Cruising Bar 2

{{short description|2008 film by Robert Ménard}} {{Infobox film | name = Cruising Bar 2 | image = Cruising Bar 2 poster.jpg | caption = | director = [[Robert Ménard (director)|Robert Ménard]] [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]] | writer = Michel Côté Robert Ménard [[Claire Wojas]] | producer = Claude Bonin Robert Ménard Claire Wojas | starring = Michel Côté [[Véronique Le Flaguais]] [[Lise Roy]] | cinematography = [[Pierre Mignot]] | editing = [[Michel Arcand]] | music = Jean-Marie Benoît | studio = Les Productions Vidéofilms Ltée | released = {{film date|2008|06|27}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = [[Canada]] | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''Cruising Bar 2''''' is a 2008 Canadian comedy film, directed by [[Robert Ménard (director)|Robert Ménard]] and [[Michel Côté (actor)|Michel Côté]].<ref>"Older but not much wiser; The guys from Cruising Bar are back after 20 years, and the laughs are bittersweet". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', June 21, 2008.</ref> A sequel to the 1989 film ''[[Cruising Bar]]'', the film stars Côté as the same four separate characters he played in the original film, now dealing with much more middle-aged sexual and relationship issues.<ref>[https://voir.ca/cinema/2008/06/26/cruising-bar-2-erotico-mochetons/ "Cruising Bar 2 : Érotico-mochetons"]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''[[Voir]]'', June 26, 2008.</ref>

Gérard's wife Gertrude ([[Véronique Le Flaguais]]) has finally had enough of his constant infidelity, and is filing for divorce; Patrice is in a downward spiral after his girlfriend breaks up with him; Jean-Jacques is struggling with [[erectile dysfunction]] issues which have led his psychiatrist to suggest that he might actually be [[gay]]; Serge, perennially unlucky in love, tries [[Internet dating]] which may finally change his life for the better.<ref>[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/cruising-bar-2-menard-cote/ "Cruising bar 2 – Film de Robert Ménard et Michel Côté"]. ''Films du Québec'', January 6, 2009.</ref>

The film's cast also includes Marie-France Duquette, Chantal Dauphinais, [[Lise Roy]] and Hélène Major.

==Awards== Côté received a [[Jutra Award]] nomination for [[Prix Iris for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[11th Jutra Awards]],<ref>"Fantasy film 'Babine' leads Quebec's Jutra Awards with nine nominations". [[Canadian Press]], February 18, 2009.</ref> and the film's make-up team ([[Adrien Morot]], [[Réjean Goderre]], [[Marie-France Guy]], [[Bruno Gatien]], [[Nathalie Trépanier]]) won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Makeup|Best Makeup]] at the [[29th Genie Awards]].<ref>"Night belongs to Passchendaele; Historical epic wins six awards, including Golden Reel, best movie". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 5, 2009.</ref>

It was the top-grossing Quebec film of 2008, and was awarded [[Telefilm Canada]]'s ''Guichet d'or''<ref>"Telefilm Canada's 2008 Guichet d'or grants go to directors and writers of feature film Cruising Bar 2". ''[[Canada Newswire]]'', March 26, 2009.</ref> and [[Québec Cinéma]]'s ''Billet d'or''.<ref>"Two films share spotlight". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', March 30, 2009.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|1166094}}

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