Regarding Ticky Holgado's (Germain Pire) death

from the trivia section:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet originally wanted to cast Dominique Pinon as Germain Pire the private eye and Ticky Holgado as uncle Sylvain. However, Holgado had been diagnosed with cancer and the studio refused to insure him. Therefore, Jeunet decided to switch the actors and did not regret his decision afterward. As Holgado became more and more ill, he began to have trouble concentrating and remembering his lines. Jeunet prepared a rough cut of the movie for Holgado to see, but Ticky passed on before he could do so.

That is absolutely tragic that he never got to see the film before his death. He was a terrific character; next time I watch I will keep all of that in mind.

Science cannot move forward without heaps of dead monkeys!