The Dinner Game
“A feast for the senseless.”
1998•1h 20m•7.8•Released
Comedy
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Director
Francis Veber
Writer
Francis Veber
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$79M
Languages
French
Studio
Gaumont
Cast
Jacques Villeret
François Pignon
Thierry Lhermitte
Pierre Brochant
Francis Huster
Juste Leblanc
Daniel Prévost
Lucien Cheval
Alexandra Vandernoot
Christine Brochant
Catherine Frot
Marlène Sasseur
Edgar Givry
Jean Cordier
Christian Pereira
Doctor Sorbier
Benoît Bellal
Bichaud, first animator
Jacques Bleu
Third animator
Philippe Brigaud
Boomerang enthusiast guest
Michel Caccia
Guest
Laurent Gendron
Guest
Pétronille Moss
Louisette Blond
Pierre-Arnaud Juin
Boissonade
Production
Company
Gaumont
Company
EFVE
Company
TPS Cinéma
Company
TF1 Films Production
Producer
Alain Poiré
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