Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke is a French Western comedy based on the Belgian comic series about a gunslinger who draws faster than his own shadow. Sent by the President to bring order to Daisy Town, his home town, he finds it overrun by outlaws and must deal with a rogues' gallery of figures from the Old West, among them Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Calamity Jane. A saloon singer named Belle adds a romantic thread to his stay.

James Huth directed and co-wrote the film with Jean Dujardin and Sonja Shillito. It was Huth's third feature, following The Brice Man and Hellphone. Dujardin, then widely known for his comic roles, plays the lead and also helped write the script; the cast includes Melvil Poupaud, Sylvie Testud, Alexandra Lamy, Michaël Youn and Daniel Prévost, with twenty-eight credited performers in all.

Released in October 2009, the film had a budget of roughly 27 million dollars and took about 18 million dollars worldwide, a return well below its cost. Audiences were unenthusiastic: on TMDB it holds a rating of 4.5 out of 10 from 548 votes. Huth went on to direct Happiness Never Comes Alone, Meet the Malawas, The New Toy and Wanted Santa.