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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Rookies Run Amok 2<BR>(Le retour des bidasses en folie)
|picture = Le Retour des bidasses en folie Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Original Movie Poster''
|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
|director = Michel Vocoret
|date= 1983
|language = French<BR>German
|studio=Cinéthèque<BR>France International Productions<BR>Les Productions Belles Rives
|distributor
|character1=Gérard/Alfred
|actor1=[[Gérard Rinaldi]]
|character2=Jean/Emile
|actor2=[[Jean Sarrus]]
|character3=Phil/Marcel
|actor3=[[Gérard Filipelli]]
|character4=Sgt. Lucien
|actor4=[[Luis Rego]]
|character5=Adjutant Cossade
|actor5=[[Franck-Olivier Bonnet]]
|character6=Gen. Lastra
|actor6=Jacques Jouanneau
|character7=Colonel von Berg
|actor7=Roger Carel
|character8=Ginette
|actor8=Michèle Rey
|character9=Pauline
|actor9=Marianne Loyen
}}

'''''Rookies Run Amok 2''''' (original title ''Le retour des bidasses en folie'', "The Return of the Mad Sadsacks") is a 1983 French comedy directed by Michel Vocoret and starring a popular French comedy group ''Les Charlots''. In the opening scene three of the Charlots visit their fathers (played by the same actors) in the day when the veterans are awarded for their World War II service. The fathers tell their sons a story that happened to them in 1944, and soon it appears that the adventure has a continuation in more modern days... 

''Note:'' despite the title, this movie is unrelated to 1971 ''Les Charlots'' movie ''[[Five Crazy Boys (Les Bidasses en folie), The|Les Bidasses en folie]]'' (English release titles ''Rookies Run Amok'' or ''Five Crazy Boys'').

{{Film Title|Rookies Run Amok 2 (Le retour des bidasses en folie)}}

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= Handguns =

== Mle 1892 Revolver ==
Adjutant (Warrant Officer) Cossade ([[Franck-Olivier Bonnet]]) carries a sidearm in holster. The shape of the grip with the lanyard ring allows to identify the gun as [[Mle 1892 Revolver]].
[[Image:LebelRevolver1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm SR]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Holster-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A small part of the grip with a lanyard ring can be seen.]]

== Luger P08 ==
[[Luger P08]] pistols are used by German officers. In one scene Alfred ([[Gérard Rinaldi]]), disguised as a German officer, holds a P08.
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-P08-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Karl ([[Pierre Semmler]]) holds a Luger.]]

= Submachine Guns =
== MP40 ==
Many German soldiers are seen with [[MP40]] SMGs.
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MP40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German officer fires an MP40 from the turret of armoured car.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MP40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with MP40 on a road block.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MP40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with MP40s.]]

== Sten Mk II ==
Some French soldiers are armed with [[Sten Mk II]] SMGs.
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II (Canadian) - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the soldiers holds a Sten Mk II.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Sten-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten Mk II is seen at the foreground.]]

== Sten Mk III ==
French soldiers also use [[Sten Mk III]] SMGs.
[[Image:Sten MkIII.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk III - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two of the soldiers hold Sten Mk IIIs.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Sten-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Sten Mk III is seen at the foreground.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Sten-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A barrel of Sten Mk III is seen behind a [[Sten Mk II]].]]

= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Side by Side Shotguns ==
In the final scene veterans Alfred ([[Gérard Rinaldi]]) and Marcel ([[Gérard Filipelli]]) are seen with [[double barreled shotgun]]s.
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alfred and Marcel with side by side shotguns.]]

== Double Barreled O/U Shotgun ==
In the same scene Emile ([[Jean Sarrus]]) carries an [[Over and Under Shotgun]].
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Emile holds an O/U shotgun.]]

= Rifles =
== MAS-36 ==
Most French soldiers, including Alfred ([[Gérard Rinaldi]]), Emile ([[Jean Sarrus]]) and Marcel ([[Gérard Filipelli]]), use [[MAS-36]] rifles.
[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Numerous MAS-36s with fixed bayonets are seen in gun rack.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marcel, Emile and Alfred (from left to right) use their MAS-36s for duck hunting.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alfred in ambush with MAS-36.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers with MAS-36 rifles and Sten SMGs.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Lucien ([[Luis Rego]]) carries a MAS-36.]]

== Mauser Gewehr 98M ==
In the scene when Alfred ([[Gérard Rinaldi]]), Emile ([[Jean Sarrus]]) and Marcel ([[Gérard Filipelli]]) return to their unit on a captured German tank, [[Mauser Gewehr 98]]M rifles are seen in hands of all three instead of their [[MAS-36]]s (later they use MAS-36s again). Gewehr 98M rifles are also used by German soldiers. These rifles have tangent-leaf sights rather than Lange sights so they appear to be of 1920s version.
[[Image:MauserG98M.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898M - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Emile holds a Gewehr 98 rifle while riding on a captured tank.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Mauser-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers carry Gewehr 98 rifles. Straight bolt handles can be seen.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Mauser-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldiers with Gewehr 98 rifles in another scene. The rifles are fitted with tangent-leaf sights.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Mauser-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of a barrel.]]

== FN Trombone ==
In the opening scene veterans Alfred ([[Gérard Rinaldi]]), Emile ([[Jean Sarrus]]) and Marcel ([[Gérard Filipelli]]) have a good time, firing small caliber rifles in the shooting gallery on the village fair. [[FN Trombone]] seems to be a good guess.
[[File:FN Browning Trombone.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FN Trombone - .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 LR]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

= Machine Guns =
== Browning M1919A4 ==
In one scene an M24 Chaffee tank appears as a German tank. In addition to its main 76-mm gun it is armed with two machine guns, a front-mounted [[Browning M1919A4E1]] and a top-mounted [[Browning M1919A4]].
[[File:M1919A4 pintle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-M1919-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1919 is seen on the turret.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-M1919-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the machine gun.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Mauser-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A machine gun is seen at the left.]]

== Browning M1919A4E1 ==
The abovementioned M24 Chaffee has a front-mounted [[Browning M1919A4E1]] machine gun.
[[File:Browning M1919A4E1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4E1 - .30-06 Springfield]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-M1919-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A front machine gun.]]

== M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle ==
In the same scene a German officer fires a machine gun, mounted on the cupola of M8 Greyhound that appears as a German armoured car. It appears to be a [[M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle]] with removed bipod. Similar machine gun, this time on a bipod, is used by French soldiers in one scene. It, again without a bipod, also is visible in the middle of the rifles rack.
[[Image:BAR1918.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MachineGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A machine gun is seen on the turret, next to the tanker officer with [[MP40]] in hands.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MachineGun-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer fires the machine gun.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MachineGun-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers with machine gun. While a belt is seen, it appears to be simply put over the machine gun, not used to feed it.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MAS36-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A machine gun is seem among MAS-36 rifles in gun rack.]]

= Trivia =
== M24 Chaffee Light Tank ==
In one scene Alfred, Emile and Marcel encounter a German tank that appears to be an M24 Chaffee. The tank gun is fitted with a muzzle brake that makes the tank look similar to M41 Walker Bulldog but the chassis allows to tell for sure that it's an M24.
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Tank-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the tank.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Tank-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A side view of the tank.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Tank-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An FPS view of the tank gun.]]

== M8 Greyhound Armoured Car ==
In the abovementioned scene the tank is supported with an armoured car that appears to be an M8 Greyhound.
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-Greyhound-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Greyhound in German camo.]]
[[File:Le retour des bidasses en folie-MachineGun-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of the turret with 37-mm gun.]]

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[[Category:Comedy]]
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