Joe The Busy Body Poster One Sheet USA Original 1972 Jean Girault
Joe The Busy Body is a French comedy film, originally released in 1971. It is also known in other English-language territories as The Gazebo. It was directed by Jean Girault and stars Louis de Funès as playwright Antoine Brisebard, Claude Gensac as an actress and his wife Sylvie Brisebard as well Bernard Blier as inspector Ducros. The script is based on a play by Alec Coppel, published in 1958, The Gazebo. Joe The Busy Body is its second adaptation, the first one being the 1959 film The Gazebo, starring Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds. Following its release, it was the 13th most successful film in France in 1971.