La Soupe aux Choux is a 1981 French comedy film directed by Jean Girault and based on the novel by René Fallet. It stars Louis de Funès and Jean Carmet as two farmers whose cabbage soup attracts an alien visitor, a premise that made the film a lasting cult favourite in France. Short clips and references circulate online under the run together title lasoupeauxchoux, shared by fans as a shorthand for the film and its absurd, rural humour that still resonates in meme culture.