Louis Saia

Writing

Louis Saia

Born 1950-05-25 · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Louis Saia (born Luigi Saia; May 25, 1950 – April 1, 2026) was a Canadian screenwriter and film director, most noted for the Les Boys movie franchise. He began his career as a theatrical director, becoming best known for the comedic show Broue, co-created with Jean-Pierre Plante, Francine Ruel, Michel Côté, Marcel Gauthier, Marc Messier and Claude Meunier, in the early 1980s. In 1984 they received a Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award for the show's English translation, Brew. In this era he also wrote film screenplays, including the theatrical films Voyage de nuit and A Childhood Friend (Une amie d'enfance), and the television film Appelez-moi Stéphane, an adaptation of his own earlier stage play. Beginning in 1993 he was one of the writers of the popular Quebec television sitcom La Petite Vie, alongside Meunier. In 1995 he released his debut film as a director, The Sphinx (Le Sphinx). He followed up in 1997 with Les Boys, which became his popular breakthrough and spawned several sequel films. After three films in the Les Boys franchise he followed up with the film Dangerous People (Les Dangereux) in 2002, but has since worked predominantly in television, including on the television series Radio Enfer, Histoire de filles, Max Inc. and Vice cachée.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Dangerous People poster
4.3

It has kidnapped Roxane Labelle, a Canadian singer covered gold records and awards. To his captors, no question of release without payment of a large ransom. Father and manager of the star, Paul Labelle asks a small accountant do it. Easier said than done, especially the payer also has a large sum to the Mafia and, rapidly, what Québec account scoundrels, thieves and killers are chasing the fabulous bonanza.

Dangerous People

2002

Dangerous People poster
4.3

It has kidnapped Roxane Labelle, a Canadian singer covered gold records and awards. To his captors, no question of release without payment of a large ransom. Father and manager of the star, Paul Labelle asks a small accountant do it. Easier said than done, especially the payer also has a large sum to the Mafia and, rapidly, what Québec account scoundrels, thieves and killers are chasing the fabulous bonanza.

Dangerous People

2002

Le Sphinx poster
5.9

A school teacher falls in love with a stripper/singer. He even leaves his wife and children for her. He soon spends a lot of time at the club where he works part-time as the M.C.. But the owner, a mobster, interferes in the relationship which brings fear and violence into the game.

Le Sphinx

1995

Le Sphinx poster
5.9

A school teacher falls in love with a stripper/singer. He even leaves his wife and children for her. He soon spends a lot of time at the club where he works part-time as the M.C.. But the owner, a mobster, interferes in the relationship which brings fear and violence into the game.

Le Sphinx

1995

Appelez-moi Stéphane poster
7.0

Men and women gather at a Montreal suburban health clinic to create a theater show under the deceptive direction of a hammy actor.

Appelez-moi Stéphane

1982

The Neighbours poster
8.1

Three couples meet at one of them for a slide show evening. But nobody takes pleasure in this evening, where triumphs the banality of the exchanges: it is a socialization forced by the bonds of the neighborhood, devoid of empathy or sincerity.

The Neighbours

1987

The Boys poster
6.2

Every Monday evening, at the arena, eleven men get together to lovingly put on the jersey of the Boys, the hockey team of a "garage" league to which they belong. As Stan, their revered trainer, would affectionately say, they have the "puck" tattooed on their hearts. It doesn't matter if they are lawyers, policemen, mechanics or unemployed, as soon as they enter the locker room, everyone forgets their age, their work and their problems.

The Boys

1997

The Boys poster
6.2

Every Monday evening, at the arena, eleven men get together to lovingly put on the jersey of the Boys, the hockey team of a "garage" league to which they belong. As Stan, their revered trainer, would affectionately say, they have the "puck" tattooed on their hearts. It doesn't matter if they are lawyers, policemen, mechanics or unemployed, as soon as they enter the locker room, everyone forgets their age, their work and their problems.

The Boys

1997

The Boys III poster
6.9

Three years have passed. The Boys are still a great hockey team in a garage league. Their coach Stan, in France for three years, returns from his trip to the delight of his troops. However, a wealthy businessman appears in the background and the players feel drawn to the lure of profit until the point where the Boys will face... the Boys.

The Boys III

2001

The Boys III poster
6.9

Three years have passed. The Boys are still a great hockey team in a garage league. Their coach Stan, in France for three years, returns from his trip to the delight of his troops. However, a wealthy businessman appears in the background and the players feel drawn to the lure of profit until the point where the Boys will face... the Boys.

The Boys III

2001

Marc Messier : seul... en scène! poster
NR

After a career spanning 50 years and countless legendary roles, Marc Messier takes to the stage alone for the first time!

Marc Messier : seul... en scène!

2023

The Boys II poster
6.5

Our Boys are back a year after their last adventures. This time around, the players of Quebec's most popular garage league travel to Chamonix, France, to take part in an international amateur hockey tournament.

The Boys II

1998

The Boys II poster
6.5

Our Boys are back a year after their last adventures. This time around, the players of Quebec's most popular garage league travel to Chamonix, France, to take part in an international amateur hockey tournament.

The Boys II

1998

No artwork available
7.5

A dinner reunion of two childhood friends and their spouses turns into a disaster when they realize they have radically different lifestyles.

Une amie d'enfance

1978

No artwork available
NR

Sixth movie of the popular franchise. Plot TBA.

Les Boys: ainsi soit-il