Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Francis Veber and the Canon; Chapter 2: Toy Story: Le Jouet (1976); Chapter 3: Mexican Holiday: La chèvre (1981); Chapter 4: The Road to Fatherhood: Les compères (1983); Chapter 5: The Great Escape: Les fugitifs (1986); Chapter 6: Francis Goes to Hollywood: Three Fugitives (1989); Chapter 7: A Parisian in America: Out on a Limb (1992); Chapter 8: Rainforest Redemption: Le Jaguar (1996); Chapter 9: The Art of Canned Theatre: Le dîner de cons (1998); Chapter 10: Closet Conservatives: Le placard (2001); Chapter 11: Repetition and Revision: Tais-toi! (2003); Chapter 12: Modern Times: La doublure (2006); Chapter 13: The Last Picture Show: L’emmerdeur (2008); Conclusion; Bibliography