.

1996 Global
12

Liberty aboard The Big One; rescue to a tropical island

Liberty is taken aboard The Big One, which rises into the sky. Fred rescues her and they retreat to a tropical island as the final battle unfolds above them. A tense reunion with Liberty fuels the desperate race to avert catastrophe.

Final phase Tropical island
13

Conan affair revealed and island confrontation

As armies clash, Fred's wife reveals she is seeing Conan. The final stand culminates in a climactic gathering on the island and the weapons collide, risking universal annihilation. God witnesses the moment but takes no action.

Final phase Tropical island
14

Universe destroyed; afterlife begins in Heaven

The collision of the two missiles destroys the universe. God, busy with his own affairs, takes no action as the cosmos ends. Fred and Liberty arrive in Heaven and begin a new life together on a solitary cloud.

Afterlife Heaven

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